Nationals right-hander Doug Fister cruised through the Braves order the first time around, giving up just a walk to Cameron Maybin in the opening inning. Maybin bothered Fister in the fourth again, this time delivering Atlanta's first hit to trigger a big inning. Two batters later, Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski battled Fister before ripping a 3-2 cutter over the right field wall for a two-run homer. It was Pierzynski's third longball of his career against Fister. Juan Uribe stepped to the...

Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen was a bit of a stopper tonight for the Orioles. Sure, he did give up two homers, but they were solo shots and he held down a Texas team that had scored 16 runs and hit eight homers the past two nights. But don't call him a stopper though. "I didn't even think about that," he said through his translator. "All I wanted to do is focus on my game plan and not anything else." That he did, not allowing a run after the fourth inning and pitching eight strong innings on...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter indicated tonight that he won't have a seven-man bullpen for Thursday's series finale against the Rangers. However, starter Bud Norris will be available in relief in an emergency. It appears that Tyler Wilson, recalled today, will be optioned to Triple-A Norfolk to make room for starter Kevin Gausman. Wei-Yin Chen allowed two solo home runs over eight innings, throwing only 87 pitches, in the Orioles' 4-2 win before 23,019. Zach Britton struck out the side in...

Did the Orioles beat the Texas Rangers at their own game tonight? Tied 2-2 in the last of the seventh, shortstop J.J. Hardy hit a two-run shot to left to break the tie and send the Orioles to a 4-2 win over the Rangers at Camden Yards. While Texas has hit 10 homers in this series, the Orioles have five, and No. 5 by Hardy was big. Chris Davis singled to start that inning against right-hander Nick Martinez, the losing pitcher. The single extended Davis' hitting streak to 11 games to tie his...

Welcome to July, one of the busiest months on the baseball calendar. First off, today is the opening of the international signing period which means a bunch of 15- and 16-year- olds out of the Caribbean will be signed by major league teams with the hopes of one day making it to the American minor leagues and then possibly the majors. This is only interesting in the fact that one day some of these players will be good but that is so far off it isn't even worth thinking about. Wilmer Difo has...

The Orioles today announced that they have recalled right-hander Tyler Wilson from Triple-A Norfolk and designated outfielder Delmon Young for assignment. Wilson, 25, made his major league debut on May 20 against the Seattle Mariners, tossing a scoreless inning in relief. He made his first career Major League start in Game 1 of a doubleheader on May 28 against the Chicago White Sox, allowing two runs on five hits over 6.0 innings. He has gone 1-1 with a 2.12 ERA (17.0IP, 4ER) in five games (one...

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette expressed confidence tonight that the club will be able to trade outfielder Delmon Young, who was designated for assignment to create room for pitcher Tyler Wilson on the 25-man roster. Duquette doesn't expect a deal to be completed tonight, but the Orioles have 10 days. "Delmon is a qualified major league hitter," Duquette said, "and hopefully we will be able to find a spot for him in a few days." Manager Buck Showalter met with Young after...

After winning 18 of 23 games, the Orioles have now lost the first two games of this series with Texas. The Orioles have not lost a series since they dropped three of four at Houston from June 1-4. They need to win the next two nights to avoid losing this series. The Orioles are 8-0-1 in nine series since those four games at Houston. They have not lost more than two in a row since losing five straight from May 30-June 3. With the top four teams in the American League East losing the last two...

The Orioles designated outfielder Delmon Young for assignment today to make room for pitcher Tyler Wilson on the 25-man roster. The move was announced after the club took batting practice. Young was batting .270/.289/.339 with six doubles, two home runs and 16 RBIs in 52 games in his second season with the team. He was 2-for-19 in his last eight games. Manager Buck Showalter wanted to keep "all the pieces," as he says, but the Orioles have a glut of outfielders with no minor league options....

We're still waiting for the Orioles to announce the corresponding roster move for pitcher Tyler Wilson. "Dan's still working some things, so give him the opportunity to continue down that path until we need to do something. I know he's been working a lot of things," said manager Buck Showalter. "We've got a lot of good players and somebody that will end up in the big leagues. So I take some solace, good feel, that someone's going to end up in the big leagues who is in the big leagues...