NEW YORK - Shortstop J.J. Hardy is back with the team and will be in the Orioles lineup for the first time this season. Hardy began the season on the disabled list with a left shoulder strain. He'll bat seventh. No corresponding roster move has been announced yet. Infielder Ryan Flaherty took early batting practice this afternoon with outfielder David Lough and catcher Ryan Lavarnway. Flaherty is eligible to come off the disabled list Friday. Chris Tillman has allowed two earned runs or fewer...

The Orioles today announced that they will host the Baltimore City High School Baseball Championship game between the Academy for College and Career Exploration (12-1) and Digital Harbor High School (11-1) on Saturday, May 9 at 1:00 p.m. at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Both schools finished the regular season with the two best records among Baltimore City high schools, and the winner will be crowned the 2015 Baltimore City High School Champion. Pre-game ceremonies will consist of team...

Don't blink, because before you know it, it will be July. Granted, we're only in the first week of May and it seems as if baseball is just starting to get into full swing. (Pun very much intended.) Although we're only about a month in, we have already seen some amazing baseball moments. Manny Machado continues to make so many nearly impossible plays look routine. We saw Chris Davis hit a home run that ended up on Eutaw Street. Oh yeah, and Adam Jones. Do we even need to say anything...

Manager: Fredi Gonzalez (5th season) Record: 14-14 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: C A.J. Pierzynski (.344/.377/.541 with 3 HR, 14 RBIs), 1B Freddie Freeman (.318/.376/.561 with 5 HR, 17 RBIs), RF Nick Markakis (.301/.390/.340), IF Kelly Johnson (6 HR, 17 RBIs), RHP Julio Teheran (3-1, 3.82 ERA, 28 K in 33 IP), RHP Jason Grilli (0-1, 9 SV) Season series vs. Nationals: 1-2 Pitching probables: May 8: LHP Eric Stults vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez, 7:05 p.m., MASN2 May 9: RHP Julio Teheran vs. RHP Doug...

Right-hander Tanner Roark has done it all out of the bullpen for the Nationals so far this season. After serving as a starting pitcher in 36 of the first 45 games of his career with the Nats, it is impressive that he hasn't missed a beat as a reliever. He has made 10 appearances so far this season, finishing three games and recording his first major league save. His shortest outing was 1/3 inning, and his longest was 3 2/3 innings. His ERA is 3.00. Roark has also made three appearances in a...

What are the Orioles missing? A veteran outfielder, a big-time slugger and a shutdown reliever. That's what the Orioles lost during the offseason to the free agent market. After nine seasons in black and orange, Nick Markakis signed on with the Atlanta Braves. Nelson Cruz, who was arguably the best free agent signing last offseason, cashed in on his 40-homer season with a $57 million contract out west in Seattle. Andrew Miller headed north to put on the pinstripes for the division rival New...

During a week filled with major sporting events in the nation's capital, Bryce Harper did his best to steal the show. The 22-year-old walloped three majestic homers in one game for the first time in his career while becoming the youngest to accomplish the feat in 46 years. Harper's trio of tape measure blasts traveled a combined 1,276 feet - or almost a quarter of a mile. His last clout soared to the top of the second deck, almost guaranteeing that sooner or later one will make the previously...

Will the real Orioles offense stand up? Pitching staffs with Tampa Bay and the New York Mets have been tough on O's bats recently. The Orioles' torrid stretch of producing runs has reached a five-game stretch with a lack of runs. The Orioles have scored just 11 runs their last five games. Before that, they had scored 26 runs the previous two games, 42 over five games and 59 over a nine-game stretch. Heading into the weekend series last Friday against Tampa Bay, the Orioles were leading the...

NEW YORK - Chris Tillman is hoping to break a pattern tonight. Tillman has made five starts this season and allowed one, seven, one, seven and two earned runs for a 6.23 ERA. Both of his quality starts have come against the Rays, including his most recent outing on May 1, when he allowed two runs and three hits over seven innings. Tillman will try to begin a new quality start streak after Ubaldo Jimenez lasted only four innings last night. Jimenez would have returned for the fifth with his...

BOWIE, Md. - After three games and 12 at-bats each with Double-A Bowie for J.J. Hardy and Ryan Flaherty, it appears the next stop for this duo is New York to rejoin the Orioles on Thursday at Yankee Stadium. Hardy can be activated at any time and Flaherty can be activated off the DL on Friday. Hardy has been on the DL all year with a left shoulder strain. But after tonight's game, speaking outside the Baysox clubhouse, he said he's ready to return to the Orioles. "My shoulder is ready," he...