David Lough started in center field last night and could be back on the bench tonight. He isn't used to extended stays in the lineup. Lough hasn't started back-to-back games since June 9-10. Adam Jones will return to center field tonight, so Lough's only shot is if Alejandro De Aza is rested. De Aza has become the regular left fielder since joining the Orioles following an Aug. 30 trade with the White Sox. The Orioles sought an offensive upgrade from the left side of the plate without...

The Orioles' four-game winning streak came to an end tonight with a 5-3, 10-inning loss to the Red Sox before 39,079 at Camden Yards. The Orioles lost for only the second time in their last 12 games. Tonight's crowd raised the season total to 2,383,129. The Orioles drew 2,357,551 last year. Pitcher Kevin Gausman developed a small blister on his right hand during the game. He was removed after five innings and 91 pitches. "He's gotten it off and on a little bit," said manager Buck...

MIAMI - The strong stretch of starting pitching continued tonight, and another victory came largely as a result. Doug Fister allowed just two runs over 6 2/3 innings, turning in yet another quality start, and Adam LaRoche helped provide most of the offense with a towering two-run homer in the first inning to lead the Nationals to a 3-2 win over the Marlins. Fister didn't have his best stuff tonight, but still managed to turn things over to the bullpen with a lead in a low-scoring affair. Matt...

It was a rare sight at Camden Yards most of this season, but it happened tonight for the third time this month. Darren O'Day gave up a home run. David Ortiz hit a two-run shot to right off O'Day in the 10th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the Orioles tonight. O'Day has given up just six homers on the season, but three have come over his last eight appearances. Ortiz connected after Xander Bogaerts reached on a one-out error by third baseman Kelly Johnson. It was his...

If you had Sept. 19 as the date when Delmon Young would hit his first triple as an Oriole, go to the window and collect your money. Young delivering as a pinch-hitter has become routine, but the triples are scarce. Young's three-bagger with two outs in the seventh inning scored Alejandro De Aza, and shortstop Xander Bogaerts' throwing error allowed the Orioles to tie the game. Young has 11 career triples, the most recent before tonight coming in September 2012 with the Tigers. He had four...

Adam LaRoche has his 25th home run of the season and the Nationals have a 2-0 first-inning lead over the Marlins. Jayson Werth drew a two-out walk off Miami righty Tom Koehler and LaRoche crushed a 3-2 fastball into the upper deck in right field. Ian Desmond then tripled, but was stranded at third when Bryce Harper skied out to right. MASN cameras showed Ryan Zimmerman in the Nationals dugout in the first inning, proof that he's arrived from fall instructional league in Viera, Fla., and is...

The Orioles currently lead the American League East by 14 games. They could become the first team to win the division by double digits since the 2006 Yankees (10). The Orioles' next home run will be their 200th of the season. Steve Pearce has hit three homers in the last two games. He's in right field again tonight while Nick Markakis receives treatment on his right shoulder. "It's still sore," he said. "I'm glad it's my left arm because I wouldn't be able to throw right-handed...

Kevin Gausman can achieve an Orioles first for this season tonight. No Orioles starter has had four straight starts of seven innings or more and Gausman has three straight heading into his outing against Boston. Gausman (7-7, 3.57 ERA) pitches against Boston's 24-year-old right-hander, Allen Webster (4-3, 6.02 ERA). Gausman has an ERA of 2.53 in 21 1/3 innings over those three starts with eight walks, 21 strikeouts and a .221 batting average against. In his first 15 starts, Gausman averaged...

Ryan Zimmerman cleared another hurdle today playing in the fall instructional league in Viera, Fla. He played seven innings in left field, got eight at-bats and hit a home run. The report was so positive that the Nationals will have Zimmerman, who has been on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring since July 23, scrap the planned final day of his rehabilitation in Florida and instead rejoin the major league team in Miami. He could be activated as soon as tomorrow, manager Matt...

Chris Davis will report to the Sarasota complex on Tuesday while serving his 25-game suspension and will be available to play in fall instructional league games. Davis wouldn't be eligible to play for the Orioles again until their ninth postseason game. Manny Machado will join the Orioles on Sept. 29 and likely stay with the team for the first two games of the Division Series before heading down to Sarasota. Doctors have suggested that he avoid flights during the playoffs while recovering...