CHICAGO - Chris Davis remains at third base today for the Orioles and Steve Pearce continues to start at first base. Nelson Cruz is in left field and Nick Hundley is behind the plate. Executive vice president Dan Duquette will meet with reporters at 11:30 a.m. in front of the dugout. Manny Machado is scheduled to follow at 11:40 a.m. Miguel Gonzalez is expected to be in the clubhouse today. The Orioles will officially recall him Sunday and make a corresponding roster move. Bud Norris is 4-4...

Matt Williams has tried to instill an aggressive mentality on his ballclub this season. He's willing to tolerate some miscues on the bases, because he feels like if his players take an aggressive mindset and push the issue, it will pay off more often than not. Williams has needed to answer quite a few questions about Bryce Harper's baserunning style this season, however. Part of that is because he's Bryce Harper, and anytime Bryce Harper makes an error or runs into an out, people are going...

We are getting ahead of ourselves here since we have not heard yet from the Orioles on the latest news about Manny Machado. How long will he be out if he indeed does have right knee surgery? What will the recovery time period be? But this development has potential ramifications beyond just what this means for Machado. For instance, what does this mean for J.J. Hardy's future as an Oriole? All along, Machado has been there to possibly move to shortstop if Hardy were not re-signed and leaves...

The Giants dropped the Nationals 10-3 on Friday night, ending the club's longest win streak in nine years at 10 games. After the game, first baseman Adam LaRoche and center fielder Denard Span reflected on the run. "Yeah, I don't know, we haven't had that feeling in awhile, fortunately," LaRoche said. "Tough loss, no question, just the way we got beat." "Other than that, looking back, an awesome stretch. Frustrating, but we're still in great position here for this time of year. Got...

The Nationals and Houston Astros are still hoping to construct and share a new spring training facility in Palm Beach County, and are expected to submit a revised plan for a complex in the coming weeks. Springtrainingonline.com reports that the teams are hoping to finalize arrangements for the project by the end of the year, despite being courted by other cities in both Florida and Arizona. Giles Kibbe, general counsel for the Astros, told the Palm Beach Post that the tract near West Palm Beach...

It couldn't go on forever. The Nationals' winning streak ends at 10 after a 10-3 loss to the Giants tonight. There would be no dramatic late comeback or a walk-off finish in this one. Doug Fister allowed four runs over six innings and Tim Hudson limited the Nats to two runs (one earned) over 5 1/3 innings. The Giants went 5-for-8 with runners in scoring position and hit two homers, including a three-run shot by rookie Joe Panik. This marked the first time since June 15 that Fister had allowed...

CHICAGO - There's good news coming from the Orioles. Manny Machado only has two knees. I got it confirmed late last night. Seriously, the Orioles must be hopeful that Machado will come back stronger and the knee-buckling, season-ending injuries will be behind him. Fix the other abnormality. Exercise to strengthen the areas around both knees. The Orioles haven't publicly confirmed the pending surgery. I got it from an industry source. Executive vice president Dan Duquette figures to do it...

The Nationals have had a tough go of it against Tim Hudson over the years. In June, he dropped the Nationals 7-1, limiting them to no earned runs over seven innings. The Nationals looked to get off to a quick start against the veteran in the bottom of the first. With one out, Anthony Rendon walked. With two outs, Adam LaRoche singled. With Ian Desmond at the plate, catcher Buster Posey looked to catch LaRoche stealing at second on the back end of a double steal. Second baseman Joe Panik could...

Here are some stats to keep in mind: The Orioles are playing .573 ball (47-35) this season when Manny Machado starts at third base and they are playing .591 ball (26-18) when someone else has started there this year. The news today that Machado is headed for another knee surgery and his season is likely over does not mean the Orioles cannot win, and does not mean they cannot do well in the postseason. The Orioles can overcome this injury. In fact they have no choice. Yahoo! Sports reported...

CHICAGO - Orioles third baseman Manny Machado will undergo surgery on his right knee and likely will miss the remainder of the 2014 season, according to Tim Brown at Yahoo! Sports. The club hasn't confirmed the surgery, which Brown tweeted should be done within the week. Machado was placed on the disabled list retroactive to Aug. 12 with a right knee sprain. Manager Buck Showalter told reporters today that Machado wasn't performing baseball activities and wouldn't be ready to come off the...