The first two months of the season are in the books, and the one certainty is that every team in the American League East has flaws. The defending champion Orioles have been inconsistent. The Yankees have slowed after a hot start. The Red Sox have had rotation problems and can't score runs. The Blue Jays don't have as much pitching as they thought, but they can hit. And the Rays have all the pitching, except most of it is on the disabled list. For your Memorial Day reading pleasure, here is a...

After two rookies combined for 10 scoreless innings, another pitcher was ejected and both teams had runners thrown out at the plate, the Marlins finally won the game in the bottom of the 13th. With the bases loaded and two outs after the O's intentionally walked Giancarlo Stanton with runners on first and third, Martin Prado singled to right-center off T.J. McFarland and Miami beat the Orioles 1-0. The O's missed a chance to get to .500 and fell to 19-21, while Miami ended an eight-game...

MIAMI - Orioles reliever Brian Matusz was ejected from tonight's game against the Marlins with two outs in the bottom of the 12th inning after umpires appeared to check his right arm. The assumption is Matusz was tossed for having an illegal substance on his arm. Matusz retired the first two Marlins after replacing Oliver Drake, who worked three scoreless innings in his major league debut. Dan Jennings, in his sixth game as Miami's manager after moving down from the front office, asked...

Manager: A.J. Hinch (1st season) Record: 29-16 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 2B Jose Altuve (.294/.345/.428 with 5 HR, 25 RBIs, 14 SB), CF Jake Marisnick (.281 with 16 RBIs and 9 SB), LF Colby Rasmus (8 HR, 17 RBIs), LHP Dallas Keuchel (6-0, 1.67 ERA), RHP Luke Gregerson (12 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (3-4 in 2014) Pitching probables: May 25: LHP Dallas Keuchel vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen, 1:35 p.m., MASN May 26: RHP Scott Feldman vs. RHP Chris Tillman, 7:05 p.m., MASN May 27:...

Stephen Strasburg is at a point in his six-year career that he has never experienced before. The tall righty didn't make it through the fourth inning for the third time in his last four starts as the Phillies pounded him early and often in today's 8-1 victory over the Nationals. The loss snaps the Nats' six-game winning streak, but they can still capture their eighth straight series with a win in the finale tomorrow. More importantly though, are the issues with Strasburg, who's ERA balloons...

Saturday's 8-1 loss to the Phillies was a tough one for the Nationals with Stephen Strasburg allowing six runs, five earned over just 3 2/3 innings. It's the third start in the past four where he did not complete four frames. But, the defense was not stellar either. The sloppy fielding netted four errors, tying a season-high from the April 27 8-4 loss at Atlanta. Nationals manager Matt Williams said they didn't take any solace from the loss just because they have played better defense during...

MIAMI - The scoreboard at Marlins Park listed the batting leaders in the American League this afternoon as players hit on the field. Jimmy Paredes' name appeared between Nelson Cruz and Miguel Cabrera. Impressive company, for sure. It's even more impressive when you consider that the list was outdated. Cruz dropped one point behind Paredes after going 1-for-4 earlier today. And Paredes upped his average to .359 tonight with a single in the first inning that also extended his streak of...

The last time the Orioles were at the .500 mark was May 5, when they were 12-12. They can get to 20-20 if they win tonight at Miami in the second game of a three-game series. The Orioles are 4-1 in their last five games and now are 8-12 on the road and 5-9 in series-opening games after Friday's 8-5 win over the Marlins. Miami is 16-27 and has lost eight in a row and 11 of its past 12 games. Since the Orioles scored just five runs in a three-game series last weekend against the Angels, they...

MIAMI - Orioles pitcher Bud Norris will continue his rehab assignment on Wednesday with a start at Double-A Bowie. The Baysox have a 6:35 p.m. game against Erie at Prince George's Stadium. Norris allowed nine runs and 12 hits in 2 2/3 innings yesterday at Triple-A Norfolk in Game 1 of a doubleheader against Rochester. He went on the disabled list retractive to May 11 with bronchitis and was eligible to return on Tuesday, but he's not ready. "Bud knows he's close," said manager Buck...

Stephen Strasburg ran into difficulty in the third when he surrendered a one-out walk to Phillies left fielder Ben Revere. Shortstop Cesar Hernandez followed by slapping a double down the left field line that left the Phillies with runners at second and third. A groundout from second baseman Chase Utley scored Revere unchallenged. Then, first baseman Ryan Howard ripped an RBI double into the right field corner. Strasburg looked to be in position to finally get out of the inning as he had the...