ARLINGTON, Texas - Mark Trumbo, a career .250 hitter in his first six major league seasons, is batting .389 heading into tonight's game against the Rangers at Globe Life Park. Trumbo also has posted a .421 on-base percentage in 38 plate appearances. He had a .300 OBP when the Orioles acquired him from the Mariners over the winter for backup catcher Steve Clevenger. It's not just average and reaching base, of course. Trumbo has homered in three of the first four games of the road trip. Trumbo...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Nationals greeted Phillies starter Jeremy Hellickson rudely in the first inning. Apparently, Michael A. Taylor took full advantage of his day off. Taylor crushed a solo shot well over the left field wall off a 1-0 pitch and the Nationals jumped out to a 1-0 lead. Anthony Rendon lined out to third baseman Makiel Franco, who was protecting himself by making the waist-high catch. Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman hit sharp singles and Daniel Murphy walked to load the...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Jimmy Paredes will play in an extended spring training game Monday in Sarasota as he moves closer to a return from the disabled list. Paredes sprained his left wrist on March 3 while diving for a ball in right field in Port Charlotte. He's on the DL retroactive to March 25. The Orioles eventually will send Paredes on an injury rehab assignment in the minors and try to figure out how to fit him on their 25-man roster. There are no easy answers with Paredes out of options and...

PHILADELPHIA -- Major League Baseball is honoring the legacy of Jackie Robinson today as it has on every April 15 since 2004. Robinson broke the color barrier on April 15, 1947, becoming the first African-American player to play in the major leagues in the modern era. To honor the pioneer, every player, coach and manager in the game is wearing his jersey No. 42 at all of today's scheduled games. Those teams - like the Nationals - who are playing on the road will have a future home day where...

After starting the season with seven straight wins, the Orioles find themselves in the midst of a slight skid after back-to-back losses. The losses were going to come eventually, but making sure each step back is followed by multiple steps forward is important to the team's long-term goal of returning to the postseason. They'll get that chance tonight against the Rangers' Martin Perez. Fortunately, the Orioles have found success against Perez in the past. Mark Trumbo, one of the most...

PHILADELPHIA - Injured outfielder Ben Revere made the trip here with his teammates. Revere is on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 5, due to a stained right oblique suffered in the first game of the season at Atlanta. But Nationals manager Dusty Baker does not know when Revere will be healthy enough to return to the lineup. "I just looked at the reports," Baker said. "They say he's doing better. But I haven't talked to him and I haven't talked to director of athletic...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Adam Jones is in the Orioles' lineup for the second night in a row. He'll bat third and start in center field. Joey Rickard remains in the leadoff position and will start in left field. Orioles relievers rank second in the American League and third in the majors with a 1.54 ERA in 35 innings. Chris Tillman is celebrating his 28th birthday. For the Orioles Joey Rickard LFManny Machado 3BAdam Jones CFChris Davis 1BMark Trumbo DHJ.J. Hardy SSJonathan Schoop 2BNolan Reimold...

It's Jackie Robinson Day, which means every player and every coach in the major leagues today is wearing a nameless No. 42 jersey. All sorts of other honors are planned to commemorate the 69th anniversary of Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, and all of them will deservedly receive plenty of attention. This annual occasion, though, also serves as a reminder that for all the progress baseball (and society as a whole) has made since April 15, 1947, there still is so much more progress...

PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals venture on the road for the second time this season, heading up Interstate 95 to face the National League East rival Phillies. It is their first matchup this season. The Nats are off to a great start at 7-1, but the Phillies are doing fairly well, riding good pitching to a 5-5 record. Manager Dusty Baker will start right-hander Joe Ross, who is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA. Tonight marks his first appearance against the Phillies. Ross notched his first win of the season with...

The Orioles have claimed right-handed reliever Scott McGough off waivers from the Marlins and assigned him to Triple-A Norfolk. With the move, the Orioles have 39 players on their 40-man roster. The Marlins designated McGough, 26, for assignment yesterday to make room for Eric Jokisch, who was claimed the previous day. McGough made his major league debut last season, appearing in six games with the Marlins and allowing seven runs and 12 hits in 6 2/3 innings. He posted a 2.12 ERA in 13...