Orioles right-hander Yovani Gallardo - who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on April 23 with right shoulder/bicep tendinitis - will be cleared to start throwing again this Saturday at Camden Yards. There's still no timetable set for when we should expect him to be activated from the disabled list, but the veteran starter getting ready to pick up a ball and start throwing is the first step to his upcoming return. When he does make his return, who gets removed from the rotation? There are...

The rubber match could not be any better Wednesday night as former Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann takes on former Tigers hurler Max Scherzer. "Of all the ways this could of shook out, this has to have happened exactly this way where I'm facing Jordie," Scherzer said. "He asked for a fastball right down the middle and I definitely said, 'no, you're not getting that'." "I saw it's Max and I just talked to him a few minutes ago, joked around and said we will be locking horns...

With a move that seemed to surprise everyone, the Nationals signed one of the best pitchers in baseball to a long-term contract. And he happens to be one that is already on the team; Stephen Strasburg. He really is one of the best in today's game. Since returning from Tommy John surgery in 2012, he is 13th in MLB in fWAR, 4th in K/9, 13th in ERA+, 9th in FIP, 7th in OPS+ against... and these numbers are somewhat dragged down by the beginning of 2015 when he was pitching when he shouldn't have...

With a rainout thrown in, it felt like it had been a while since the last Orioles game. They finally played again last night and Adam Jones' two-run single in the ninth provided a 5-3 win at Minnesota. The victory was the Orioles' eighth in the last 12 games and they are now 19-12. They tied a season-high going seven games over .500. They ended a five-game losing streak at Target Field. A year after going 0-7 versus the Twins, they are 4-0 against Minnesota. A few more notes on the latest...

Though the Nationals were upset about the application (or, more specifically non-application) of Major League Baseball's new slide rule during last night's 5-4 loss to the Tigers, they admitted it would've been moot had they managed to take advantage of either of their golden opportunities to tie (or even win) the game in both the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings. "I would preface this whole conversation by saying that I had an opportunity there in the ninth inning to tie the...

MINNEAPOLIS - Tyler Wilson's start in this series was delayed, but not denied. Unless the weather rears its ugly head again, which is a distinct possibility. Manager Buck Showalter pushed back Wilson following Monday night's postponement. The rookie will make his fourth start of the season and second appearances against the Twins after shutting them out on two hits over three innings on opening day. Wilson was needed because rain ended Chris Tillman's outing after only two innings. Can he...

MINNEAPOLIS - The Orioles' bus headed back to the team hotel last night following the postponement. Manager Buck Showalter and bench coach John Russell, staying back to finish up some work, heard a thumping noise down in the batting cage. The place was supposed to be empty. Center fielder Adam Jones, still engulfed in a nasty slump, was doing some extra hitting. If he was going to fail, it wouldn't be due to a lack of effort. Jones was 3-for-27 tonight before hitting a 443-foot home run in...

At first glance, there wasn't much to the play in question. With the bases loaded and one out in the top of the sixth tonight, Detroit's Andrew Romine grounded to second baseman Daniel Murphy. It wasn't an especially hard-hit grounder, and there was little reason to think in that moment the Nationals had any chance of turning an inning-ending double play. Which they didn't. Murphy threw to Danny Espinosa, who threw well late to Ryan Zimmerman. Anthony Gose was out at second, Romine was safe...

Tim Walbert is the director for Orioles games on MASN. We share a love of history and of the books that tend in that direction. Tim brought to my attention "Brothers In Arms" by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I'm glad he did. This is the story of an African American tank battalion in World War II that courageously fought in some of the most intense battles of the war. They were called on when the war was at a turning point and the U.S. needed manpower, especially tank support for the infantry. The...

After what has happened to Ryan Zimmerman in Chicago, Tuesday's two homers are certainly a positive step forward offensively for the Nationals veteran. Against the Cubs, Zimmerman went 2-for-19 in four games, leaving 14 men on base in the frustrating 13-inning 4-3 loss on Sunday. Zimmerman also struck out on a changeup in the ninth against the Tigers' Francisco Rodriguez, but that can't take away how hard he has been hitting the ball in his other contact at-bats. The two-run blast in the...