It's obvious that something is wrong with Stephen Strasburg. Among starters who have pitched at least 40 innings this season, Strasburg ranks 121st out of 123 with a horrid 6.50 ERA. Teams are feasting on Strasburg's pitches to the tune of a .321 batting average, also third-worst in all of baseball. Cover your eyes. In May, the numbers are more dreadful, with Strasburg's ERA sitting at an astronomical 10.20 after surrendering a 17 earned runs in just 15 innings pitched. In fact, in three out...

Left-hander Matt Purke made his first start of 2015 with low Single-A Hagerstown, falling to Kannapolis 4-0. Purke allowed two runs over four innings, had no walks and struck out three. It has been exactly one year since the 2011 third-round selection had Tommy John ligament replacement surgery. Purke is on an innings limit for each game, and even though he gave up the two runs in the third, it is always a major step to make that initial start of the next season following Tommy John surgery. He...

Orioles scouting director Gary Rajsich is about to make selections for his fourth draft for the organization. He selected pitcher Kevin Gausman fourth overall in 2012 and pitcher Hunter Harvey with the 22nd pick in 2013. Last year, the Orioles did not have a first-round pick. Their first selection was No. 90 overall in the third round, when the club took high school left-hander Brian Gonzalez. The First-Year Player Draft, consisting of 40 rounds over three days, begins a week from Monday on...

The Orioles are poised to make another roster move after using seven relievers in yesterday's doubleheader against the White Sox. Are they really poised to face their third opponent in three days? The Orioles beat the Astros on Wednesday to take the series and split with the White Sox yesterday. The Rays are in town for a three-game series because the Orioles simply don't play them enough. As for the roster, the Orioles had a pitcher nearby in case Tyler Wilson made a hasty exit in his first...

Manny Machado saw a group of reporters around his locker and knew why they were there ... to ask the 22-year-old third baseman about his Game 1 ejection. Machado was tossed by home plate umpire Toby Basner in the opener when he struck out in the last of the eighth. He wanted Basner to check with another umpire to see if he checked his swing in time. Basner did not, and Machado slammed his bat to the ground and was tossed. It was his third ejection in two years. He was tossed June 27, 2013 for...

The Orioles intend to bring up a pitcher from Triple-A Norfolk for Friday night's series opener against the Rays at Camden Yards. They used seven relievers today while splitting a doubleheader with the White Sox before 18,441 at Camden Yards. "We're going to probably have to make some adjustments with our bullpen now because everybody pitched today, but we spread it around," said manager Buck Showalter after a 6-3 win in Game 2. "We'll see. We've got some work to do tonight before we...

The Orioles today announced that they have returned right-hander Tyler Wilson to Triple-A Norfolk after today's doubleheader. Wilson was recalled as the 26th player for today's doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox and started Game 1. He tossed 6.0 innings and allowed two earned runs in the 3-2 loss.

Mike Wright's scoreless streak ended with the first batter he faced today. But he stuck around long enough to get a win, and the slumping Orioles offense came up with four early runs behind him. Six Orioles drove in runs to back Wright as the Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 to gain a split of the doubleheader. Chicago won the first game, 3-2, behind Chris Sale who fanned 12. The Orioles improved to 22-24 with their third win in five games and seventh in the last 12. They are 17-7 versus...

It appears Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth will be out for a couple of months after a CT scan showed two fractures in his left wrist, according to reports. Werth's wrist was struck by a fastball back on May 15 during a second inning at-bat in San Diego. X-rays taken that night proved negative and an MRI a few days later revealed no ligament damage leaving Werth feeling positive. "I'm relieved," Werth said on May 19. "I wish it felt better. I'm optimistic, but I don't feel like I'm...

Mike Wright's scoreless streak came to an end only one batter into Game 2 of today's doubleheader against the White Sox. Chris Davis' hot streak continued. More on that later. Adam Eaton hit his first career leadoff home run to give the White Sox a quick 1-0 lead. Wright threw him five consecutive fastballs, the last clocked at 92 mph. Left fielder David Lough almost made a leaping catch, but Eaton circled the bases. Wright hadn't surrendered a run in 14 1/3 innings over his first two major...