Right-hander Kevin Gausman is scheduled to start Wednesday night at short-season Single-A Aberdeen, where he threw in the bullpen yesterday. Gausman will face Staton Island, with first pitch slated for 7:05 p.m. The Orioles wanted to keep Gausman on a normal turn and will limit his innings and pitches to make him a candidate for Sunday's start in Boston. T.J. McFarland, who starts tonight, also is a candidate. For now, the rotation lines up as Chris Tillman Wednesday, Wei-Yin Chen Thursday,...

The Nationals scored seven runs in their first game with Bryce Harper back in the lineup, so they aren't messing with a good thing. Manager Matt Williams is employing the identical lineup for the second game of the Rockies series, with the only exception being right-hander Stephen Strasburg on the mound. Anthony Rendon is at second, Ryan Zimmerman is at third and Harper is in left. Strasburg will be looking to bounce back from a rough start in Milwaukee, where he allowed a season-high...

Ryan Flaherty gets the start at third base tonight for the Orioles, with Chris Davis returning to first. Steve Pearce is in left field and batting second. That's the norm these days. For the Orioles Nick Markakis RF Steve Pearce LF Adam Jones CF Nelson Cruz DH Chris Davis 1B J.J. Hardy SS Jonathan Schoop 2B Ryan Flaherty 3B Caleb Joseph C T.J. McFarland LHP For the Rangers Shin-Soo Choo LF Elvis Andrus SS Alex Rios RF Adrian Beltre 3B Robinson Chirinos C Chris Gimenez 1B Adam Rosales...

It took almost seven months before the Orioles surrendered their pick from the 2013 Rule 5 draft. The Orioles returned infielder Michael Almanzar to the Red Sox today. Both teams confirmed the transaction on Twitter. Almanzar, 23, joined the organization during the Winter Meetings on Dec. 12. The Orioles placed him on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 23, with left patellar tendinitis and transferred him to the 60-day DL on June 6. Yesterday, the Orioles announced that they...

Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper was back in the lineup Monday for the first time in 57 games. He contributed with an RBI single, a run scored and some laser-beam outfield throws. It didn't create an out that time, but his throw was Harper-like stunning for its power and force. "I just thought (Justin) Morneau came off a little hot and tried to back-door him and thought it was a good play," Harper said. "Pretty much had him." But many remembered his pregame quote where he didn't...

A lot has been made of the potential of this Washington Nationals lineup when everyone is healthy. Unfortunately for Mike Rizzo, Matt Williams and everyone associated with the Nationals, we've had the last three months to talk about that potential while players shuttled to and from the disabled list. Yesterday was the first time since the seventh inning on opening day that we got to see the planned eight starting position players in place. Wilson Ramos is now healthy, with his hamate bone...

With the turn of the calendar from June into July, baseball collectively diverts its attention, albeit briefly, from the games on the field to the ballots for the All-Star Game, which will be played July 15 at Target Field in Minneapolis. It is theoretically a matchup pitting the best of the best of each league against one another for not only bragging rights, but also for home-field advantage in the World Series (thanks, Bud Selig!). It's a heavily hyped process and endeavor, but also one...

The month of June has flown on by and the Orioles walked away with a winning record of 16-12. Despite the wins though, the final week of the month may come back to haunt them later in the season as the Birds missed numerous opportunities against sub-.500 opponents in the White Sox and Rays. This failure to seize the opportunity cost them the chance to overtake the struggling Blue Jays for first in the American League East. The month produced many talking points, with some players dominating...

It is not often that reporters interview the next day's starter after a game. But T.J. McFarland, who will make his second major league start tonight, was made available to reporters after the O's win last night. McFarland has been pitching well out of the Orioles bullpen, but he leaves that role for at least one night to face the Rangers this evening. "I'm extremely excited for tomorrow," McFarland said last night. "I'm anxious, little bit nervous. It's all good emotions. Go out...

Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper returned to the lineup for the first time since April 25 and contributed an RBI single and a run scored in a 7-3 win over Colorado. He said he was really pumped up when he scored on Ian Desmond's three-run game-changing double in a five-run sixth inning. "I was fired up. I crossed the plate and looked out and Desi yelled," Harper said. "I think having such a deep lineup is huge. One through eight, pick your poison. Because you're gonna get a guy that...