Manager: Don Mattingly (1st season) Record: 0-2 Last 10 games: 0-2 Who to watch: RF Giancarlo Stanton (27 HR, 67 RBIs), 2B Dee Gordon (.333/.359/.418), 1B Justin Bour (23 HR, 73 RBIs), RHP Tom Koeler (11-14, 4.08 ERA), RHP A.J. Ramos (32 saves, 2.30 ERA) Note: Statistics from 2015 Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (9-10 in 2015) Pitching probables: April 7: LHP Adam Conley vs. RHP Tanner Roark, 4:05 p.m., MASN April 9: RHP Tom Koeler vs. RHP Joe Ross, 4:05 p.m., MASN April 10: RHP...

He didn't get as deep into the game as he would certainly like, but right-hander Yovani Gallardo went far enough to pitch his way to a win in his Orioles debut tonight. Gallardo gave up just two hits and one run over five innings in the chill of Camden Yards as the O's beat Minnesota 4-2 to start the year 2-0 in front of 12,622 cold fans. The Orioles went 0-7 against the Twins in 2015. Gallardo, who ranks seventh among major league pitchers in getting ground balls over the last two seasons,...

The Orioles' first home run of the 2016 season came off the bat of first baseman Chris Davis. In a lineup full of candidates, Davis seemed like the safe bet. Davis' shot to straightaway center field broke a 1-1 tie in the third inning after the Twins knotted the score in the top half on Byron Buxton's leadoff double, a sacrifice bunt and Joe Mauer's sacrifice fly to medium center. Twins starter Kyle Gibson threw Davis a curveball, changeup, two-seam fastball and slider. May as well dig deep...

ATLANTA - Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann will forever be linked as the Nationals' two young aces who helped transform their rotation into one of baseball's best, and the right-handers in some ways had a friendly competition between them for the last six years. Well, with Zimmermann now wearing the old English D on his cap in Detroit, the competition is no more. Which leaves Strasburg free to pursue as many of Zimmermann's club records as he can reach before becoming a free agent...

After winning on opening day for the sixth consecutive season, the Orioles will look for a 2-0 start tonight in the second game of their series against the Minnesota Twins. Matt Wieters' single in the last of the ninth Monday afternoon gave the O's a 3-2 walk-off win, their fifth walk-off win on opening day, but their first since 2003. O's batters went 4-for-11 (.364) with runners in scoring position in the opener and drew five walks while winning without a homer. O's pitchers allowed just...

Jimmy Paredes hit off a tee today as part of his progression after being restricted to taking dry swings. Paredes is on the disabled list with a bone bruise in his left wrist. Mark Trumbo will try to build on his four-hit day while returning to the cleanup spot. He sprayed the ball to all fields again on Monday. "He's shown that ability," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "He's not going to sit there and ... I know how we pitched him and I know how they're going to try to pitch him. He...

ATLANTA - The Nationals managed to stay remarkably healthy all spring, offering a glimmer of hope they would enjoy some better fortune this season than the last two. But that good luck didn't even last one batter into the 2016 campaign. The club was forced to place Ben Revere on the 15-day disabled list this afternoon with a right oblique strain, an injury the new leadoff man and center fielder suffered on his very first swing in the top of the first inning during Monday's opener at Turner...

A topic of conversation in the Orioles clubhouse today was the slide by Toronto's Jose Bautista last night that was ruled as illegal because it was determined Bautista tried to grab the leg of Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe, interfering with him. Originally, two runs scored on the ninth-inning play at second base and Toronto moved ahead of Tampa Bay 4-3. Then, after a replay review, the slide was ruled illegal, the play was changed, two outs were ruled and the game was over with Tampa Bay...

NATIONALS RECALL OF MATT DEN DEKKER, PLACE OF BEN REVERE ON 15-DAY DISABLED LIST The Washington Nationals recalled outfielder Matt den Dekker from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday and placed outfielder Ben Revere on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to April 5) with a right oblique strain. President of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. den Dekker, 28, joins the Nationals before having a chance to appear in a game with Triple-A Syracuse, where he was...

The Nationals look to start the season 2-0 as they wrap up a series in Atlanta against the Braves. Right-hander Stephen Strasburg has gone just 3-3 with a 4.79 ERA in nine career starts at Turner Field. His 19 walks there are the most he has surrendered in any visiting ballpark. But last season, Strasburg finished strong, going 6-2 with a 1.90 ERA in his final 10 starts of the season. He battled injury in the first half, going just 5-5 with a 5.16 ERA in 13 starts. Right-hander Bud Norris split...