The Orioles pulled out a game tonight with a ninth-inning rally and struggling center fielder Adam Jones drove in the decisive runs. The Orioles beat Minnesota 5-3 to take the first of a rain-shortened two-game series. Tied 3-3 in the ninth, Kevin Jepsen came on and got the first two batters out. Then Joey Rickard doubled and Manny Machado was walked intentionally. On a 1-2 pitch to Jones, a wild pitch advanced the runners to second and third. Jones then lined a fastball into left-center for a...

MINNEAPOLIS - Major League Baseball has reached out to Orioles center fielder Adam Jones in its continuing support of the Boys & Girls Clubs. Jones is featured in a new national public service announcement campaign filmed earlier this season at the Brooklyn O'Malley Boys & Girls Club in Baltimore. It's a natural partnership. Jones is an Encanto Boys & Girls Club alumnus in San Diego and credits the organization for helping prepare him for success. In 2013, Jones and the Orioles...

Nationals right-hander Joe Ross had never given up more than six hits in a start this season. He also had not surrendered a home run in his first 32 1/3 innings. That all changed Tuesday as the Tigers used a home run by Nick Castellanos and a big sixth inning to end a seven-game losing streak and upend the Nationals 5-4. Ryan Zimmerman kept the Nationals close, with two homers and three RBIs. It was the 15th time in his career he had hit more than one homer in a game. The Nationals jumped out...

MINNEAPOLIS - The first inning challenged the Orioles again tonight at Target Field. At least it wasn't the weather. The Orioles pitching staff was tied with the Braves for 22nd in the majors with a 5.40 ERA in the first inning. The Twins were 24th at 6.10. The Royals and Tigers were tied for last with a 7.26 ERA. Coming off eight scoreless innings and only three hits allowed against the Yankees, Kevin Gausman fell into immediate trouble tonight against the Twins, who put runners on the...

Joe Ross has stared down plenty of challenges already this season, his first full campaign in the major leagues, and has emerged on top the majority of the time. Tonight's challenge, though, ranks among the toughest he's faced to date: A Tigers lineup loaded with talent and experience. Ross held his own early on in the second game of this interleague series, but then he left a slider over the plate to Nick Castellanos in the top of the fourth and watched the Detroit third baseman crush it...

The Orioles will try again tonight to start their series in Minnesota. Right-hander Kevin Gausman (0-1, 1.42 ERA) pitches against Twins right-hander Jose Berrios (1-1, 6.75 ERA). Gausman has allowed just three earned runs in three 2016 starts and pitched eight scoreless innings against the Yankees in his last start. So far in 2016, left-handed batters are hitting just .118 (4-for-34) off Gausman with a .147 slugging percentage and .290 OPS. Right-handed batters are hitting just .188 (6-for-32)...

MINNEAPOLIS - Tyler Wilson was supposed to make last night's start for the Orioles until finding out that he'd be pushed back to Wednesday afternoon due to the rainout. Wilson knows how to stay flexible, having pitched out of the bullpen and the rotation with the Orioles. He's rarely on a set schedule. Shortly after the media was allowed inside the clubhouse, Wilson grabbed his glove and went to the bullpen for a light throwing session. Meanwhile, Kevin Gausman relaxed before making...

MINNEAPOLIS - The weather has forced the Orioles into some major adjustments in their schedule. Last night's postponed game will be played at 7:10 p.m. ET on July 28 at Target Field. The Twins allowed the Orioles to pick the starting time, since they're coming from Baltimore following a night game against the Rockies and flying out to Toronto after the one-game "series." Manager Buck Showalter appreciated the gesture, which no longer is common in baseball. Also, the April 9 postponed game...

The postponed game between the Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, April 9, has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 25, at 1:05 p.m. ET as part of a split-admission doubleheader. The second game of the doubleheader, originally scheduled for 4:05 p.m., will now begin at 7:05 p.m. Separate admission is required for each game. Both games will be broadcast live on MASN and the Orioles Radio Network. Fans with tickets to the originally scheduled game on June 25 do not need to exchange their...

In the end, it was about comfort. Stephen Strasburg's comfort in Washington. The Nationals' comfort in giving the right-hander a $175 million contract extension that also gives him the right to opt out after only three or four years. And Scott Boras' comfort in doing what his client wanted, even if it potentially meant leaving more money on the table as a free agent this winter. All sides expressed pleasure with the deal that apparently was agreed upon two weeks ago but only was officially...