The Orioles will place pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez on the 15-day disabled list with a right ankle injury and recall Kevin Gausman from Triple-A Norfolk. Jimenez rolled his ankle Wednesday in a parking lot and it's badly swollen today. He was scheduled to start Saturday afternoon against the Yankees, but Chris Tillman likely will take his turn. Gausman would pitch Sunday, the same day he was supposed to take the mound at Norfolk. Gausman is flying into Baltimore tonight. Jimenez rolled the same...

Matt Wieters had ligament-reconstructive surgery on his right elbow on June 17 in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Yesterday, he rejoined his teammates in the Orioles clubhouse and today he updated reporters on his recovery. "It's a long process. Surgery went well," Wieters said. "Now it's about going through the steps of doing what you can each day and keep progressing. It's not a two-week rehab, it's a nine-month rehab and you have to have the end goal in mind. Right now we're just working on...

PHILADELPHIA - Ian Desmond is out of the Nationals' lineup today, a day after getting hit by a pitch on the right hand. Desmond left yesterday's game against the Orioles in the eighth inning after a Darren O'Day fastball drilled him near the thumb on his right hand, on the palm side. Desmond initially stayed in the game and tried to play through the discomfort, but after airmailing a warmup throw prior to the bottom of the eighth, he trotted off. X-rays after the game came back negative,...

The Orioles close out the first half of the season - as dictated by the All-Star break, not the number of games played - with a weekend series against the Yankees at Camden Yards. Brian Roberts makes his first appearance in Baltimore since leaving as a free agent. He's collected five hits in 16 at-bats against the Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Miguel Gonzalez is 2-2 with a 4.07 ERA in eight career starts against the Yankees. He didn't get a decision on April 9 after allowing three runs in six...

After 13 years and more than 1,300 games in an Orioles uniform, Brian Roberts will play at Camden Yards tonight for the first time as an opponent. What kind of reception will Roberts get in pinstripes? My prediction: Roberts will get a nice ovation his first time up and some fans will be standing and applauding. If I were in the crowd, that is what I would be doing. While Roberts was a lightning rod for criticism late in his O's career, and some fans were frustrated that he was injured and...

The Orioles today announced that Curb Records artist Marie Miller will perform "America the Beautiful" during the seventh inning stretch Saturday at Oriole Park as the Orioles host the New York Yankees. Miller (@mmillermusic on both Twitter and Instagram) is a singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Her single "6'-2," appeared on Dancing with the Stars this spring and currently appears on multiple Billboard charts. A limited number of tickets...

It was exciting to be able to watch the Nationals and Orioles do battle this week in three intriguing games. The first game was tied into the 11th inning. Following a rain out on Tuesday, the Nationals took advantage of Bud Norris' inability to hit his spots (he was sent to Double-A after the game for extra work), to win 6-2. The third game had the Orioles race out to a 4-0 lead, only to see the Nationals fight back to within one run. And the Nats had their chances to tie or take the lead...

While Ian Desmond's name was in the headline of FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal's article this week about the Nationals being in the market for a young shortstop who could potentially replace the 28-year-old infielder if he leaves as a free agent after the 2015 campaign, Jordan Zimmermann's name came up, as well. The Nats' 2007 second-round pick is due to become a free agent after next season. Both Desmond and Zimmermann were rumored to be discussing long-term deals last winter before each...

Manager: Ryne Sandberg, second year Record: 41-51 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 2B Chase Utley (.294/.352/.452, 24 doubles, 8 HR, 46 RBIs, 50 R); RF Marlon Byrd (.261/.313/.481, 19 doubles, 18 HR, 52 RBIs); LHP Cole Hamels (3-5, 2.87 ERA, 1.23 WHIP); RHP A.J. Burnett (5-8, 3.92 ERA, 1.34 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 2-4, 17 runs scored, 26 runs allowed Pitching probables July 11: A.J. Burnett vs. Jordan Zimmermann, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD July 12: Cole Hamels vs. Stephen Strasburg, 7 p.m.,...

The Orioles had two batters log five hits in a game within the course of two days this past week. Nelson Cruz went 5-for-5 in a 7-4 win against the Red Sox. Manny Machado then followed suit with a 5-for-6 night at the plate in Monday's 8-2 win against the Nationals. Both players fell one hit short of the team record, which Cal Ripken Jr. established on June 13, 1999 at Atlanta. Had Cruz and Machado been playing at home, they would have matched the team record for most hits in a home game,...