Catcher Ryan Lavarnway, designated for assignment on Tuesday, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk. However, Lavarnway elected to become a free agent and will attempt to sign with another team. Lavarnway went 3-for-28 in 10 games with the Orioles. He was removed from the roster when the Orioles recalled catcher Steve Clevenger. Miguel Gonzalez retired the Rays in order tonight in the top of the first inning, striking out Kevin Kiermaier and Joey Butler. He threw 13...

It has been over two weeks since the Orioles played another American League East team, but that streak ends tonight as they begin a weekend series against the Tampa Bay Rays here at Camden Yards. The Orioles are 4-2 against the Rays, winning two road series in St. Petersburg earlier this season. The games have been very low scoring. In the last four, between the teams, the total runs scored in each game were two, two, four and six. O's pitchers have an ERA of 2.21 in the six games where the...

Though it basically counted as live batting practice to three hitters, Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman was thrilled to get back on a mound today. Gausman continued his progression by facing Matt Wieters, Steve Clevenger and Everth Cabrera before the rest of the Orioles took the field in preparation for tonight's series opener against the Rays at Camden Yards. "I think I threw 30-32 pitches," said Gausman, on the disabled list since May 7 with right shoulder tendinitis. "I mixed in all my...

After Alejandro De Aza was designated for assignment by the Orioles, it would seem that opened up more at-bats for someone at a corner outfield spot. Who that may be, we are going to find out. But right now, with Jimmy Paredes as the everyday designated hitter, there are still four players vying for playing time in left and right field: Steve Pearce, Delmon Young, Travis Snider and David Lough. Lough is starting in left field and batting seventh tonight. He started Game 2 last night, so this is...

Matt Wieters is scheduled to play his first game for the Orioles next Friday night in Cleveland. Wieters will catch again on Saturday at Double-A Bowie, Monday at Single-A Frederick and Wednesday at Triple-A Norfolk before meeting the Orioles. Today is the six-year anniversary of Wieters' debut with the Orioles. He hasn't played for them since May 10, 2014 and hasn't caught since May 4. Wieters underwent ligament-reconstructive surgery on his right elbow on June 17. Manager Buck Showalter...

The Nationals come plowing into Cincinnati as winners of nine consecutive series. During the blazing stretch, the Nats have won 12 of 16 games away from the nation's capital. All eyes will be on Stephen Strasburg when he takes the mound tonight. The right-hander has experienced a month he would rather forget. Strasburg is 1-3 with a 10.20 ERA during May. He has failed to pitch out of the fourth inning in all three losses. Meanwhile, Denard Span has been a road warrior. The 31-year-old has...

The Orioles haven't announced a roster move today, but they sent out their lineup for the series opener against the Rays at Camden Yards. Travis Snider is batting second again and starting in right field. David Lough is in left field and Ryan Flaherty is starting at second base. Adam Jones rolled his left ankle yesterday in the third inning of Game 2, but he remains in the lineup. For the Orioles Manny Machado 3B Travis Snider RF Jimmy Paredes DH Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B J.J. Hardy SS...

Manager: Kevin Cash (1st season) Record: 24-24 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: LF David DeJesus (.322, 18 RBIs), 3B Evan Longoria (.284, 5 HR, 23 RBIs), 2B Logan Forsythe (21 RBIs), RF Stephen Souza Jr. (7 HR, 17 RBIs), RHP Jake Orodizzi (3-5, 2.31 ERA), RHP Brad Boxberger (13 saves, 2.95 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: 3-3 Pitching probables: May 29: RHP Nate Karns vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez, 7:05 p.m., MASN May 30: RHP Erasmo Ramirez vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen, 4:05 p.m., MASN May 31: RHP Jake...

Jayson Werth has been credited, in the years since he signed a sort of out-of-nowhere, seven-year, $126 million contract with the Nationals, with changing the culture in the nation's capital. When he was asked earlier this season about his reputation as a leader in the Nats clubhouse and what it meant to him, however, Werth was clear that in his mind it didn't mean anything. "Absolutely nothing," he said. "I'm just another guy," Werth explained. "We've got a bunch of guys in there that...

Which Orioles pitchers have had the most dominant individual outings by modern statistical measures? That's one of the questions that came to mind for me as I read Joe Sheehan's article "The Case for ... The Pedro" in the May 25 edition of Sports Illustrated. Sheehan discusses Corey Kluber's May 13 outing for the Cleveland Indians, during which he struck out 18 batters and walked none, and makes the case that, "To strike out a lot of hitter, while walking few or none ... is the pinnacle...