Saying he's "good to go," Adam Jones returns to the Orioles lineup. He has missed the last five games and has not played in the field since June 15, but he will today, starting in center field and batting third in the opener of a day-night doubleheader with Cleveland. Jones has been out with a sore right shoulder. But he said the soreness was gone three days ago and he's tested the shoulder each of the last three days. Does he feel 100 percent? "Yep. Back in the lineup and ready to play,"...

Adam Jones is back in center field for Game 1 of today's doubleheader against the Indians. It's his first game since June 20 and his first game in center field since June 15. With the split doubleheader, reliever T.J. McFarland will be back with the Orioles as their 26th man for Game 2. The left-hander was optioned two days ago to make room for Wei-Yin Chen. For the OriolesManny Machado 3BJimmy Paredes DHAdam Jones CFChris Davis RFSteve Pearce LFChris Parmelee 1BJ.J. Hardy SSRyan Flaherty...

We've got the Orioles vs. the Indians and the caps vs. the gnomes. Choose your sides. (I issued that same challenge to Sidney Ponson and he replied, "Mac and cheese and curley fries.") Two games and two giveaways at Camden Yards. It feels like Christmas without the tinsel and crippling debt. Adam Jones could return to the lineup today after throwing on back-to-back days to test his right shoulder. He must have felt good if he played catch again yesterday. He just needs to show up this...

PHILADELPHIA - With a massive storm bearing down on the eastern seaboard, the Nationals and Phillies got under way this afternoon - but under questionable conditions. They made it only through the top of the second before the game was halted due to heavy rain. After a lengthy delay, a decision was finally made to postpone the game and play it as part of a straight doubleheader beginning at 1:05 p.m. tomorrow, with both games live on MASN. Clearly upset, Nationals manager Matt Williams said he...

We all know the Orioles as a team are generally pretty aggressive hitters. They are not known for working the count, and if you throw the first pitch to their liking, they will hack at it. But the stat sheet tells us that the Orioles have success when they swing at the first pitch. American League leaders, batting average on first pitch: .377 - Texas .358 - Orioles .354 - Cleveland .347 - Detroit The Orioles are not the only team getting a solid number of hits with first-pitch hacking as 13 AL...

Manager: Jeff Banister (1st season) Record: 38-38 Last 10 games: 2-8 Who to watch: 1B/DH Prince Fielder (.351/.418/.538 with 12 HR, 48 RBIs); 1B Mitch Moreland (.298 with 10 HR, 36 RBIs), 3B Adrian Beltre (.248 with 6 HR, 20 RBIs), 3B/OF Joey Gallo (5 HR, 10 RBIs), RHP Nick Martinez (5-4, 3.39 ERA), RHP Colby Lewis (7-3, 4.10 ERA), RHP Shawn Tolleson (10 saves, 2.48 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (1-6 in 2014) Pitching probables: June 29: LHP Wandy Rodriguez vs. RHP Bud Norris,...

Now that we've got the whole Buck Showalter gnome giveaway straightened out, let's go over a few more important details about Sunday's doubleheader at Camden Yards. The Orioles will start Ubaldo Jimenez in Game 1 and Chris Tillman in Game 2. They will add a reliever in Game 2 as the 26th man, giving them a full bullpen. Left-hander T.J. McFarland, optioned yesterday to Triple-A Norfolk, could come back to Baltimore. He's fluent in yo-yo. Kevin Gausman, no longer considered for the 26th man,...

PHILADELPHIA - Nationals manager Matt Williams must have felt like he was filling out a Grapefruit League road game lineup earlier this afternoon. Ian Desmond is the only Nationals everyday starter playing as Williams will be without injured stars Bryce Harper, Denard Span and Yunel Escobar. Not to mention that Wilson Ramos is resting after catching the last four games and, of course, Anthony Rendon (left quad strain), Jayson Werth (left hand fracture) and Ryan Zimmerman (plantar fasciitis) are...

Shortstop Trea Turner made his Triple-A debut Friday night in a Syracuse 9-1 loss at Indianapolis. He was called out on strikes, lined softly to right fielder, grounded into a force out at second base, scored on a Kevin Keyes single, grounded into another force out and got to third later in the inning. He finished 0-for-4 with a run scored. Not a big deal, he went 0-for-4 to start his first of 10 days at Harrisburg. The next game he had three base hits. Amazingly, he had 25 multi-hit games in...

The Orioles' game against the Indians tonight at Camden Yards has been postponed due to rain and rescheduled for Sunday as part of a split-doubleheader. Separate admission is required for each game. The first game will be played at 1:35 p.m., followed by the 7:05 p.m. makeup game. The Buck Showalter gnome will be given to the first 25,000 fans 15 and over attending the second game. If you had a ticket for tonight's game, you attend the Sunday night game. It's that simple. Gates for the 1:35...