The Orioles are a season-high 11 games over .500 heading into tonight's series finale against the Angels. They haven't been 12 games above .500 since Aug. 12, 2013 (65-53). Also with a win tonight, the Orioles would secure their first series sweep in Anaheim since Aug. 27-29, 2010. The Orioles are 7-2 against the Angels since the beginning of 2013, including a 5-1 record in Anaheim. The Angels rank 14th in the majors with 58 stolen bases. If they've done their homework, they won't be in...

Manny Machado remains out of the Orioles lineup for the second straight day. Machado was scratched with lower-back tightness prior to Tuesday's game against the Angels. Ryan Flaherty will once again play third base in Machado's absence. David Lough will get a rare start for the Orioles. He will hit second and play left field. For the Orioles Nick Markakis RF David Lough LF Adam Jones CF Nelson Cruz DH Chris Davis 1B J.J. Hardy SS Jonathan Schoop 2B Ryan Flaherty 3B Nick Hundley C Chris...

Suk-min Yoon's first season of professional baseball in the U.S. has been interrupted again due to a health issue. The Orioles have returned Yoon to the Triple-A disabled list with right elbow inflammation, a move that's retroactive to Monday. Yoon had been on the DL with a right shoulder impingement. He made one start after being activated, allowing two hits in 3 1/3 scoreless innings Saturday night against Rochester. Yoon is 3-7 with a 5.51 ERA in 16 starts, with 97 hits allowed in 78...

The Nationals were able to grab the lead in the first inning thanks to a fielding mistake. With Denard Span on base after a single, Scott Hairston's grounder to DJ LeMahieu was mishandled on a force attempt. The throwing error allowed Span to score all the way from first and the Nationals led 1-0. But in the bottom of the first, the Rockies teed off on Stephen Strasburg. Josh Rutledge and Corey Dickerson connected on back-to-back doubles and it was 1-1. Ben Paulsen added a run-scoring...

With the Nationals placing Ryan Zimmerman on the disabled list for the second time this season, the team is all of a sudden no longer at full strength. The Nats lose one of their hottest bats with the third baseman being shelved for at least two weeks with a hamstring injury. Infielder Zach Walters was brought up from Triple-A Syracuse to take the open spot on the 25-man roster. Before today's game at Coors Field, manager Matt Williams addressed the loss of Zimmerman, how it affects the club...

The Orioles added a pick in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft this afternoon when Major League Baseball announced the results of the third annual Competitive Balance Lottery. The Orioles were awarded the fifth pick after the second round next June. The drawing was conducted this afternoon at Major League Baseball's New York offices. The Competitive Balance Lottery gives clubs with the lowest revenues and in the smallest markets the opportunity to obtain additional draft picks. The 10 teams...

Are the Orioles in the market for a catcher despite earlier statements that they were satisfied with their choices at the major league and Triple-A levels? Has something changed in their backstop stance? "According to the trade rumors, it has," said executive vice president Dan Duquette. True enough. But are concerns over the lack of offensive production from Caleb Joseph and Nick Hundley enough to alleviate the worries over introducing a new catcher to the pitching staff more than halfway...

Ryan Zimmerman appears to be headed back to the disabled list, as he isn't listed on the lineup card today while minor league infielder Zach Walters is among the reserves. Zimmerman suffered a hamstring injury last night when running out an infield grounder in the sixth inning. So it looks like the 44 games he already missed this year because of a fractured thumb won't mark his only time on the DL. Zimmerman returned from the thumb injury on June 3 and has heated up of late, batting...

It seems like any time the trade deadline talk comes up relating to the Nationals, inevitably Danny Espinosa's name comes up in the conversation. Especially when Bryce Harper returned to the lineup June 30, Espinosa was relegated to the bench for spot duty in the late innings on defense or a pinch-hit appearance here and there. General manager Mike Rizzo has fielded calls from prospective teams in search of an infielder like Espinosa. A switch-hitter with outstanding defensive skills could...

The unfortunate bout of luck that befell a hustling Ryan Zimmerman is sure to put a slight strain on the post-All-Star break Nationals. A strained right hamstring is Zimmerman's injury and the Nats will now press onward, hoping that this setback is nothing more than a minor one. There is good news, though: The Nats sit in first place among their National League East brethren and lead Atlanta by two games. Washington has won four straight games, which is a nice tone to set while the final...