Tonight's game between the Orioles and Phillies started after a 27-minute delay due to an approaching storm. Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen wasn't fazed by it. He retired the Phillies in order on 12 pitches in the top of the first inning, including a strikeout of Maikel Franco. He threw 14 pitches in the second and survived a two-out walk to Chase Utley. Before tonight, Chen was averaging 15.7 pitches per inning over his 12 starts, the fewest among Orioles starters with at least five outings. Chen...

"The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson is a two-for-one read. The story is that of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, a colossal undertaking with equally colossal results. This is also the story of H.H. Holmes, a serial murder of the most wretched variety, who used the World's Fair to attract those he would murder and cause to disappear. The egos, manipulations, fraud and amazing results of the fair are the stuff of human history. This fair introduced electric lights, Cracker Jack, the...

As one winning streak came to an end on Sunday, the Orioles will look to start another tonight when they host the Philadelphia Phillies at Camden Yards. The teams are scheduled to play the next two nights in Baltimore and then Wednesday and Thursday in Philadelphia. Tonight's game is not starting on a time. The tarp is on the field and we're in a rain delay as the scheduled game time approaches. But just moments ago the Orioles announced a planned 7:30 p.m. start time for the game. The...

Today Manny Machado was named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday (June 8-14). Machado batted .458 (11-for-24) with a double, two home runs and five RBIs to earn the honor. "Feels good," he said this afternoon. "It was a good week for the team and this is mostly a team thing. We're playing well and if it wasn't for my teammates and guys being on base, I wouldn't have been here. It was overall a good week." Machado is batting .454 (15-for-33) during an...

We've had lots of activity here today with Chris Parmelee being placed on the taxi squad, Jonathan Schoop working out and preparing to start his injury rehab assignment Friday at Double-A Bowie, third baseman Manny Machado being named the American League's Player of the Week and reliever Wesley Wright finally leaving extended spring training. Wright, on the disabled list with a strained left trapezius muscle, will pitch one inning Tuesday at Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles want to take a good...

Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop has been on the disabled list since April 18 with a sprained right knee, but soon he will be back on the field on a major league rehab assignment with Double-A Bowie. Schoop said today he is scheduled to work out with the Orioles the next several days and then begin his rehab assignment on Friday at 6:35 p.m. at Prince George's Stadium when Bowie hosts Trenton. After working out for weeks in Florida, Schoop returned to Camden Yards today, took some ground...

Bryce Harper missed his second game of the season yesterday after catching a fastball on the inside of his left knee in the ninth inning on Saturday. Harper is set to return tonight as Nationals manager Matt Williams has the 22-year-old penciled in as the designated hitter for the interleague contest against the Rays. It will be the first time Harper will serve as the DH in his four-year career. The Nationals will obviously welcome Harper's bat back to the lineup. He is slashing .529/.636/.941...

Chris Parmelee is on the Orioles taxi squad today. The club has 24 hours to make a decision on him. Second baseman Jonathan Schoop is working out at Camden Yards today. He told reporters that his injury rehab assignment begins Friday at Double-A Bowie. Meanwhile, Adam Jones remains fifth among American League outfielders in All-Star voting and Manny Machado is fifth among third basemen. Catcher Caleb Joseph no longer is listed in the top five. The Royals now have eight players who would earn...

Nolan Reimold is starting in left field tonight and Travis Snider is in right, as the Orioles begin a two-game series against the Phillies at Camden Yards. Jimmy Paredes is the designated hitter. The Phillies (22-42) bring the worst record in baseball to Camden Yards. They've lost six in a row and are 7-26 on the road this season. For the Orioles Manny Machado 3B Jimmy Paredes DH Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Matt Wieters C Nolan Reimold LF Travis Snider RF J.J. Hardy SS Ryan Flaherty...

From the time they arrived from Montreal before the 2005 season, the Nationals have been a mainstay in the Washington, D.C., sports scene. But the Nats are also very active in the community, working diligently over the past decade to touch the lives of many in the region and proving that baseball has a further reach than wins and losses, balls and strikes, batters and pitchers. Each Thursday through mid-August, MASNsports.com's Byron Kerr will explore the Nationals' community outreach...