Double-A Harrisburg catcher Pedro Severino has started the season on a stunning streak. Seven base runners have attempted to steal second base on him and seven have failed. His range factor, which is putouts plus assists divided by games played, is also double digits (11.0). That is also a career high. The 21-year-old is in his first season with the Senators. His teammate, right-hander Austin Voth, tossed six scoreless innings in his initial start, allowing three hits, striking out seven and...

As the Yankees arrive at Camden Yards today to begin a three-game series, the Orioles will attempt to lower their 4.75 ERA and raise the number of quality starts. Chris TIllman and Ubaldo Jimenez have registered the only quality starts. Wei-Yin Chen lasted 4 1/3 innings, Miguel Gonzalez 5 2/3 innings, Bud Norris three innings and Tillman 2 2/3 innings. The Yankees are listing the pitching matchups as follows: Tonight: Chen vs. Michael Pineda Tuesday: Gonzalez vs. CC Sabathia Wednesday: Norris...

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette was my guest Sunday on the "Orioles Baseball Tonight" radio show on the O's flagship station, 105.7 The Fan. Among the topics we discussed was the recent trade between the Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers. On Thursday, the O's sent pitcher Ryan Webb, minor league catcher Brian Ward and a competitive balance draft pick (No. 74 overall) to the Dodgers for pitcher Ben Rowan and catcher Chris O'Brien. That duo has been assigned to Double-A...

PHILADELPHIA - It would be hard to ask for much more than what right-hander Max Scherzer has given the Nationals through his first two starts this season. Even without his A-game today, Scherzer held the Phillies to one run on six hits, with two walks and eight strikeouts, over six innings in today's 4-3 victory. "My fastball command was kind of inconsistent today, but I thought I had good command of all my off-speed pitches," said Scherzer. "Changeup, cutter, slider, curveball - I felt...

PHILADELPHIA - Outfielder Jayson Werth returned to the Nationals clubhouse Sunday after completing a three-game rehab stint at Single-A Potomac. Nats manager Matt Williams confirmed that Werth will travel with the team to Boston tonight but was not ready to say whether he'll be in the lineup tomorrow at Fenway Park. "Well, we'll see," said Williams. "We'll see how he wakes up tomorrow. Today he's good, so we'll make that determination in the morning." Werth is eligible to play after...

The Orioles lost 10-7 today to the Toronto Blue Jays and when it was over, right fielder Travis Snider took the fall for the three runs that came in on his watch. With the bases loaded, two outs and the Jays leading 3-2 in the third against Chris Tillman, Snider had Devon Travis' drive to right tick off his glove. It was scored an error and three runs scored. "I misplayed it," Snider said. "That is a ball that has to be caught. Especially, Chris pitched his backside off for us and gave us a...

The Orioles scored 19 runs in three games against the Blue Jays and lost twice. Trying to outslug the Jays may be a bad idea. The Orioles are 0-2 in series finales after going 32-21 last season. Chris Tillman snapped a streak of four consecutive decision wins at Camden Yards over eight starts. The Orioles went 8-0 in those games and outscored opponents 39-12. Tillman's 2 2/3 innings today tied his second-shortest outing at home. It was his shortest start at Camden Yards since Aug. 11, 2011...

In a matchup of opening day starters coming off strong outings, this kind of game was not expected. Chris Tillman and Drew Hutchison lasted a combined seven innings and allowed 14 runs, as the Toronto Blue Jays held off an Orioles rally for a 10-7 victory. The Blue Jays won the series 2-1 in front of 32,522 at Camden Yards and the Orioles are 3-3 through six games. Toronto improves to 4-2 with series wins in New York and Baltimore. The teams exchanged two-run homers in the first inning as...

Travis Snider let three runs score today on his error in the third inning, and he got them back with his home run in the fifth. Have I mentioned that baseball is a funny game? Snider drove a Drew Hutchison fastball over the fence in left-center field after Steve Pearce singled and Adam Jones was hit by a pitch, reducing the Blue Jays' lead to 8-7. The error came when Snider misplayed Devon Travis' line drive in the third, just as it appeared that starter Chris Tillman would escape a...

Chris Tillman thought he gave up a single and double to the first two Toronto batters this afternoon. It was actually worse than that, with umpires reversing the call on Dalton Pompey's fly ball to right field and awarding him a two-run homer. The crew chief review lasted 2 minutes, 2 seconds. The scoreless tie didn't make it that long. Tillman threw 32 pitches in the first and allowed two runs and four hits. Jose Reyes, Edwin Encarnacion and Dioner Navarro singled. Pompey slammed a ball off...