SARASOTA, Fla. - Why do injuries always seem to crop up late in camp? Here's Orioles manager Buck Showalter following today's 6-5 loss to the Twins: On David Lough: "Still don't like where his hamstring is. I was going to play him in the 10:30 a.m. game over at Twin Lakes today, but he's not going to be able to play tomorrow, either. He might be a little longer than we thought." On back spasms and hamstring soreness: "They're really running off of each other. One came from the other,...

VIERA, Fla. - Right-hander Casey Janssen will have a MRI on his right shoulder tomorrow, Nationals manager Matt Williams said Sunday afternoon. "He's having a little trouble getting loose, so we're gonna have a test done on that," said Williams. "The last time out, he started to feel it. He had a little issue getting as loose as he wanted to get." Janssen last appeared in Monday's game, when he pitched the sixth inning. He gave up a two-run homer to Yankees center fielder Chris Young....

SARASOTA, Fla. - David Lough won't play on Monday due to a sore hamstring and has become a strong candidate for the disabled list. Lough already was sidelined with back spasms. He was scheduled to start against the Rays in Port Charlotte, but that's no longer a possibility. Orioles manager Buck Showalter believes the injuries are related and he didn't sound optimistic that Lough, who's 5-for-27 (.185) this spring, would be cleared to play anytime in the near future. If he's placed on the...

ORIOLES GAME WRAPS Score: Twins 6, Orioles (ss) 5 Recap: Miguel Gonzalez went 5 2/3 innings, the longest outing by an Orioles starter for a few minutes. Ubaldo Jimenez went six in Dunedin. Gonzalez was charged with five runs and seven hits, with one walk and five strikeouts. The last run off Gonzalez scored when David Hess replaced him and served up a two-run shot to Oswaldo Arcia. Adam Jones and Travis Snider hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the first. Jones' two-run shot broke a...

NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Nationals 11, Marlins 7 Recap: The Nationals broke out of their offensive slump in a big way against the Marlins today. Center fielder Michael A. Taylor set the tone immediately with a lead off solo blast in the first. Right fielder Bryce Harper and catchers Wilson Ramos and Jose Lobaton also went deep for the Nats. Washington starter Doug Fister ran into his own problem with the longball. The Marlins hit three homers off Fister, including a two-run shot by right...

The Orioles have released four players from their minor league camp: Right-handed pitchers Tim Gustafson and Brad Duffy, infielder Tanner Rust and first baseman Casey Haerther. Gustafson, Duffy and Haerther were all in their first seasons in the organization after playing independent ball in 2014. Rust was with the Orioles the past two years. Gustafson was originally drafted in round nine out of Georgia Tech by Atlanta in 2006. Last season with Bridgeport of the Atlantic League the 30-year-old...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles' cuts later today won't include Rule 5 pitchers Logan Verrett and Jason Garcia. The evaluations continue, along with the brainstorming on how to keep both of them. Asked if there's a scenario where the Orioles could carry both right-handers in their bullpen, manager Buck Showalter replied, "Sure. I had one brought up to me a couple days ago. And if you know us ... Trying to find a way legally to keep all the pieces." I'll say that it's an incredible long shot...

VIERA, Fla. - After a spring training filled with Nationals starting position players dropping like flies with injuries, manager Matt Williams finally was able to exhale when he received news on the team's latest medical scares. First baseman Ryan Zimmerman left Friday's game prematurely after banging his left shoulder on a diving stop. But Zimmerman was able to participate in full pregame drills today and expects to play tomorrow when the Nationals travel to Jupiter to take on the...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are expected to make at least five cuts later today. They won't be announced until after the split-squad games in Sarasota and Dunedin. The vast majority of players optioned or reassigned will be position players. Orioles manager Buck Showalter said shortstop J.J. Hardy's left shoulder is much better today. The club is encouraged, but an MRA is still scheduled for Monday. Hardy injured the shoulder while diving for a ground ball on Friday. "J.J.'s a lot...

VIERA, Fla. - Center fielder Michael A. Taylor could be the Nationals' leadoff man against the Mets on opening day. He's occupied that spot in the order for much of the Grapefruit League season since both center fielder Denard Span and third baseman Anthony Rendon went out with injuries. Taylor has produced 14 hits in a team leading 47 at-bats this spring for a .298 average. Eight of those hits have gone for extra bases, including three homers and two triples. Mike Carp showed up to camp as a...