MIAMI - The last time tonight's starter Jordan Zimmermann faced the Marlins when it counted, he tossed a hair-raising no-hitter in the 2014 regular season finale. That's all but irrelevant as he takes the mound tonight, looking to get back on track after a surprising 1-2 start with a 6.14 ERA. Marlins superstar Giancarlo Stanton wasn't in the lineup for Zimmermann's no-hitter. But when he last faced the right-hander in a Grapefruit League game on April 1, he tattooed Zimmerman for a...

Rey Navarro is making his major league debut tonight, starting at second base for the Orioles in their series opener against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. Alejandro De Aza is leading off and playing left field, and Delmon Young is in right field. Steve Pearce is on the bench again tonight. For the Orioles Alejandro De Aza LF Manny Machado 3B Jimmy Paredes DH Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Delmon Young RF Rey Navarro 2B Caleb Joseph C Everth Cabrera SS Miguel Gonzalez RHP For the Red Sox Mookie...

The Orioles today announced that they have placed infielder Ryan Flaherty on the 15-day disabled list with a right groin strain, retroactive to April 23. In a corresponding move, the Orioles have recalled infiedler Rey Navarro from Triple-A Norfolk. Navarro, 25, played two games with Triple-A Norfolk this season, batting .429/.500/1.000 (3-7) with a home run and two RBI. In 885 games over nine minor league seasons, he hit .265/.313/.377 with 47 home runs, 363 RBI, and 74 stolen bases. Navarro...

The Orioles return home for a nine-game homestand that will include local community appearances, charitable initiatives, promotions, discounts, and special events at Oriole Park at Camden Yards beginning tonight at 7:05 p.m. against the Boston Red Sox. Highlighting the homestand are a variety of youth-oriented activities and initiatives, including two youth clinics, two Little League Days, the annual Safety Patrol Night, and the first Junior Orioles Dugout Club game of the season. IN THE...

The Orioles confirmed their roster move this afternoon, placing infielder Ryan Flaherty on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right groin muscle and recalling infielder Rey Navarro from Triple-A Norfolk. The DL assignment is retroactive to yesterday. Flaherty sustained the injury while running to second base on the final play of Wednesday night's game in Toronto. He was out of the lineup last night, as the Blue Jays completed their sweep of the three-game series. Flaherty, 28, was...

With wins in two of the three games in the nation's capital this week, the St. Louis Cardinals improved to 16-7 against the Nationals since 2012. Different rosters, different managers (for the Nats at least), but the same outcome. Over the last several years, the Cards have held an edge in the head-to-head series. The 2012 National League East Champion Nationals actually took four of seven from the Cardinals that season, and the National League Division Series with St. Louis went five games,...

Thursday night's Orioles game, a 7-6 loss to Toronto that extended the team's losing streak to four games, isn't much worth remembering. April 23 didn't turn out so well for the O's in 2015, so let's look back to a more memorable game that fell on the same date. Today's guest post revisits the Orioles' 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on April 23, 1969. One reason that 1969 game is significant is that it featured the two pitchers who would tie for the Cy Young Award at the end of the...

Center fielder Denard Span came up with the Nationals' only hit with runners in scoring position in the team's 11 attempts yesterday. His fifth-inning RBI single not only tied the game but also meant that he's hit safely in all four games since returning from the disabled list last Sunday. "Whenever somebody's in scoring position, I go up there with an aggressive mentality," said Span. "The leadoff hitter in me goes out the window and I'm trying to get a good pitch and drive somebody...

The Orioles are back home tonight after going 2-5 on their road trip to Boston and Toronto and falling two games below .500. I'm hearing from fans who already want the Orioles to make wholesale changes to the roster, including one suggestion yesterday morning that Steve Pearce should be designated for assignment after 15 games. He's scuffling at the plate, but that's not going to happen. You don't sign the guy to a $3.7 million deal after a breakthrough 2014 season and let him go only two...

The Orioles' pitching stats are rather ugly right now. Through their 7-9 start, the team ERA is 5.15, which ranks last in all of Major League Baseball. The rotation's 5.82 ERA so far also ranks last in MLB. The O's starters have pitched 5 1/3 innings or fewer for eight consecutive games. In 13 of 16 games, the O's starters have worked six or fewer innings. During a four-game losing streak, starting pitchers have pitched just 16 innings, allowing 20 hits, 25 runs, 20 earned run and 16 walks,...