WASHINGTON - The Orioles selected the contract of outfielder David Lough from Triple-A Norfolk and placed pitcher Dylan Bundy on the 60-day disabled list to create room on the 40-man roster. Lough, 29, batted .259/.290/.310 (15-for-58), with a double, a triple, six RBIs and seven runs scored in 14 games with the Tides this season. He also hit safely in four of five postseason games with Norfolk, with a double, four walks and two runs scored. Lough has hit .202/.243/.318 (26-129) with a double,...

Nationals star outfielder Bryce Harper called Jonathan Papelbon hitting Manny Machado with a pitch one at-bat after Machado crushed a game-changing two-run shot a "pretty tired" scenario. Harper expects the Orioles to possibly retaliate by going after him today in the series finale. Manager Matt Williams said any team coming after Harper or any of his players with a pitch following a beaning incident in a previous game has his attention. "I've got concern any time any of our guys...

The Orioles today announced that they have selected the contract of outfielder David Lough from Triple-A Norfolk. In a corresponding move, the Orioles have recalled right-hander Dylan Bundy from Double-A Bowie and placed him on the 60-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain. Lough, 29, batted .259/.290/.310 (15-58), with a double, triple, seven runs scored, and six RBI over 14 games with the Tides this season. He also hit safely in four of five postseason games with Norfolk...

WASHINGTON - Adam Jones is out of the Orioles lineup for the third straight game with back spasms. Gerardo Parra will start again in center field. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Manny Machado (23 years, 79 days old) became the second-youngest Orioles player to notch 30 home runs in a season. Boog Powell hit his 30th at the age of 22 years, 360 days in 1964. Machado is the third player under the age of 24 to hit 30 home runs this season, joining Bryce Harper and Mike Trout. The last time...

Tanner Roark takes the mound for the Nationals in the Beltway Series finale with the Orioles. The right-hander is coming off on his roughest outings of the season, surrendering two homers and six runs over five innings in a 6-4 loss to the Marlins last Thursday. Roark is 3-3 with a 5.66 ERA over nine starts this season. The Orioles send rookie right-hander Tyler Wilson to the hill for the fourth start of his major league career. Wilson, 25, is 2-2 with a 3.72 ERA. For the Orioles: CF Gerardo...

Jonathan Papelbon desperately wanted out of Philadelphia for a chance to pitch in October again. The veteran reliever spent seven seasons in Boston with the Red Sox and put together an impressive resume that included pitching in four postseasons and recording the final out of the 2007 World Series. How can anyone forget that riverdance celebration? Things went south in 2011 when the Sox entered the season as the favorites to win the American League after the acquisitions of Adrian Gonzalez and...

With every passing day as the playoffs become more and more of an improbability, it is important to remember the 2015 Washington Nationals are still playing for something. With 78 wins and eleven games to play, the Nationals need to go 4-7 to clinch their fourth consecutive winning season. This might not sound like much or even that important. What's the big difference between 82 wins and 78 at this point? The Washington Nationals aren't making the playoffs either way, but the last time a...

This afternoon's series finale will undoubtedly be filled with added drama beyond the minimal chances both teams have of making their way to the playoffs. All eyes will be on whether the Orioles choose retaliation after Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon plunked Manny Machado in the ninth last night. Papelbon never admitted to purposely hitting the star third baseman, but his intentions seemed fairly clear to the Orioles. Machado, whose massive two-run homer off Max Scherzer in the seventh...

Lost in the Jonathan Papelbon hit-by-pitch and ejection for nailing Manny Machado in the ninth inning last night was how big Machado came up for his team in the seventh inning. Let's get to that in a moment. First, outside of Papelbon himself, how can anyone really know if he threw at Machado? But we can have an opinion. Mine is that he threw at him twice, hitting him once. Both pitches were up and in. If the pitches had intent, that is cowardly and dangerous to throw a pitch near a batter's...

There wasn't any theatrical, profanity-laced outburst on the mound tonight. Nationals manager Matt Williams remained in the dugout, allowing ace Max Scherzer to go mano a mano with one of the majors' elite hitters late in a one-run game with the season hanging by a thread. This time, Scherzer lost the battle, surrendering a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh to Orioles star Manny Machado as the Nationals fell 4-3. Scherzer's bat helped the Nats rally in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead....