The Nationals are hoping Stephen Strasburg will feel well enough to start Thursday afternoon's series finale against the Braves, trying to avoid burning up their bullpen as an alternative in case he's not ready to return. Strasburg was scratched from tonight's scheduled start due to an illness that has plagued him the last couple of days. Manager Dusty Baker said the outlook has looked better with each passing day, and Strasburg was out on the field during batting practice this afternoon for...

BOSTON - Adam Jones is out of the Orioles lineup again tonight, but Hyun Soo Kim has been included in it. Kim is making his second major league start and he's confronting the Green Monster at Fenway Park. J.J. Hardy moves up to fifth. For the Orioles Joey Rickard CF Manny Machado 3B Chris Davis 1B Mark Trumbo RF J.J. Hardy SS Pedro Alvarez DH Jonathan Schoop 2B Caleb Joseph C Hyun Soo Kim LF Ubaldo Jimenez RHP

The Nationals have spent much of the last two weeks shuffling and then reshuffling their rotation, accounting for rainouts, scheduled off-days and other factors. Now they've had to reshuffle it again due to illness. Stephen Strasburg, who was scheduled to start tonight against the Braves, has been scratched because he's not feeling well. So it'll be Tanner Roark instead taking the mound at 7:05 p.m. The good news: Roark is still pitching on five days' rest, so he'll be plenty fresh. The...

BOSTON - Adam Jones took early batting practice today and did some long-tossing in the outfield, as the Orioles figure out whether he can rejoin the lineup for tonight's series finale against the Red Sox. Jones hit off a tee in the cage before taking swings against a coach. He moved to the outfield to play catch and gradually extended the distance before moving back in and completing his throws. Jones, who hasn't batted since Wednesday due to soreness in his rib area, also has been stretching...

Stephen Strasburg has been scratched from tonight's scheduled start against the Braves due to what the Nationals say is an illness. Tanner Roark will pitch in his place, starting a day earlier than originally planned. Strasburg was set to make his second start of the season, facing the same Atlanta lineup he beat one week ago with six innings of one-run ball. The right-hander appeared to be under the weather earlier this week, though, prompting the postponement of his outing. Roark was due to...

This was a rare day on the Orioles farm, as all four full-season affiliates played day games. Here is how it went: Triple-A Norfolk lost 8-1 at home to Charlotte to fall to 2-4. Tides starter Odrisamer Despaigne allowed nine hits and seven runs over four innings. He is 0-2 and has an ERA of 8.00 through two starts. Right-fielder Dariel Alvarez went 1-for-4 and has hit safely in each game so far, batting .320. Christian Walker has done the same, today coming up with an RBI single in the eighth...

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If you can recall, less than two months ago, the Orioles and right-handed pitcher Yovani Gallardo agreed upon a restructured two-year, $22 million contract with a third year option. The deal was restructured from its original value of a three-year, $35 million contract with a fourth year option due to concern with Gallardo's shoulder in his physical examination. Could the Orioles' concern in his shoulder be appearing in his first two regular season outings of 2016? His pitching line looked...

Mother's Day Catch on the Field tickets on sale this Friday at 11 a.m. The Orioles today announced that they will host a special Catch on the Field opportunity for parents and their children on both Mother's Day and Father's Day this season. The Mother's Day Catch on the Field will take place on Sunday, May 8, prior to the 1:35 p.m. game against the Oakland Athletics, while the Father's Day Catch on the Field will be on Sunday, June 19, prior to the 1:35 p.m. game against the Toronto Blue...

According to ESPN Stats and Info and Elias Sports, the Orioles are the 28th team since 1903 to start 7-0 or better. Five of those teams went on to win the World Series, including the 2015 Kansas City Royals. Until Monday, no Orioles team had ever started 6-0, and now this club is 7-0 and tonight going for its third straight series sweep to the start the season. Anyone remember when the Orioles began spring training going 0-10-2? Yep, me neither. Anyone remember when Mark Trumbo was hitting all...