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Entering today with a 17.42 ERA, Bud Norris needed a good outing. All those runs were an added bonus.
Norris pitched 6 2/3 strong innings, Delmon Young drove in five runs and the Orioles produced their biggest inning of the year twice today in an 18-7 romp over Boston before 43,802 at Camden Yards.
The 18 runs was five off the team record, and the Orioles' most since scoring 18 against Cleveland on April 19, 2006. Today, they scored runs in six straight innings, had 20 hits and had five...
MIAMI - A swollen right thumb has placed the next start for Nationals ace Max Scherzer in doubt.
"I'm not ready to rule it out completely, but I also have to be honest with myself because anytime you deal with an injury to your pitching hand, you literally have to be 100 percent to go back out there," Scherzer said.
The right-hander is scheduled to make his fifth start of the season on Tuesday in Atlanta. He jammed his hand when he hit a grounder in his second at-bat in the fifth inning on...
Manager: Fredi Gonzalez (5th year)
Record: 9-9
Last 10 games: 3-7
Who to watch: RF Nick Markakis (.338/.439/.371 with 11 BB), 1B Freddie Freeman (.235, 4 HR, 8 RBIs), 3B Chris Johnson (.314/.375/.429), SS Andrelton Simmons (.279, 11 RBIs), LHP Alex Wood (1-0, 3.00 ERA), RHP Jason Grilli (1.20 ERA, 7 saves)
Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting of 2015; 11-8 in 2014
Pitching probables:
April 27 - RHP Doug Fister vs. LHP Eric Stults, 7:10 p.m., MASN April 28 - RHP Max Scherzer vs. RHP Julio...
Manager: Robin Ventura (4th season)
Record: 8-9
Last 10 games: 5-5
Who to watch: 1B Jose Abreu (.313/.370/.642 with 5 HR, 14 RBIs, DH Adam LaRoche (.210, 3HR, 9 RBIs), LHP Chris Sale (2-0, 2.37 ERA, 16 Ks), LHP Jeff Samardzija (1-1, 3.33 ERA, 17 Ks), RHP David Robertson (2-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 saves)
Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (1-5 in 2014)
Pitching probables:
April 27: RHP Hector Noesi vs. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez , 7:05 p.m., MASN2 April 25: LHP Jeff Samardzija vs. RHP Chris Tillman, 7:05...
Bud Norris has blanked the Red Sox over three innings this afternoon despite allowing two hits and walking two batters, and he's now protecting a 1-0 lead.
Steve Pearce lifted a sacrifice fly to left field in the second inning to score Delmon Young, who reached second when center fielder Mookie Betts lost his fly ball in the sun and dropped it.
Pearce was in a 4-for-40 slump before reaching base twice on a walk and single in his last appearance on Friday. He's starting today for the first...
MIAMI - Right fielder Bryce Harper helped the Nats' scoring issues with a solo homer in the second off Marlins starter Dan Haren. Harper evened the count after falling down 0-2 and then smacked his fifth bomb of the year to right field.
It's the sixth home run that Haren has given up in four outings.
Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez gave up a leadoff single to second baseman Dee Gordon in the first but was no harm was done as Gonzalez was able to strikeout right fielder Giancarlo Stanton and...
It's Little League Day at Camden Yards and there appear to be zero security concerns as kids circle the field in their uniforms and we await the start of the series finale between the Orioles and Red Sox.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter estimated that shortstop J.J. Hardy will need three or four rehab games before coming off the disabled list. Hardy is shut down until Wednesday after receiving a cortisone injection yesterday in his left shoulder.
The Orioles considered the injection a few days...
If it is possible to pitch well while suffering a blown save, Orioles lefty Zach Britton did that in the top of the ninth last night vs. the Red Sox.
He kept the game tied at 3-3 after it seemed several things went against him. He gave up two hits and one run as a 3-2 O's lead turned into a 3-3 tie, but the potential was there for Boston to score much more than that.
Britton did walk the leadoff batter he faced, but then two infield hits and an error on Manny Machado followed. If Machado...
After David Lough's walk-off home run in the 10th inning Saturday night led to a 5-4 win over the Red Sox, the Orioles look to earn the series win this afternoon with Bud Norris on the mound.
Jimmy Paredes remains the designated hitter after going 4-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs last night.
Delmon Young will bat cleanup and play right field. Steve Pearce is in left.
For the OriolesEverth Cabrera SSManny Machado 3BAdam Jones CFDelmon Young RFChris Davis 1BSteve Pearce LFJimmy Paredes...
MIAMI - Trying to get out of an offensive rut, Nationals manager Matt Williams is back to tinkering with his lineup.
Third baseman Yunel Escobar and his 15-game on-base streak move back into the two-hole where he began the season. Shortstop Ian Desmond drops to sixth in the order after an 0-for-4 day ended his 10-game hitting streak.
The Nationals will work to get their bats going against former teammate Dan Haren. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA in three starts this year. Something may...