The Nationals will look to Jordan Zimmermann to salvage a split with the Cubs in today's series finale. Aside from his second start of the season against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, Zimmermann has been stellar. The right-hander has allowed just seven earned runs over 41 innings in his last six starts to lower his season ERA to 2.88. "I've been feeling good," Zimmermann said. "I was a little off in the beginning and everything's working now, and right where I want to be." Zimmermann's...

So much for Ubaldo Jimenez averaging 2.5 walks per nine innings. I passed along that stat yesterday, and he responded by issuing six walks in five innings. The most costly free pass came from reliever Brad Brach with two outs in the sixth. Jason Kipnis scored on Carlos Santana's double to break a 1-1 tie. Oh, those two-out walks. The Orioles are 2-4 on their road trip and they're sending Bud Norris to the mound for the first time since May 10. He's coming off the disabled list, which brings...

The Orioles have a lot of pending free agents. They could be a very different looking team next year. They also have four picks in the top 102 selections of the First-Year Player Draft that begins tomorrow. Does that mean the club should look to draft more college players this year? Players that are closer to reaching the big leagues and that can help the big league team sooner? Jim Callis of MLBPipeline.com, one of the top draft experts in the industry for many years, said that would not...

So much for Friday's feel-good victory for the Orioles. The Cleveland Indians could not often take advantage of their many baserunners today, but the Orioles did not have that many runners at all. The O's were held to six hits today in a 2-1 loss at Cleveland that drops them to 2-4 on this road trip and 25-30 for the season. The game ended when Matt Wieters struck out and Chris Davis, who had walked, tried to get to second on a pitch in the dirt but was thrown out. Manny Machado's...

The Nationals have now dropped seven of their past nine games after the offense was non-existent for much of today's 4-2 loss. Cubs starter Jason Hammel, a Nats killer, ran his career record against Washington to 9-0 after allowing just two solo homers to Wilson Ramos and Bryce Harper while striking out seven over eight innings and a batter. It has been a while since Nats manager Matt Williams has appeared as frustrated as he was when meeting with the media after the loss. "Strikes, quality...

Right-hander Joe Ross started off well, did what he needed to do and kept the Nationals in the game in his major league debut Saturday versus the Cubs. Chicago won the game 4-2, but Ross did well for himself and the Nationals. He went five innings, allowed six hits, three runs, all earned, no walks and struck out four. He had to throw 91 pitches in those five innings, 68 were for strikes. The 22-year-old Ross rolled through the Cubs lineup the first time without allowing a run or a hit. He sent...

Well, for one day, the 2015 Orioles resembled the 2014 American League East champions. Matt Wieters returned, J.J. Hardy was at shortstop and Chris Tillman pitched well. They got a key homer from Adam Jones and shutdown work from the bullpen. The defense was sound. Sounds good. Now can they do it again? The Orioles are now exactly 33 percent into this season and on a 75-win pace at 25-29. They've got some work to do. A win this afternoon at Cleveland would mean they have followed up a...

The Orioles are trying today to match their longest winning streak of the season at three games. The Orioles are 15-12 at home and 10-17 on the road. They're 13-8 during the day and 12-20 at night. In five games on the current trip, the Orioles are batting .228 and their pitchers have registered a 3.86 ERA. The team has committed only one error. Center fielder Adam Jones has hit a home run in back-to-back games after going 83 at-bats without one. Jones broke a 2-2 tie Thursday with an...

Manager: John Farrell (3rd season) Record: 27-31 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 2B Dustin Pedrioa (.313 with 8 HR, 23 RBIs), SS Xander Bogaerts (.296, 21 RBIs), LF Hanley Ramirez (13 HR, 32 RBIs), LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-0, 0.61 ERA), RHP Koji Uehara (2.37 ERA, 13 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: 3-4 Pitching probables: June 9: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez, 7:05 p.m., MASN2 June 10: RHP Rick Porcello vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen, 7:05 p.m., MASN June 11: LHP Wade Miley vs. RHP...

Matt Wieters is serving as the Orioles' designated hitter today after catching last night in his first game since May 10, 2014. Delmon Young is batting second and playing right field. Steve Pearce is in left field. For the Orioles Manny Machado 3B Delmon Young RF Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Matt Wieters DH Steve Pearce LF J.J. Hardy SS Ryan Flaherty 2B Caleb Joseph C Ubaldo Jimenez RHP For the Indians Jason Kipnis 2B Carlos Santana 1B Michael Brantley LF Brandon Moss RF Nick Swisher DH Lonnie...