Biceps cramp knocks Zimmermann from start vs. Phillies, MRI tomorrow
Biceps cramp knocks Zimmermann from start vs. Phillies, MRI tomorrow
Dan Kolko
Nationals
PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals have dealt with a slew of injuries this season. Now they have to hope Jordan Zimmermann's injury won't knock him out of action for a long period of time. Zimmermann left tonight's game in the fourth inning with what the Nationals are calling a right biceps cramp. An MRI is scheduled for tomorrow to get a better idea of what the issue is. "Doc checked him out," manager Matt Williams said after the Nats' 6-2 loss to the Phillies. "Doesn't seem to be an issue...
Showalter on Gonzalez and a 3-2, 10-inning win
Showalter on Gonzalez and a 3-2, 10-inning win
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles have won four consecutive extra-inning games, improving to 9-3 beyond regulation. Starting to feel a little bit like 2012? Nick Hundley's walk-off single in the 10th gave the Orioles a 3-2 victory over the Yankees before a sellout crowd of 45,389 at Camden Yards. Hundley extended his hitting streak to eight games. He's 12-for-32 (.375) with three doubles, two home runs, six RBIs and eight runs during that stretch. The Orioles are 10 games above .500 for the first time since...
Walk-off win: Hundley's single gives O's win over New York in 10
Walk-off win: Hundley's single gives O's win over New York in 10
Steve Melewski
Orioles
A walk-off win over the Yankees in front of a sellout crowd at Camden Yards. Nick Hundley's RBI single in the last of the 10th ended it tonight as the Orioles beat New York 3-2 in front of 45,389. After Dellin Betances pitched two scoreless innings, right-hander Adam Warren came on to start the 10th and Manny Machado greeted him with a double to right on a 1-0 pitch. After Ryan Flaherty struck out, Hundley lined a 2-2 pitch to center to give the O's their seventh walk-off win of the...
Roberts homers in return (O's win 3-2 in 10 innings)
Roberts homers in return (O's win 3-2 in 10 innings)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Brian Roberts didn't receive a loud ovation tonight as he stepped to the plate with two outs in the top of the second inning. He wasn't booed vigorously. Roberts' first at-bat at Camden Yards as a Yankee was mostly met with a collective shrug. I heard a few boos. I heard some polite applause that ended quickly. That was it. How did Roberts react? By hitting the first pitch he saw from Miguel Gonzalez onto the flag court in right field to give New York a 1-0 lead. Roberts has five home...
Phillies take early lead against Nats (Zimmermann leaves with injury, Nats fall 6-2)
Phillies take early lead against Nats (Zimmermann leaves with injury, Nats fall 6-2)
Josh Land
Nationals
After sailing through the first inning, Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann ran into a bit of trouble in the second. After striking out Ryan Howard for the first out, Zimmermann allowed back-to-back singles to Marlon Byrd and Cody Asche. Domonic Brown then hit a two-run double to center to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead. Zimmermann ended the inning by striking out the last two batters. Through two innings, Zimmermann has thrown 25 pitches. The Nationals have two hits off of A.J....
More Orioles notes and Roberts on his return to Camden Yards
More Orioles notes and Roberts on his return to Camden Yards
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles outrighted pitcher Julio DePaula to Double-A Bowie after he cleared waivers. DePaula, signed recently from the independent York Revolution, hasn't allowed a run in 6 1/3 innings with the Baysox over three appearances. The Orioles reached agreement with right-hander Robert Coello on a Triple-A deal, pending a physical, according to a team official. Coello is 2-3 with a 5.90 ERA in 28 major league games - six with the Red Sox in 2010, six with the Blue Jays in 2012 and 16 with...
Williams on Desmond, Werth and Nats' first half
Williams on Desmond, Werth and Nats' first half
Josh Land
Nationals
Heading into the last series before the All-Star break, two of the Nationals' most reliable players are dealing with injuries. Both shortstop Ian Desmond and right fielder Jayson Werth were injured in Thursday's loss to the Orioles. Desmond was struck on the right hand by a Darren O'Day pitch in the eighth inning and is out of tonight's lineup. Werth fouled a ball off his foot in the ninth, but is starting tonight. After staying in the game initially, Desmond had to leave before the...
O's game blog: Gonzalez faces Kuroda in series opener
O's game blog: Gonzalez faces Kuroda in series opener
Steve Melewski
Orioles
As the Orioles-Yankees series begins tonight at Camden Yards, the O's will try to beat Hiroki Kuroda (6-6, 4.20 ERA) to get the series off to a winning start. Kuroda has often been very tough on the Orioles. Over his last three starts against Baltimore, he is 1-0 with a 1.86 ERA with two walks and 14 strikeouts over 19 1/3 innings. In two starts this year, he is 1-0 with a 2.92 ERA and New York has won both those starts. The Yankees are 2-4 against the Orioles this year, so you can do the...
Showalter on Jimenez and Norris
Showalter on Jimenez and Norris
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Orioles manager Buck Showalter provided details on pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez's ankle injury and pending trip to the disabled list. Jimenez is eligible to return July 23 in Anaheim. "He rolled his ankle," Showalter said. "The way I understand it, he stepped in a hole in the parking lot. We were looking at it today and it's pretty puffy, taped up. Tried to take a work day yesterday. We were hoping it would resolve somewhat today. Did not. And he's not going to be able to start tomorrow. So,...
For Preston Guilmet, the Norfolk-Baltimore shuttle makes another stop at Camden Yards
For Preston Guilmet, the Norfolk-Baltimore shuttle makes another stop at Camden Yards
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Right-hander Preston Guilmet knows the Norfolk-Baltimore shuttle well. He was recalled to the majors from Triple-A yesterday and this is already his fifth stint with the club. He was with the Orioles previously from May 11-13, May 22-23, May 25-June 6 and on July 5 when he was the 26th player for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Red Sox. So he's getting kind of used to the shuttle at this point. "You just have to go out there, whether you are here or down there in...