The Orioles completed their first four-game sweep of the Athletics in Baltimore with tonight's 4-2 victory before 22,766 at Camden Yards. They also produced a four-game sweep in 1987 in Oakland. Steve Clevenger hit his first home run as an Oriole, a three-run shot in the fourth inning, and only his second in the majors - the other coming off Bud Norris in 2012. Chris Tillman earned the win by holding the A's to two runs and three hits over seven innings, and Zach Britton recorded his 29th...

For the Orioles, one big swing and one solid starting pitching performance led to a franchise first. The Orioles beat Oakland 4-2 tonight to complete their first ever home four-game sweep of the A's. The Orioles are now 61-56 overall and moved five games over .500 for the first time since July 2. They are 15-7 in their past 22 games and 36-20 at home for the season. Down 1-0 in the last of the fourth, designated hitter Steve Clevenger put the big swing on a Sonny Gray 0-2 pitch. Clevenger...

Ryan Flaherty isn't in the Orioles' lineup tonight and he's started only once since July 29. He received an at-bat yesterday and struck out looking. He was on deck with first baseman Ike Davis pitching for the Athletics when the final out was recorded. Flaherty could use a favorable matchup. He really could use a hit. Flaherty is in an 0-for-34 slump that's the longest in franchise history since 1974. He continues to work with hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh. "I think Ryan a month or two ago...

The Orioles have never swept a four-game home series against the Oakland A's. They have that chance tonight at Camden Yards. Their last four-game road sweep of Oakland was from May 22-25, 1987. It is also fair to say these teams don't often play four-game series. But this is one, and the Orioles have outscored Oakland 30-11 the last three games after Sunday's 18-2 win. Since they were no-hit by Hisashi Iwakuma on Wednesday, the Orioles have scored 30 runs in three games with 48 hits...

Does Henry Urrutia have ESP? Can he predict the future? Yesterday, it seemed he could. Urrutia is a player that, right or wrong, has had a reputation of being a sub-par defensive outfielder. But he made a couple of nice plays in left field yesterday including one where he went over the wall to rob Danny Valencia of a home run in the seventh inning. Before the game today, Urrutia told me that yesterday he sensed early in the game that he might get the chance to make a great play. "It's funny,...

Major League Baseball announced today that the American League Wild Card Game will be played on Oct. 6. The World Series starts on Oct. 27 in the AL representative's ballpark, and Game 7 would be played on Nov. 4. Plan accordingly. Matt Wieters ran the bases today and his right hamstring felt good. Manager Buck Showalter said Wieters will play on Tuesday "if there are no repercussions." "It was as good a day for him as you could hope for," Showalter said. Steve Pearce, on the disabled list...

Matt Wieters remains out of the Orioles lineup tonight as they go for the four-game sweep against the Athletics. He hasn't played since Tuesday in Seattle due to a strained right hamstring. Steve Clevenger continues to serve as the designated hitter. Henry Urrutia gets another start in left field. Four Orioles collected at least three hits and three RBIs yesterday: Joseph, Manny Machado, Gerardo Parra and Adam Jones. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it's the first time in franchise...

The Orioles' game against the Royals on Sunday, Sept. 13 at Camden Yards has been moved from 1:35 p.m. to 8:05 p.m. to accommodate ESPN. All gates will open to fans at 6:05 p.m. The Ravens are in Denver that afternoon, so there's no conflict. Also, Triple-A Norfolk left-hander Chris Jones, 26, has been named the International League's Pitcher of the Week. Jones went 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA in two starts, allowing two earned runs and 10 hits over 15 innings. He walked none and struck out...

Major League Baseball and the Orioles today announced that the start time for the series finale against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, September 13, at Oriole Park has been moved from 1:35 p.m. to 8:05 p.m. ET. The adjusted time is due to the selection of the game for "Sunday Night Baseball," exclusively televised by ESPN. All gates will open to fans at 6:05 p.m.

Are you ready for some football? While the Nationals have 44 baseball games left to play, pitcher Max Scherzer and some of his teammates are preparing for the upcoming National Football League season like the rest of us by holding a fantasy football draft. But this isn't just for a cash prize, a little trophy or bragging rights among friends. This type of fantasy football has a much bigger impact. Scherzer has joined Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright's Big League Impact charity to launch Big...