OK, let's get the answer to your most important question out of the way: I don't know. The question: Are they going to be able to play tonight? You know as much as I know. And if you don't, just click on any weather forecast and look at the Doppler map. It's probably going to rain, pretty hard, at some point late this afternoon/early this evening. It's probably not going to rain straight through the night. Will it not rain long enough for the Nationals and Mets to be able to play their...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - It might be one of the hardest things to do in Major League Baseball. That is not play regularly, but then come through with hits in the times when you are called on. So far this year, Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold is handling that task well. He doesn't start every night and has just 62 at-bats and that ranks 10th on the team. But when given the opportunities, he has come through. "It's tough, you just have to stay ready," Reimold said. "The more you do it, the better...

While the Orioles wait for Pat Connaughton to decide on a sport to play, they're getting another chance to watch him throw this week at extended spring training. Connaughton, 23, has reported to the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota. I've heard that he's on the field this morning. This may be temporary. Connaughton is expected to redirect his focus to basketball in the NBA's summer league. However, he'll be in baseball mode for however long he's there. The Orioles selected Connaughton...

You have questions and we have answers to the most-often asked ones in baseball: Q: The San Francisco Giants are leading the National League West after investing $230 million in two pitchers - Jeff Samardzija and Johnny Cueto - who were not effective pitchers last season, but are lights-out this season. What gives? A: Samardzija was 11-13 with a 4.96 ERA for the Chicago White Sox last season, so it seems strange the Giants thought he was worth $90 million. The Giants thought that Samardzija was...

I was baffled late last week when I read that the Texas Rangers are aiming to have a new ballpark built within the next five years. I visited what is now called Globe Life Park but was then called the Ballpark in Arlington just four short years ago. My visit came in August on a warm Texas night when Adrian Beltre clubbed three home runs against the Orioles in a 12-3 win. Later that year, the O's would get their revenge by winning the first installment of the wild card game in Arlington behind...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Orioles have seen this before. Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez is struggling again. He is 2-5 with an ERA of 6.04 through nine starts after his latest poor outing Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels. The Orioles have allowed 10 runs in a game twice this year and that has happened in Jimenez's last two starts. They lost 10-0 Tuesday to Seattle and 10-2 yesterday to the Angels. In those outings, Jimenez allowed 12 runs in 10 innings. Over his last five starts, he has given up...

MIAMI - It was back to normal for Max Scherzer on Sunday, another close to dominant performance. Scherzer (5-3) went eight innings and allowed just two runs for the win as the Nationals dropped the Marlins 8-2. The Marlins managed only six hits off of him all day. The biggest was a two-run shot from Justin Bour, his second homer of the series. But that was it. Only six of 29 Marlins batters faced reached base. Scherzer struck out eight batters and walked none. He felt it was his second positive...

The question regarding Ubaldo Jimenez hasn't changed. Neither has the answer, much to the chagrin of fans who want him removed from the rotation, the roster or the planet. Jimenez has pitched poorly in his last three starts and four of his last five. He's also out of minor league options and owed the remainder of $13 million this season and $13.5 million in 2017. I can't stress enough those last points. The Orioles won't designate him for assignment. They don't seem inclined to move him to...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - As one Orioles starting pitcher struggled badly today in a 10-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels, another took a solid step closer to rejoining the starting five. Before a game where Ubaldo Jimenez would allow six runs in a 10-2 loss to Los Angeles, right-hander Yovani Gallardo threw an important bullpen session. It was his first since he went on the disabled list April 23 with right shoulder tendinitis. After the game, Gallardo provided an update on that session. "Good. It...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez struggled again today. He gave up six runs over 5 2/3 innings in this afternoon's 10-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. He is 2-5 with a 6.04 ERA. But manager Buck Showalter said postgame that Jimenez is not in danger of losing his rotation spot. At least not right now. "No, we're not at that point. What other options you talking about? I'm answering your question," Showalter said. The indication there is Showalter doesn't have a...