ARLINGTON, Texas - In the Orioles' continued pursuit of a deep start from their rotation, they're turning tonight to right-hander Vance Worley. Next man up. Worley lasted 4 2/3 innings in his debut against the Rays. He kept them scoreless through the third, surrendered a bases-empty home run to Corey Dickerson in the fourth and managed only two outs in the fifth. A catcher's interference call on Matt Wieters extended the inning and former Oriole Steve Pearce followed with an RBI...

In recognition of the 69th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball, the Orioles will honor Robinson's legacy during tonight's game against the Texas Rangers at 8:05 p.m. ET. All Orioles uniformed personnel will wear No. 42, Robinson's retired number, joining all other Major League teams in honoring Robinson's historic achievement. Each player's game-worn No. 42 jersey will be authenticated, autographed, and auctioned at www.orioles.com/auction to...

Jonathan Papelbon's first few appearances haven't been necessarily lights out, but the 35-year-old Nationals closer is a perfect 5-for-5 in save opportunities after Wednesday night's inning of work against the Braves. Braves hitters lined pitches to right and center for an out and a single before Papelbon got an inning-ending double play and his fifth save, and Nationals skipper Dusty Baker told reporters after the game that getting the save, or the final result, at least in this case, was...

I attempted to convince myself that daytime baseball wouldn't be a distraction from my work. Listening to the radio broadcast on Monday as the Orioles stared down the Red Sox in the Fenway Park opener was simply background noise, I reasoned. It made sense initially. However, by the ninth inning, with both the game and my stomach knotted up, I conceded the point in the hopes of witnessing a victory for myself. I turned on the TV broadcast to watch the game's final inning unfold. Crouched low...

It was a frustrating first game of the series for the Orioles last night in Texas. They saw a 3-1 lead quickly unravel when Texas scored five in the last of the sixth. They stranded three runners in scoring position in the fifth and sixth innings, including squandering a second-and-third opportunity with no outs in the fifth. Mark Trumbo hit another homer as he drilled a 1-1 pitch from Cole Hamels out to right-center in the fourth inning. Trumbo has already showed us that he can hit the ball...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Kevin Gausman and Brian Matusz remain scheduled to pitch tonight at Single-A Frederick, perhaps their final appearances in the minors before coming off the disabled list. Team executives Dan Duquette and Brady Anderson will be in attendance, along with special assignment pitching instructor Ramon Martinez. Manager Buck Showalter wants more than good health from Gausman and Matusz. He expects good results, too. He won't accept ugly pitching lines and elevated pitch counts in...

ARLINGTON, Texas - How do you critique a start where the pitcher is victimized by the kind of misfortune that fell upon Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman? "You can't," said Orioles manager Buck Showalter. "Just say that." Tillman worked 5 1/3 innings tonight, the second Orioles starter to move past the fifth, but he was charged with six runs in a 6-3 loss to the Rangers. The Rangers sent nine batters to the plate in the sixth, an inning that included Mitch Moreland's RBI bloop double on...

For the Orioles tonight, the combination of a few missed chances on offense and one rough half inning on the mound led to a defeat at Texas. The Rangers scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth - all charged to starter Chris Tillman - and beat the Orioles 6-3 to start a four-game series at Globe Life Park. The Orioles have lost back-to-back games after a 7-0 start. They have lost five in a row versus Texas. The Rangers improved to 6-5. The Orioles led 3-1 against lefty Cole Hamels heading to...

This has been quite a way for the Nationals to open the season. Not only are they 7-1, matching both the franchise and D.C. records for the first eight games of a baseball season, but they've done it in impressive fashion. Bryce Harper has three homers already, including his 100th career blast yesterday (on a grand slam, to boot). Daniel Murphy is hitting .480 and slugging .880. The starting rotation has collectively given up just 13 earned runs in eight games. The bullpen sports a collective...

Bryce Harper had all week to hit the 100th home run of his career. He could've done it Sunday against the Marlins against a pitcher he has owned (Tom Koehler). He could've done it Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday nights against the Braves, perhaps lofting a solo shot into the bleachers. He could've done it in any number of mundane ways. But that, of course, isn't the way Harper does these things. He picks just the right moment and adds just enough extra drama to the situation to make you take a...