ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Rays 10, Orioles 3 Recap: Miguel Gonzalez was charged with seven runs in 1 1/3 innings. He threw 37 pitches, 27 for strikes. Chaz Roe allowed a run in the third inning and Brandon Guyer homered on Dylan Bundy's first pitch. The Orioles scored two unearned runs off Dana Eveland in the sixth on two errors and Christian Walker's sac fly. Paul Janish singled in the inning. Xavier Avery tripled in the eighth and scored on Alfredo Marte's single. Hyun Soo Kim went 0-for-3...

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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Miguel Gonzalez made it through the first inning today, but he returned to the dugout with his pitch count at 24 and the Orioles losing 3-0. He was done with one out in the second, the Orioles behind 6-0 and Jimmy Paredes injured after attempting a diving catch. It hasn't been a good day. Dariel Alvarez replaced Paredes, who couldn't come up with Logan Forsythe's bloop double near the line. It was the 37th and final pitch from Gonzalez, who allowed eight hits. Paredes...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz will undergo an MRI on his lower back this afternoon, leaving his status in doubt as the club proceeds through its Grapefruit League schedule. Matusz told manager Buck Showalter that he felt tightness in his back during yesterday's game against the Braves in Sarasota. Matusz served up a home run to Mallex Smith and a double to Jeff Francoeur in the fifth inning. He also walked a batter. Showalter said the discomfort is in the lower left...

VIERA, Fla. - The Nationals are expanding the netting behind the plate at their ballpark this season in response to Major League Baseball's recent push for better fan safety. The netting at Nationals Park, which previously sat between the two dugouts, now will extend to the far end of each dugout. "In December, Major League Baseball released new guidelines regarding field netting," said Jennifer Giglio, Nationals vice president of communications. "An internal review of those guidelines led...

The Washington Nationals today announced they are extending the on-field netting to the outer ends of both dugouts for the 2016 season. "In December, Major League Baseball released new guidelines regarding field netting. An internal review of those guidelines led us to conclude that expanding the field netting is the best approach to enhance fan safety," said Jennifer Giglio, vice president of communications for the Washington Nationals. The Nationals join at least four other MLB teams in...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Tyler Wilson is the Orioles' confirmed starter for Saturday's split-squad game against the Twins in Fort Myers. The Twins are sending Ervin Santana to the mound. Kevin Gausman will oppose the Rays' Drew Smyly in the night game at Ed Smith Stadium. As for today's game in Port Charlotte, the Orioles also brought Trey Mancini, Ozzie Martinez, Dariel Alvarez, Xavier Avery and Alfredo Marte from major league camp. They brought pitchers David Hess, Joe Gunkel and Donnie...

VIERA, Fla. - Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos left camp this morning and returned to Washington, D.C., for LASIK eye surgery in an attempt to improve his vision. Ramos didn't suffer from any injury or ailment, manager Dusty Baker said. The problem simply was discovered during the annual eye exam all players are given as part of their spring training physical. "They just discovered it," Baker said. "That's the reason why they didn't do it earlier, when you do the exams and all that stuff....

VIERA, Fla. - There will be far more at stake when the Nationals and Mets for the first time in the regular season in May (and each time through September, perhaps beyond), but any time these two rivals get together on the diamond, it's worth a little extra attention. After the way things played out last year, this has become by far the best current rivalry in the National League East. After a 6-2 victory over the Rays in Port Charlotte yesterday, the Nationals get to host New York in their...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Hyun Soo Kim is in left field and Rule 5 pick Joey Rickard is starting in center field this afternoon, as the Orioles travel to Port Charlotte to play the Rays. Jimmy Paredes is in right field after getting a few innings at third base yesterday. Ryan Flaherty is leading off again after collecting two hits, including a home run, from atop the order in Orlando versus the Braves. For the Orioles Ryan Flaherty 2B Joey Rickard CF Jimmy Paredes RF Christian Walker 1B Hyun Soo Kim LF...