Mike Wright continues to be linked to Tyler Wilson, no matter where they are and what roles they handle. Wright is starting today's series finale in Kansas City after Wilson allowed three runs in five innings last night and picked up the win. Wright faced the Royals once last year and surrendered four runs and four hits over five innings in a Sept. 11 start at Camden Yards. Lorenzo Cain homered twice in three at-bats against Wright, who's 1-1 with a 5.73 ERA in two starts this...

KANSAS CITY - The Orioles scored first tonight and their rally included the first major league RBI for Hyun Soo Kim. Starting for the first time since April 13, Kim hit a soft single into center off Royals starter Kris Medlen. It gave the Orioles a 2-0 lead. Chris Davis led off the frame with a homer to left estimated to have gone 402 feet. That was No. 6 for Davis and came off a first-pitch fastball at 91 mph. After Davis' homer, the O's rallied with two outs and none on. J.J. Hardy walked...

In this edition of "Hitting the Books," we take a look at Sue Roe's "In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and Modernism in Paris, 1900-1910," a work depicting the scene in Montmartre outside Paris during a time when the giants of modernist painting were creating a new class of canvas work. Centered on Picasso and Matisse, this is a "feel the scene" book. Montmartre was a shabby area with the low rents that these new artists could afford. It had the cobblestone streets, the facades that would...

KANSAS CITY - When the Orioles put right-hander Yovani Gallardo on the disabled list this afternoon, they announced that he was dealing with right shoulder bicep tendinitis. Manager Buck Showalter told reporters today that was an initial diagnosis and the club will learn much more about the full extent of Gallardo's injury when he has an MRI tomorrow in Baltimore. "He'll have an MRI and then see Dr. (Michael) Jacobs around noon tomorrow," Showalter said. "You know, what did they put on it...

KANSAS CITY - Orioles manager Buck Showalter has clearly been impressed with right-hander Tyler Wilson. During spring training, he said Wilson throws every pitch like it's the seventh game of the World Series. Tonight, Wilson will make his first 2016 start and he'll be facing the Kansas City Royals, a team that played in the last two World Series, winning it last year. In three relief appearances this year, Wilson is 0-0 with an ERA of 1.13. Over eight innings, he has allowed six hits and one...

Manager: Pete Mackinin (2nd season) Record: 9-10 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 3B Maikel Franco (.295 with 5 HR, 13 RBIs), 1B Ryan Howard (4 HR, 9 RBIs), CF Odubel Herrera (.286/.432/.429), RHP Vince Velasquez (2-1, 0.93 ERA), RHP Aaron Nola (1-2, 4.50 ERA), RHP Jeanmar Gomez (2.45 ERA, 4 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 1-2 Pitching probables: April 26: RHP Vince Velasquez vs. RHP Max Scherzer, 7:05 p.m., MASNApril 27: RHP Jeremy Hellickson vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez, 7:05 p.m., MASNApril 28:...

Tanner Roark has never been considered a strikeout pitcher. On Saturday, he certainly looked like one. Roark came up big for the Nationals Saturday, mixing all four of his pitches to perfection while striking out a career-high 15 batters over seven innings in a 2-0 shutout of the Minnesota Twins. "He obviously threw a really good game," said third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who contributed the two-run single in the first inning. "But I think Tanner is pretty consistent. He pounds the zone....

The Orioles have placed pitcher Yovani Gallardo on the 15-day disabled list with "right shoulder bicep tendinitis," according to the team. Gallardo's spot on the 25-man roster will be filled by reliever Brian Matusz, who comes off the disabled list. Gallardo worked only two innings last night in Kansas City and threw 45 pitches before exiting the game. He flew back to Baltimore and underwent an examination from team orthopedist Dr. Michael Jacobs. An MRI will be performed tomorrow. The bicep...

The Orioles today announced that they have reinstated left-hander Brian Matusz from the 15-day disabled list and placed right-hander Yovani Gallardo on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder bicep tendinitis. Matusz, 29, was placed on the 15-day disabled list on April 3 (retroactive to March 25) with a left intercostal strain. He made five rehab appearances (one start) between Class A-Advanced Frederick and Double-A Bowie and recorded 16 strikeouts in 10.0 innings. In 68 career Major...

Tyler Wilson makes his first start of the 2016 season tonight and his sixth in the majors, as the Orioles continue their series in Kansas City. Wilson has never faced the Royals, who did all of their scoring last night in the first two innings in a 4-2 victory. Hyun Soo Kim is in left field tonight, his first start since April 13, with Joey Rickard moving to right and Mark Trumbo serving as the designated hitter. Pedro Alvarez, in a 4-for-34 slump, is on the bench. Right-hander Kris Medlen is...