NEW YORK - The Orioles will give it another try this afternoon. They have a 1-0 lead over the Yankees on Adam Jones' solo home run with two outs in the top of the first inning. Jones jumped on a 90 mph fastball from left-hander Vidal Nuno, the ball disappearing into the seats in left field. The Orioles are 25-8 when they score first. The sound of Jones making contact was loud enough to be heard by reporters over the Tino Martinez press conference being piped into the press box at full...

ABERDEEN, Md. - Dylan Bundy will make his second rehab outing tonight for short-season Single-A Aberdeen as the IronBirds host Brooklyn. This will be Bundy's first career appearance at Ripken Stadium. The 21-year-old right-hander threw 65 pitches and went five innings last Sunday night at Hudson Valley. He gave up five hits and one run with no walks and six strikeouts. Hudson Valley came up with a single, ground-rule double and RBI groundout to push across a run in the third inning. Bundy,...

The Orioles would like to snap a streak today at New York. They have now gone 13 consecutive games without one game of 10 or more hits. They continue adding on to the longest streak of the year and had nine hits last night. During that time, the team batting average is .230. The runs, as we know, have been scarce. The Orioles have scored three or fewer runs in five of the last seven games and in eight of the last 14, going 2-6 in those eight games. The Orioles are averaging just 3.2 runs per...

NEW YORK - Meeting with reporters today in the visiting dugout at Yankee Stadium, Orioles manager Buck Showalter shed some light on last night's decision to option pitcher Kevin Gausman to Triple-A Norfolk. There's no reason to feel left in the dark. It's a fairly obvious strategy. Gausman will throw a bullpen session at Triple-A Norfolk or perhaps work a few innings in a game, then be recalled as the 26th player for Friday's split doubleheader against the Rays at Camden Yards. He must be...

The Orioles today announced that they have recalled right-hander Brad Brach from Triple-A Norfolk. Brach, 28, is 3-1 with a 3.47 ERA (23.1IP, 9ER) and 16.6 strikeouts per 9.0 innings in 17 games for the Tides this season. He has posted a 5.40 ERA (18.1IP, 11ER) in 10 games for the Orioles.

NEW YORK - Reliever Brad Brach is listed on the Orioles' lineup card today as the pitcher taking Kevin Gausman's spot on the 25-man roster. Brach hasn't arrived at Yankee Stadium, but he will be available for today's game. This is the third time that he's been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk. Brach has allowed 11 runs and 21 hits over 18 1/3 innings with the Orioles. He was 3-1 with a 3.47 ERA in 17 games at Norfolk. Steve Pearce continues to start in left field, which should come as no...

There were some positives in last night's ballgame that the Nationals pointed to in the late hours of Friday night after their 13 innings with the Braves were through. They had come back to tie the game in the ninth inning against Craig Kimbrel, arguably the top closer in the majors, a guy who has a 1.25 ERA and 113 saves since the start of the 2012 season. Anthony Rendon's two-out, two-run homer off Kimbrel knotted things up at 4-4 in the ninth and gave the Nats life. "We came back against...

NEW YORK - Just for grins today, a reporter will ask Orioles manager Buck Showalter about his six-man rotation. Just to mess with him. Maybe it's going to be me. My revenge for fans asking me about the PTBNL in the Chad Bradford trade. There is no six-man rotation with Kevin Gausman being optioned to Triple-A Norfolk, but why mess with a good joke? Showalter hasn't revealed his rotation beyond the Yankees series. He'll be pressed for more information today. As Showalter pointed out, he could...

Third baseman Anthony Rendon smacked a dramatic two-run homer in the ninth Friday that erased Atlanta's lead and tied the game at 4-4. The Braves ended up winning the game 6-4 in 13 innings. Rendon's blast came against the Braves closer Craig Kimbrel, who arrived with 21 saves. "I was just looking for a ball to barrel up and that one just happened to go out, and we just couldn't get it done in extra innings," Rendon said. "I just try to see the ball. Try not to do too much. He is...

NEW YORK - So much for a six-man rotation. The Orioles announced tonight that they optioned Kevin Gausman to Triple-A Norfolk following a 5-3 loss to the Yankees. A corresponding roster move will be announced on Saturday. Gausman allowed two runs over 19 innings in three starts since being recalled for a second time. His turn wasn't coming up again until Wednesday against the White Sox. It has nothing to do with performance. That much is clear. Normally, Gausman would be required to stay...