Major League Baseball has announced the starting times for the first two games of the American League Championship Series at Camden Yards, and the Orioles will be subjected to another day game. Not that the earlier hours were an issue in the Division Series. Game 1 between the Orioles and Royals is scheduled for Friday at 8:07 p.m. Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday at 4:07 p.m., followed by Game 1 of the NLCS at 8:07 p.m. Times for the rest of the series, which moves to Kansas City on Monday,...

They came ready to cheer. They came wearing orange. They came waving orange towels and they came to welcome their Orioles home a day after they defeated the Detroit Tigers in a three-game sweep of the American League Division Series. Several hundred fans lined the walkway to home plate plaza at Camden Yards today as the Orioles arrived home from Detroit. Orioles vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette high-fived fans after getting off the team bus and several players did as...

SAN FRANCISCO - Constructing a lineup when you're down two games to none in a best-of-five series isn't easy. You might want to shake things up a bit, find a way to inject some life into your team, especially when the lineup you've gone with in Games 1 and 2 has only scored three total runs and is batting .160 to this point. But you also don't want to blow things up and send a message to your team that you're panicking. The Nats have had plenty of offensive success over the last few...

Right-hander Josh Stinson, who broke camp with the Orioles as a long reliever, has chosen to become a minor league free agent. Stinson's name appears on a list of 43 players provided by Baseball America. Stinson allowed nine runs and 16 hits in 13 innings over eight appearances for a 6.23 ERA. He walked six and struck out six. Stinson went 5-5 with a 5.48 ERA in 22 games (13 starts) at Triple-A Norfolk. He made the Orioles' roster out of spring training after allowing only two unearned runs...

SAN FRANCISCO - In the their historic playoff game Saturday - that spilled into Sunday - the Nationals emptied their bullpen. Tanner Roark, a starter through the season, was the last man up and surrendered a solo shot to Brandon Belt that led to a 2-1 Giants win in 18 innings. A tired team then flew to San Francisco early Sunday morning to prepare for a must-win Game 3. So how are they feeling today? "We had a good workout yesterday," manager Matt Williams said. "Everyone's...

SAN FRANCISCO - After the Nationals scored just three runs in the first two games of the National League Division Series, Matt Williams is running out the same lineup again for Game 3. That means no Ryan Zimmerman, who Williams said he would consider adding to the lineup against Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco's Game 3 starter. Zimmerman has not played third base since returning from a strained right hamstring in late September, leaving left field or first base as the only...

When the Orioles open the American League Championship Series Friday night at home versus the Kansas City Royals, both teams will have the underdog mentality that will make them each a version of "America's Team." Each is in need of a title. The Orioles last won the World Series in 1983, the Royals in 1985. But at least the Orioles have been to the postseason since 1983, playing in October in 1996, 1997 and 2012. The Royals beat St. Louis in the 1985 World Series. Since then, they've had...

Fans and media are invited to welcome back the American League Division Series winning Orioles as they return from Detroit this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Interested parties can come to Home Plate Plaza at the southwest corner of the ballpark, between Gates D and E.

Yes, the Giants hold a two games to none lead in the best-of-five National League Division Series. Yes, they're returning home and ace lefty Mardison Bumgarner is on the hill for Game 3 today. But Nationals right-hander Doug Fister has pitched well against Bumgarner in the past. June 10, 2014. Nationals at Giants: Fister defeated left-hander Madison Bumgarner 2-1. The weather was 59 degrees and the wind was coming in from center field at 16 mph, according to Baseball Reference. The Nationals...

*We'll be updating this entry all day, so keep scrolling and check back often! 10 a.m. - Back in Baltimore We've had over 12 hours to soak in the Orioles' sweep of the ALDS, but the excitement in Baltimore is undeniable. Before looking ahead to the ALCS on Friday, take a look back at a memorable night in Detroit with the video below. A Bud for Bud. #IBackTheBirds http://t.co/l1H9Rmv7NL— Orioles on MASN (@masnOrioles) October 6, 2014 4:30 p.m. - Home, sweet home What do the...