We're under 48 hours until the non-waiver trade deadline and there's no news on the Orioles. Executive vice president Dan Duquette is trying to acquire a corner outfielder and improve his pitching depth, and opposing teams are trying to pry away Kevin Gausman, Manny Machado and Jonathan Schoop. That's called a deal-breaker. Double-A Bowie reliever Mychal Givens also is drawing significant interest, but the Orioles are hesitant to part with him and have turned away multiple suitors. They...

With the Minnesota Twins' loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon, the Orioles could move within a game of the second American League wild card spot if they win tonight against Atlanta. Should their focus turn more in that direction now rather than focusing on chasing the Yankees, who lead the AL East by seven games? "I think our focus needs to be on just winning as many games as we can," shortstop J.J. Hardy said in response to that question this afternoon. "Not worrying about where...

MIAMI - Doug Fister looks to reverse the theme of his season against the Marlins tonight. Since returning from the DL on June 18, Fister is 1-4 in six starts with a 4.72 ERA. The tall right-hander has surrendered four or more runs in four of those six outings, while opponents own a .324 batting average against him during the slide. Fister will look to get right against Miami, who he owns a 2-0 record with a 1.09 ERA in four career starts against. After experiencing his best stretch of the...

Nolan Reimold is in left field tonight and Manny Machado stays at the top of the lineup as the Orioles go for the sweep of the Braves tonight at Camden Yards. Ryan Flaherty is playing first base and Jonathan Schoop is at second. Five years ago today, the Orioles hired Buck Showalter as manager. Does a broom make a nice anniversary present? Only for a manager, I'm sure. For the Orioles Manny Machado 3B Jimmy Paredes DH Adam Jones CF Chris Davis RF Matt Wieters C J.J. Hardy SS Nolan Reimold LF...

MIAMI - The Nationals reached the 98th game before Jayson Werth, Ryan Zimmerman and Anthony Rendon found themselves together in the lineup for the first time this season. The trio combined to go 4-for-10 in last night's 4-1 loss to the Marlins with Zimmerman's second-inning double setting up the Nats only run. "Couldn't get it done (last night)," Nationals manager Matt Williams said after last night's game. "Overall, I think some guys put together some good at-bats, we just didn't come...

Following last night's successful #BirdlandSocial at Oriole Park, the Orioles have announced a second Social Media Night on Tuesday, August 18, prior to the 7:05 p.m. game against the New York Mets. Orioles All-Star closer ZACH BRITTON(@zbritton) and Orioles.com writer BRITTANY GHIROLI (@Britt_Ghiroli) will take part in exclusive question-and-answer sessions with those in attendance, and Orioles public address announcer RYAN WAGNER (@rwags614) will host the exclusive pre-game party on the...

Chris Davis will try to maintain his roll tonight in the series finale against the Braves. Davis homered in the first and second innings last night in the Orioles' 7-3 win over the Braves. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the only other players to homer in the first two innings this season are Orioles third baseman Manny Machado on June 16 and Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant on July 4. Before this season, the only Orioles player to homer in the first two innings of a game at Camden Yards...

We as humans like to simplify the complicated, which keeps the mind muscles calmer, if not correct. History is often simplified because occurrences that matter are often extremely complicated and rarely the clean, concise version we would prefer. When most of us think of the Wright Brothers and the initial flight of mankind at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903, it's about a few feet flown in the air and the rest is history. The rest is history, and therein lays the beauty of David...

It looks like there's a new closing pitcher on Washington's roster. All-Star pitcher Jonathan Papelbon was traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday in exchange for minor league pitcher Nick Pivetta, and now it'll be interesting to see how the team's newest player integrates into the clubhouse. Outside of the business of baseball, many fans have expressed displeasure with the selection. That aside, I think the effect Papelbon has on the clubhouse and on...

The Nationals fell 4-1 to the Marlins to open their series in Miami. Once again, Jordan Zimmermann pitched well, but had just one inning in which the opponent got a couple of runs on the board and it cost him. Of course, it doesn't help that he also once again didn't get much run support. On July 22 versus the Mets, Zimmermann had one inning where the opponent scored multiple runs. It happened in the fourth. The Mets put together four hits, three singles and a two-run double from Kirk...