PHILADELPHIA - Bryce Harper will miss his third straight game with tightness in his right hamstring. Harper initially experienced the setback while running to second after ripping a double in the 11th inning of Wednesday's 2-1 victory over the Braves. Harper remained in the game that night to score the winning run, but hasn't played since. Nationals manager Matt Williams said yesterday that Harper underwent an MRI with good results. Williams is also resting Denard Span, whose backs spasms...

Tonight's game between the Orioles and Cleveland Indians has been postponed due to rain and will be made up as part of a split-admission doubleheader on Sunday, June 28, at 1:35 p.m. and 7:05 p.m. Separate admission is required for each game. Tickets for today's game marked June 27 will be honored for the 7:05 p.m. game on June 28. Gates for the 1:35 p.m. game will open at 11:30 a.m., and gate times for the 7:05 p.m. game will be announced at the conclusion of the first game. Additionally, in...

While tonight's game between the Orioles and the Cleveland Indians is scheduled to begin on time at 7:15 p.m., several special events at Oriole Park including the Orioles Season Plan Member Autograph Session and State of the Orioles Address have been postponed due to rain. The events will be rescheduled for a future date. Fans with questions regarding the Season Plan Member Autograph Session and State of the Orioles Address are encouraged to call Orioles Fan Services at 1-888-848-BIRD.

PHILADELPHIA - When Denard Span's back spasms forced Nationals manager Matt Williams to re-release his revised lineup card about an hour before first pitch last night, the result resembled a spring training batting order. Then Yunel Escobar left the game and by the time the bottom of the first inning started, the lineup had progressed to a mix of names from a March split squad scrimmage. "Weird day. Weird day," Williams reflected after. "Denard's in there and comes in for our advanced...

Chris Davis was asked before Friday's game against Cleveland if he is starting to see similarities between the 2014 and 2015 Orioles? "I'm sure there are things you compare to last year, but it's a different club and a different group of guys. We're starting to finally play our brand of baseball, and it's fun to enjoy the winning. "It would have been easy to get down on ourselves early. Just been really proud of the way these guys have battled. That was a big road trip for us. We did a...

PHILADELPHIA - As Max Scherzer took the mound in the sixth inning of tonight's 5-2 Nationals win over the Phillies, not one person was surprised that the imposing right-hander had yet to allow a single base runner. Why would they be? It was third time in as many starts that Scherzer had gone through five innings completely perfect. And it was coming on the heels of two of the most remarkable back-to-back pitching performances in the game's history - a 16-strikeout one-hit shutout in Milwaukee...

PHILADELPHIA - About an hour before first pitch, Nationals center fielder Denard Span experienced another bout of back spasms and was forced to sit out tonight's 5-2 win over the Phillies. Span said he felt fine when he showed up at Citizens Bank Park and proceeded to go through his regular pregame routine. His batting practice session in the cage was interrupted by a meeting. When Span stood back up to go resume hitting, his back locked up on him. "It's more frustrating than anything,"...

Jimmy Paredes is back swinging the bat well, which has been big for the Orioles. He had three hits - including two doubles - tonight in four at-bats in the O's 4-3 win over Cleveland, their 16th win in their last 21 games. He singled in the sixth then crossed the plate for the tying run; leading off the eighth, he doubled and then scored the go-ahead run on a Chris Davis single to break a 3-3 tie. Over his last five games, Paredes is 11-for-21 (.524). Over his last 12 games, he is 19-for-48...

The Orioles are giving away Buck Showalter garden gnomes tonight to the first 25,000 fans 15 and over who are wearing snorkels and flippers. Seriously though, we're supposed to get lots of rain. Keep your fingers crossed, unless you're using them to plug your nose. I'm going to practice parking my inflatable raft in the A Lot. Showalter doesn't sound enthused about the gnome and there's rain in the forecast. My suspicions were correct. He also controls the weather. If the game is played,...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter indicated tonight that the club could add a seventh reliever on Saturday if center fielder Adam Jones goes on the disabled list with a right shoulder injury. Earlier today, second baseman Jonathan Schoop was tabbed as the likely replacement for Jones if the Orioles made a roster move. However, left-hander T.J. McFarland could return one day after being optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. It may be a moot point, since Jones threw today and could be in Saturday's lineup...