NEW YORK - With Steve Pearce unable to play tonight in the Orioles' first interleague game of 2015, Jimmy Paredes is getting the start at second base and making the most of his opportunity. Paredes, considered below-average in the field, made a leaping catch of a line drive from the Mets' Wilmer Flores with runners on first and second and no outs in the second inning. The next batter, Kevin Plawecki, grounded to third baseman Manny Machado, who started a 5-4-3 double play. For those of you...

NEW YORK - As the Orioles prepared for their first interleague series tonight at Citi Field, they also made certain to honor slain New York City police officer Brian Moore, an avid fan of the team who died yesterday. Moore, 25, was shot in the head Saturday night while trying to question a man in Queens. He was the son, nephew and cousin of police officers and earned service medals in less than five years on the job. The Mets wore NYPD caps today while taking batting practice. Moore's favorite...

The Orioles begin interleague play tonight starting a two-game series at Citi Field against the New York Mets. It is the first of 20 games the Orioles will play against National League opponents. It is also the start of a six-day stretch of games for the team in New York. The O's play four against the Yankees after this series. For years, the O's struggled in interleague play, but since 2008 they have a winning record in five of their last seven seasons against NL opponents. They went 11-9 in...

NEW YORK - Steve Pearce continues to battle a stomach virus, which explains his absence from tonight's lineup. Pearce was removed from Sunday's game against the Rays at Tropicana Field and he's not feeling any better today. Orioles manager Buck Showalter wrote out two lineups this afternoon before deciding to sit Pearce and start Jimmy Paredes at second base. "Just a little under the weather right now," Pearce said. "Just hope I'm at the very end of this thing and hopefully I'll get out...

For 58 straight days, Nationals manager Matt Williams has been forced to answer questions regarding the saga of star infielder Anthony Rendon and his injuries. The latest, which Williams disclosed after last night's win, is that Rendon is now suffering from a left oblique strain. "We know that he'll be shut down for a few days," Williams said. "At this point it's about treating it and calming it down and moving forward from there. So the progression, ... we saw it a little bit with Yunel...

During his media availability before Tuesday's game, Nationals manager Matt Williams was asked about the team building confidence in its offense after winning six of seven games. The Nationals have been able to win these games in a variety of ways, whether it be a late-inning comeback or grinding out a one-run lead for innings on end. On Saturday and Sunday, the Nats scored only two runs, but won each game in New York against the Mets. Last week, the current streak started with a comeback from...

Bob Edwards hosted the National Public Radio morning show for years. For 12 of those years, baseball broadcaster Red Barber joined Edwards once a week for an over-the-fence conversation on subjects that ranged from the Brooklyn Dodgers to bird watching to blooming flowers. Barber was retired in Florida during this time. He had concluded one of the most storied broadcast careers in history. For more than 60 years, Barber's voice was as familiar to sports fans, especially those in Brooklyn, as...

Most of the lineup moves up a spot tonight as outfielder Jayson Werth is given a night off and rookie Michael A. Taylor slides into left field and the eighth spot in the order. Taylor is in his second stint with the Nationals this season after starting the first 12 games in center field before taking a trip back to Triple- A Syracuse. Taylor is batting .271 with two homers, four doubles and nine RBIs. This will be Taylor's first action in left field this season. The Nationals acquired minor...

NEW YORK - The Orioles will attempt to break a six-game losing streak to the Mets tonight as they begin a two-game interleague series at Citi Field. The Orioles are 9-19 all-time against the Mets, going 3-8 on the road (0-3 at Citi Field and 3-5 at Shea Stadium) since interleague play started in 1997. They haven't won since June 18, 2009 and haven't prevailed in New York since June 17, 2006. Not that the sides play on a yearly basis. They've competed against each other in New York in two...

The Orioles today announced details for a new Player-Designed T-Shirt Series featuring personalized graphics and themes created by Orioles players. The series will feature five different Orioles players including Zach Britton (May 30), Bud Norris (June 30), and J.J. Hardy (July 30). The Orioles will announce the players and designs for the August 19 and September 30 giveaways at a later date. On May 30 when the Orioles host the Tampa Bay Rays at 4:05 p.m., all fans will receive a "Rock the...