NEW YORK - Orioles manager Buck Showalter has two lineups sitting on his desk for tonight's series finale against the Yankees. One lineup includes center fielder Adam Jones and the other does not. Jones was held out of last night's 2-1 win while he continued to receive treatment on his sore right shoulder. Showalter could decide to give Jones extended rest by not playing him tonight, followed by the off-day on Thursday. "I'd like for him to play," Showalter said after last night's game....

NEW YORK - The Orioles no longer are tied with the Red Sox for last place. They weren't sellers and they aren't in the cellar. Chris Davis' home run leading off the top of the ninth inning gave the Orioles a 2-1 win over the Yankees. The Red Sox lost to the Blue Jays 5-1 in 10 innings. Davis connected off left-hander Chasen Shreve, who had just replaced starter Masahiro Tanaka. Quite the greeting. Davis has 41 home runs this season, 10 against left-handers. He's 10-for-25 with six home runs...

Chris Davis probably was not unhappy when the Yankees had a lefty reliever face him to start the top of the ninth tonight. Chasen Shreve came on in a 1-1 game. After all, Davis has hit lefies well this year, batting .289 with an OPS of .850 and nine homers in 149 at-bats. Then, when Shreve left a 2-0 fastball up and out over the plate, Davis lined it into the left-field stands for his 41st homer. That blast put the Orioles ahead 2-1 and they won by that score tonight at Yankee Stadium to end a...

Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann received some stellar defense in the first. Ian Desmond made a dazzling stop and throw to get Yoenis Cespedes on a broken-bat grounder up the middle for the second out. And then speedy Michael A. Taylor ran down a deep drive to left-center off the bat of Daniel Murphy to end the frame. Anthony Rendon ripped a one-out single off Mets starter Matt Harvey in the first. After Bryce Harper popped out in foul territory, Yunel Escobar ignited a two-out rally with a...

Manager: Ned Yost (6th season) Record: 83-56 Last 10 games: 3-7 Who to watch: CF Lorenzo Cain (.312/.368/.487 with 14 HR, 65 RBIs, 27 SB), 1B Eric Hosmer (.309 with 14 HR, 81 RBIs), 3B Mike Moustakas (.281 with 16 HR, 60 RBIs), DH Kendrys Morales (.291 with 17 HR, 101 RBIs), RHP Wade Davis (0.94 ERA, 13 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: 3-1 Pitching probables: Sept. 11: LHP Danny Duffy vs. RHP Mike Wright, 7:05 p.m., MASN Sept. 12: RHP Johnny Cueto vs. RHP Chris Tillman, 1:05 p.m., FOX Sept....

I'm sure you've heard by now that Nationals slugger Bryce Harper wasn't too happy with many fans departing Nationals Park prematurely in yesterday's 8-5 loss to the Mets. "I mean, they left in the seventh," Harper said. "That's pretty brutal." The criticism reverberated throughout the country from fans and media. Before tonight's game, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo defended his young star. "Bryce is a passionate player who wears his heart on his sleeve," Rizzo explained....

Last season, as the Orioles were on their way to the American League East championship, they went 13-6 against the New York Yankees and 6-4 in New York. This year, as they may struggle to even have a winning record, they are 5-9 against the Yankees and only 1-7 in New York. On Monday, the Orioles lost an early 4-1 lead in losing 8-6 at Yankee Stadium. The Orioles have lost five straight at Yankee Stadium and they are 0-4 in one-run road games versus the Yankees. Even though they have a losing...

The theme of Tuesday night at Nationals Park seems revolve around innings limits. Drama has surrounded tonight's Mets starter Matt Harvey - who is pitching in his first full season since undergoing Tommy John surgery in October 2013 - after his super-agent Scott Boras indicated that a shutdown was necessary and nearing for the fireballer. Meanwhile, speculation has swirled around the Nationals for the past month as to whether right-hander Joe Ross is approaching the end of his rookie run due...

With the loss Monday, the Mets now lead the season series with the Nationals 8-6. The Nationals are 3-4 against the Mets in D.C. and N.Y. Even with the loss, the Nationals are still 13-7 in their last 20 games and can still move within three games of the division lead with two wins in this series. However, Ryan Zimmerman will not start because of left oblique soreness. Lucas Duda has returned to the Mets lineup. He scorched the Nationals with big hits in the Mets' series sweep of the Nationals...

NEW YORK - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he didn't bother to ask Adam Jones about the center fielder's status for tonight's game, about how the right shoulder was feeling after discomfort forced his removal yesterday in the eighth inning. Showalter isn't meeting Jones for the first time here. "You check with him, you're going to pretty much get the same answer," Showalter said. "Adam is one of those guys who takes playing every day real seriously. That one last night, l watch him...