For the Orioles, this game did not start well when Boston took a 1-0 lead in the second. And then it got worse. Dustin Pedroia hit a two-run homer in the third and added a three-run homer in the fourth as the Red Sox crushed the Orioles 10-1 to avoid the three-game sweep. Orioles starter Mike Wright struggled again and gave up six hits and six runs in three innings plus two batters. He allowed two homers to fall to 2-5 with an ERA of 6.33. In three starts since he returned to the active roster...

Before Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, the Orioles and the office of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced a partnership, which is raising funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Ronald McDonald House Charities in the fight against pediatric cancer. The O's fundraiser coincides with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Hogan is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment to fight non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hogan, along with children fighting cancer and representing both the Leukemia...

PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals took advantage of a walk and a Phillies error to plate the game's first run in the second. Phillies right-hander Alec Asher walked Jayson Werth to start the frame. Clint Robinson then smoked a liner off first baseman Darin Ruf for a single. Ian Desmond followed with a bouncing ball to third baseman Chase d'Arnaud, but Ruf muffed the throw to first, leaving the bases loaded. Jose Lobaton lifted a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Werth from third. Update: Werth...

PHILADELPHIA - Left-hander Gio Gonzalez takes the hill tonight in search of his 11th win of the season. Gonzalez, who went 10-10 in 27 starts last year, is looking to finish strong after struggling in August. The Nationals lost five of Gonzalez's six starts last month, while the lefty's ERA ballooned to 5.46. Gonzalez has regained his form over his first two September outings, going 1-0 with a 0.79 ERA. The Phillies counter with rookie right-hander Alec Asher, who has dropped his first three...

PHILADELPHIA - Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper offered high praise for manager Matt Williams following last night's 4-0 win over the Phillies. "Truly, I love him as a manager," Harper said. "Flat out, I absolutely do and if I didn't, everybody would know because I'm not shy to say things. Just being able to have the fire, the intensity that he has and the way he approaches every single day. He wants us to be perfect and I love that as a manager." Before tonight's game, Williams...

A win tonight would put the Orioles one game below .500 for the first time since Aug. 27 in Kansas City. They were headed in the wrong direction, losing 12 of 13 games and tumbling down the division and wild card standings. The Orioles are facing three left-handed starters in a row, including Boston's Henry Owens. Manager Buck Showalter chose tonight to put Nolan Reimold and Steve Pearce in his right-handed heavy lineup, but he's also got Gerardo Parra in right field and Chris Davis at first...

The 2014 Orioles minor league Player of the Year is back with the team. First baseman Christian Walker was called up from Triple-A Norfolk after the end of the Tides' season Monday. After a slow start this season with Norfolk - one where he hit .205 in April - Walker had a big second half and felt his season overall was solid. In 138 games, he hit .257 with 33 doubles, 18 homers, 74 RBIs and a .748 OPS. In the second half, Walker hit 13 homers with 44 RBIs, a .515 slugging percentage and an...

In conjunction with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the Orioles announced a new partnership with the office of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Ronald McDonald House Charities in the fight against pediatric cancer. Through this partnership, the Orioles and Hogan together hope to make a meaningful difference in the fight against childhood cancer. Hogan is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment to fight non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which he was...

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Orioles clinching the American League East at home and setting off a wild on-field celebration shared with the fans who were in no hurry to leave Camden Yards. Merry Clinchmas to everyone. Manager Buck Showalter was challenged today to share his most vivid memories from that night. "I'd have to think about it," he said. "You never assume any of it until it happens, until the last ball is caught and you step on first. Because we live in that world,...

PHILADELPHIA - Bryce Harper continues his conquest for National League Most Valuable Player honors in tonight's series finale against the Phillies. The Nationals slugger is coming off a 3-for-3 two-homer performance on Tuesday in which he drove in all four runs in the 4-0 victory. Harper's 39 homers ties him for most in the NL and places him second all-time for longballs in a Nationals single season, trailing Alfonso Soriano's 46 taters in 2006. Harper's .338 batting average, .467 on-base...