NEW YORK - Two games into this series and the Orioles have been reduced to trying to avoid being swept by the Yankees. They've lost 11 of their last 15 games since July 2 and are below .500 again. They're 1-5 in the Bronx this season, having lost the last two games here by a total of two runs. Chris Davis belted his 20th home run in the ninth inning, but the Orioles lost 4-3. They're now 12-16 in one-run games. Kevin Gausman allowed three runs and threw 29 pitches in the first inning, but he...

The Orioles got three hits in a four-batter span in the top of the third tonight. Other than that, their offense was mostly shut down. Couple that with a poor first inning for Kevin Gausman and it added up to another loss at Yankee Stadium. New York beat the Orioles 4-3 tonight to take the first two games in this series and drop the Orioles to six games out of first place in the American League East. The Orioles fall to 46-47 on the year and have lost eight of 11 and 13 of 18 games. They are...

Manager: Clint Hurdle (5th season) Record: 54-40 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: CF Andrew McCutchen (.290/.388/.486 with 12 HR, 57 RBIs), LF Starling Marte (.289/.336/.458 with 13 HR, 50 RBIs), 1B Pedro Alvarez (12 HR and 43 RBIs), RHP Gerrit Cole (13-4, 2.31 ERA), RHP A.J. Burnett (8-3, 2.44 ERA), RHP Mark Melancon (1.43 ERA, 30 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 0-3 Pitching probables: July 23: RHP Doug Fister vs. LHP Francisco Liriano, 7:05 p.m., MASN July 24: RHP Max Scherzer vs. LHP...

All the hype coming into this pivotal series seemed to focus on the pitching arsenal the Mets were prepared to throw at the Nationals. Three days later, the Nats starters stood up to the test. Gio Gonzalez outpitched Matt Harvey on Monday to claim the win. Last night, Joe Ross took a 2-1 lead over Jacob deGrom and the Mets into the seventh before the Nationals bullpen tanked. And tonight it was Jordan Zimmermann, who outlasted rookie sensation Noah Syndergaard. "It was big," Zimmermann said...

NEW YORK - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said outfielder Steve Pearce suggested today that he go on the disabled list as the corresponding roster move for Kevin Gausman. Pearce stopped by Showalter's office at Yankee Stadium and revealed the extent of his oblique injury. The Orioles were prepared to make a different move before Showalter's conversation with Pearce. "He said, 'Listen, I know we've got a pending move coming and I'm kind of at the point where it's really bothering me,'"...

NEW YORK - Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said the Orioles will remain buyers as the non-waiver trade deadline approaches, no matter what happens during the current road trip. The Orioles are 2-2 since the All-Star break, including last night's loss to the Yankees that pushed them five games out of first place. Duquette stated his position after being asked whether the club might consider trading pending free agent Chris Davis. "We're still contenders for the playoffs and we...

The Nationals were four outs from having their National League East lead chopped to one game when an improbable rally ensued, resulting in a stunning 4-3 comeback win over the Mets. There wasn't a whole lot for the soldout crowd of 41,291 to cheer about at Nationals Park for much of the day, especially after watching Yunel Escobar, the Nats' second-leading hitter, exit the game with a left wrist injury in the second inning. The Nationals found themselves down 3-1 in the eighth when Ian...

Pitching on the same day that ESPN's Buster Olney reported that the Orioles are willing to discuss him in trade talks, right-hander Kevin Gausman (1-1, 5.00 ERA) gets the start for the O's tonight in New York. The report said the Orioles "appear to be willing" to talk about Gausman and immediately it sent some fans into a frenzy of worry on Twitter this afternoon. Keep in mind it is a big leap from they appear willing to talk to making an actual trade. Also with so much talk that the...

Following the Nationals' 4-3 win over the Mets, manager Matt Williams confirmed that third baseman Yunel Escobar has an injured left hand and wrist. He has been dealing with an injury to that area from earlier in the season. Escobar went down to the ground after taking a healthy swing in his first at-bat in the second inning on a pitch from Mets' right-hander Noah Syndergaard. He laid on top of home plate for almost a minute, and after recovering, stepped back into the box with a 1-2 count....

NEW YORK - The Orioles have recalled right-hander Kevin Gausman and placed Steve Pearce on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain, retroactive to July 19. Pearce said his oblique has been bothering him over the last two weeks. He will get an MRI Thursday in Baltimore and rejoin the team in Tampa Bay this weekend. He hopes to be ready after the 15 days, but has never had an oblique injury before. Pearce has hit .227 with seven home runs and 24 RBIs in 58 games with the Orioles this...