Will pitcher Miguel Gonzalez become the latest Oriole today to visit the disabled list? The move is coming. It's just a matter of when, not if, to borrow one of manager Buck Showalter's favorite expressions. I'm still expecting it to happen this afternoon. There's no reason to put it off any longer. Gonzalez is bothered by a strained right groin, the same injury that caused him to miss a start in 2012. The Orioles don't have the benefit of an off-day, however, and the DL is inevitable. If...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said tonight that the club is "leaning toward" making a roster move on Thursday. Starter Miguel Gonzalez would go on the disabled list and the bullpen would receive a seventh reliever. Orioles relievers have recorded 26 outs and allowed only one hit over the past two games despite being short-handed. "It kind of reminded me of the old days when you had a six-man bullpen," Showalter said following a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox that extended the Orioles'...

Rick Porcello pitched well against the Orioles - last year. This year, the Orioles have hit him hard three times. The latest was tonight, as they got five runs off the right-hander in a 5-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. The Orioles (28-30) are 6-3 against Boston this year, scoring 49 runs. They are 17-11 versus Boston since the 2014 season and since July 19, 2011, they are 46-27 (.630). The Orioles take the first two games of this series and have won three in a row and five of their last...

The Orioles made 30 picks on Day Three of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday, completing rounds 11-40. This year, the Orioles selected 41 players overall, 21 position players and 20 pitchers, with 29 of the selections being college athletes. The Orioles selected 13 right-handed pitchers, eight infielders, eight outfielders, seven left-handed pitchers, four catchers, and one utility player. For a recap of the entire draft, click here.

The Savage Eagles, an under-12 travel baseball team from Howard County, got the chance of a lifetime this afternoon at Camden Yards. For about an hour, they got hands-on tutelage from Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy and third base coach Bobby Dickerson on the same field where the Birds play. The fielding drills instruction fulfilled an experience auctioned off at the Winter Meetings in San Diego in December to benefit the LUNGevity Foundation in memory of the late Monica Barlow, the former Orioles...

The Washington Nationals concluded Major League Baseball's 2015 First-Year Player Draft by selecting 30 players on Wednesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations & General Manager Mike Rizzo and Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Scouting Operations Kris Kline made the joint announcement. Over three days of the Draft, the Nationals selected a total of 40 players: 13 right-handed pitchers, eight left-handed pitchers, four outfielders, 14 infielders and one catcher. Of...

The Orioles don't lead the majors in outfield assists by accident. Need further proof? Rewind to the top of the second inning. They collected two more assists after back-to-back singles by Xander Bogaerts and Pablo Sandoval. Center fielder Adam Jones fired to shortstop J.J. Hardy, who applied the tag on Bogaerts, and left fielder Travis Snider fired to second baseman Ryan Flaherty, who applied the tag on Sandoval. Bogaerts was ruled safe, but manager Buck Showalter won the challenge. Umpires...

The Orioles look to continue their winning ways against the Boston Red Sox tonight as Wei-Yin Chen (1-4, 3.18 ERA) faces Rick Porcello (4-5, 5.01 ERA) in the second game of the series. The Orioles went 11-8 against Boston last year and are 5-3 this year. Since July 19, 2011, the Orioles are 45-27 (.625) versus the Sox, including a mark of 21-15 (.583) at home. The Orioles split one series 2-2 with Boston and won another one 2-1 before taking the series opener with a 1-0 win last night at Camden...

Orioles pitcher Miguel Gonzalez took a few steps toward his locker today and noticed that he was being followed by a pack of reporters wanting an update on his groin injury. Gonzalez turned, smiled at us and said he'd know more about his condition on Thursday, but the soreness was lingering. He was in a rush to watch one of his teammates throw a bullpen session. Judging by manager Buck Showalter's comments later in the day, Gonzalez won't be throwing the ball on Sunday. He's expected to be...

The young and the old helped the Nationals to a much needed 5-4 win in 11 innings over the Yankees this afternoon. After the Nats' lead disappeared in the seventh, rookie Michael A. Taylor answered with a clutch two-run game-tying homer in the eighth. A stout performance from the Nats bullpen extended the game into the 11th inning, where 31-year-old Denard Span legged out an infield single, allowing Tyler Moore to safely hurry to the plate for the eventual game-winning run. "We battled today,...