CHICAGO - Bud Norris was the first Oriole on the field tonight after the top of the seventh inning. He jogged to the mound ahead of everyone else following Adam Jones' ground ball. It's understandable why Norris wanted to keep pitching. Norris retired 17 of the first 18 White Sox batters while facing the minimum number through the sixth. Jordan Danks singled in the second and was caught stealing by Caleb Joseph. Norris had thrown only 64 pitches in six innings. That's ridiculously...

CHICAGO - The Orioles are 46-10 when they score first, giving them the best winning percentage in the majors at .821. They scored first tonight. Shortstop J.J. Hardy led off the top of the second inning with his seventh home run of the season to hand the Orioles a 1-0 lead. Hardy pulled a 94 mph fastball from White Sox starter Chris Sale into the left field seats for his first homer since Aug. 8 at Camden Yards. It traveled an estimated distance of 377 feet. Hardy is 3-for-6 lifetime...

Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann has tossed four scoreless innings to begin the four-game set with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The only hit from Didi Gregorius, a single, came in the third inning. The hit was wiped out by a rare 5-6-4-3 double play. Left-hander Vidal Nuno counters for the Diamondbacks. He surrendered an Asdrubal Cabrera single also in the third inning. In the fourth with one out, Jayson Werth, making his first start since August 7, laced a single to left. But Adam LaRoche was...

As the Orioles face Chris Sale (10-2, 2.01 ERA), one of baseball's best pitchers tonight, maybe they will be encouraged by how they did against him on June 23. Sale has held American League batters to a .196 batting average this season. But that night, the Orioles had 11 hits off Sale in six innings and batted .423 against him. They beat the White Sox 6-4 that game. They didn't pin a loss on Sale, but that is easily his season-high for hits allowed. He has not given up more than eight hits...

CHICAGO - Orioles third baseman Manny Machado drifted over to his locker around 5 p.m. today, making his first appearance in the visiting clubhouse at U.S. Cellular Field since reporters were allowed inside about 90 minutes earlier. "What do you want to talk to me for?" Machado asked playfully. Told that the local media wanted to check how he was feeling, Machado replied, "I feel like (crap). How else would I feel? I'm not playing. "You guys can put that on there. I don't...

CHICAGO - Part of the Orioles rotation has started to take shape for the weekend series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Manager Buck Showalter said Kevin Gausman will start Friday's opener, keeping the right-hander on normal rest. The next two spots haven't been announced. Showalter won't reveal his plans for Ubaldo Jimenez, who allowed six runs over 4 1/3 innings Saturday night in Cleveland. "We're not there yet," Showalter said, adding that Jimenez will hear it from him...

Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman told Craig Heist of 106.7 The Fan that he has been able to do light walking on an underwater treadmill has he recovers from a Grade 3 right hamstring strain. Zimmerman has been on the disabled list since July 23. "It's one of those where if you try to rush it too much, your chance of re-injury are through the roof," Zimmerman told Heist. "I don't think it's a 'see you in spring training kind of thing', but that's me." The Nationals hope they...

CHICAGO - Chris Davis is starting at third base and batting seventh for the second straight game as the Orioles open a three-game series at the White Sox. Davis went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI yesterday, so the Orioles decided not to mess with a good thing. Steve Pearce is at first, Nelson Cruz is in left and Delmon Young is serving as the designated hitter. Jonathan Schoop is starting at second for the eighth straight game. He has three homers and five RBIs in his last five...

Right fielder Jayson Werth, who hasn't started since Aug. 7 while nursing inflammation in the AC joint in his right shoulder, will be back in the Nationals lineup tonight for the opener of a four-game series against the Diamondbacks. The sprained AC joint limited Werth, who got a cortisone injection late last week to reduce the imflammation and discomfort. Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann opposes Arizona left-hander Vidal Nuno. The Nationals are seeking their seventh straight victory. For the...

The Orioles today announced that the club is accepting deposits on 2015 season ticket plans, and that fans placing a deposit will receive access to 2014 Postseason tickets. Fans who place a non-refundable $250 (for 13-game plans), $500 (for 29-game plans) or $1,000 (for full season plans) per seat deposit on a 2015 Season Ticket Plan will be guaranteed the opportunity to purchase 2014 Orioles Postseason tickets before the general public. The deposit must be placed by Monday, September 15 at...