What began with a 2-1 win over Boston March 31 at Camden Yards will end today at Rogers Centre in Toronto - the Orioles' 2014 regular season. The Orioles (95-66) play Toronto (83-78) for the 19th time. They are 10-8 against the Blue Jays, going 6-4 at home and 4-4 on the road. Miguel Gonzalez (9-9, 3.33 ERA) makes his 26th start and pitches against R.A. Dickey (14-12, 3.78 ERA). Gonzalez is trying to give the Orioles four 10-game winners for the first time since 1997 when Mike Mussina,...

We have reached the final game of the regular season. With Ryan Zimmerman getting the start in left field, Bryce Harper will shift to right field and Jayson Werth will get the afternoon off. Jordan Zimmermann is making his first start since Sept. 20 after being struck on the back of his right shoulder in Miami. The Nationals want to make sure Zimmermann is OK as the team prepares for the playoffs. Zimmermann is 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA in four starts in September and is 7-0 with a 2.06 ERA...

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has struggled against knuckleballer R.A. Dickey in the past, going 3-for-22 (.136) with one home run. A second home run off Dickey today at Rogers Centre would put Jones in select company in Orioles history and allow him to reach another milestone. Jones hit his 29th homer yesterday in a 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays. With one more, he will become the fifth Oriole with at least three 30-home run seasons, joining Eddie Murray (five), Rafael Palmeiro (four), Boog...

We've finally reached the 162nd game of the regular season. The Orioles will try to avoid being swept by the Blue Jays today before taking off Monday. They open the Division Series on Thursday against the winner of the Central Division. The Tigers hold a one-game lead over the Royals. The Orioles have lost three in a row for the second time since May. They were swept by the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The defense remains shaky, committing three errors in three of their last nine games. The...

With the Orioles set to play in the American League Championship Series for the second time in three years, let's take a quick second to look back at the 2012 AL Division Series. Yes, it's a bit of a painful memory as the Orioles lost in five games to the Yankees and they didn't hit much. But they did get strong pitching in that series. Only three Orioles that made starts in that series could make starts for the Orioles beginning next Thursday - Adam Jones, J.J. Hardy and Ryan...

I don't suggest that you wager on baseball, but if you can't resist, make sure to avoid putting any money on Miguel Gonzalez pitching a complete game today. Or still being on the mound for the seventh inning stretch and the "OK Blue Jays" song. You've got a diamond You've got nine men You've got a hat and a bat And that's not all You've got the bleachers Got 'em from spring 'til fall You got a dog and a drink And the umpire's call Waddaya want? Let's play ball! Gonzalez will make...

Right-hander Stephen Strasburg is in a groove at the right time for the Nationals. He is also pitching at a time of year he wasn't afforded the luxury of enjoying two seasons ago because he was shut down after recovering from Tommy John surgery. Now the National League will have to contend with Strasburg in the postseason. Strasburg went six innings Saturday without giving the Marlins a run, allowing just two hits and striking out seven as the Nationals won 5-1. "Oh yeah, 98, 97, 98, 98,...

Stephen Strasburg will go into the playoffs riding quite a hot streak. He's not unlike his ballclub as a whole, in that regard. Strasburg threw six scoreless innings today, allowing just two hits, walking a batter and striking out seven in picking up his 14th win of the season in the Nationals' 5-1 victory over the Marlins. This gives Strasburg 20 consecutive scoreless innings over his last three starts, and he now has a 1.13 ERA over his last six outings. Is that good? Asdrubal Cabrera...

Right-hander Stephen Strasburg is home for his final regular season start prior to the National League Division Series commencing Friday. He went 2-0 on the Nationals' recent road swing. In the bottom of the first, Bryce Harper and Wilson Ramos reached with base hits. Asdrubal Cabrera reached first on a fielder's choice, moving Harper to third. Strasburg brought Harper home with a sacrifice bunt to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead. Update: Denard Span has two singles in the game and 58...

Alexi Casilla was a career .500 hitter against Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ as he stepped to the plate today at Rogers Centre for his first at-bat with the Orioles in 2014. No wonder they added him to the expanded roster. It all makes sense. OK, it was one hit in two at-bats. A small sample size. Casilla joined the Orioles due to concerns over the poor defense at third base. It's not his natural position, but someone else may as well try to handle the hot corner without getting burned....