Orioles third baseman Manny Machado had a rare run of four straight games without a hit. He ended that tonight. And the Orioles ended the Chicago White Sox's six-game winning streak. The Sox entered with an American League best 16-6 record and a team ERA of 2.24. But they allowed a season-high in runs tonight as the O's beat Chicago 10-2 to start a four-game series and 10-game homestand. The Orioles had scored just five runs their last four games but broke out big tonight. They hit three...

The Phillies handed the Nationals another 3-0 shutout loss on Thursday, sweeping the three-game series. Despite a lineup that was switched around a bit to try to jumpstart the offense, the Nationals combined for only four hits. The Nationals have not scored in 22 innings and have just five runs in the past 34 innings dating to Sunday's 16-inning marathon win over the Twins. It's not like the Nationals had that many chances against Phillies starter Aaron Nola, with only base hits in the first...

The Orioles managed to accomplish a lot tonight in the bottom of the third inning. Let's start with Manny Machado snapping an 0-for-17 skid with an RBI double into the right field corner that scored Rule 5 pick Joey Rickard, who reached on a fielder's choice. Rickard was flying around the bases and scored standing up to tie the game 2-2. Let's continue with Chris Davis, who followed with a two-run shot to right-center field to give the Orioles a 4-2 lead. Davis dropped the bat and started to...

Since scoring eight runs in a win at Kansas City on Saturday night, the Orioles have scored just one, zero, one and three in their last four games. As they try to break out on offense, they begin a 10-game homestand tonight against the team with the best pitching so far in the American League. The Orioles host the 16-6 Chicago White Sox to start a four-game series. Chicago's 2.24 team ERA leads the American League by a wide margin. Tampa Bay is next at 3.20. The White Sox lead the AL in...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter provided an update today on former first-round pick Hunter Harvey, who worked two innings at extended spring training. "Did well, felt good," Showalter said. "No problems with the groin. Hopefully, he's going to get out of there soon and get on with his season." Harvey is expected to be assigned to Single-A Frederick, but the Orioles aren't gazing too far into the future. They want to make sure he's 100 percent physically and able to hold up over a minor...

On a rainy and then misty Thursday getaway day, after waiting 36 minutes to get started, both starting pitchers have been very smooth in retiring batters as the Nationals and Phillies wrap up their three-game set. Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark, coming off a career-high 15 strikeout performance last Saturday in 2-0 shutout of the Twins, retired 10 straight batters after issuing a leadoff walk to Odubel Herrera to start the game. Herrera was thrown out trying to steal. But in the fourth...

Will we see a battle of the bullpens at Camden Yards over the next four days when two American League division leaders meet? The AL East leading Orioles (12-8) host the AL Central leading Chicago White Sox (16-6), who own the best record in the American League. The White Sox have gotten off to a stunning start on the mound. Their pitchers have allowed one or zero runs in half of their games so far, 11 of 22. Their team ERA is an impressive 2.24. They lead the AL in both rotation ERA at 2.65 and...

Hunter Harvey pitched two innings today in extended spring training in Sarasota and didn't report any discomfort in his groin. Harvey is expected to pitch again in extended before the Orioles assign him to an affiliate. Harvey, the 22nd-overall pick in the 2013 draft, hasn't pitched since July 2014 due to a strained right flexor mass and a fractured fibula. Orioles manager Buck Showalter would like to get Harvey up to 100 innings this summer. Jimmy Paredes is 1-for-7 in two games on his...

Emmanuel Burriss arrived early Thursday afternoon in the Phillies clubhouse at Nationals Park. He had spent the morning with his dad, Allen, in his U Street neighborhood in D.C. "We were just driving around, talking, looking at the neighborhood,'' Burriss said. "Things have changed.'' Burriss is happy to see turf fields replacing the diamonds that he played on. "Our fields had weeds, broken glass and rocks,'' Burriss says. "Kids aren't stupid. They don't want to play on those...

The start of today's Phillies-Nationals game has been delayed due to rain. The original scheduled first pitch at Nationals Park was 4:05 p.m. The Nationals have announced they are hoping to begin the game at 4:40 p.m. The Nats are heading on a 10-game road trip after the game and are hoping to get this game in before they depart for St. Louis. The Nationals next face the Phillies at home June 10-12 with no off-day before or after that series. After that, the final series at home against the...