Outfielder Francisco Peguero will fly to Baltimore Thursday and undergo an examination on both hamstrings. Peguero's 20-day injury rehab assignment ends on Thursday. He's on the major league disabled list with right wrist tendinitis. Peguero's hamstring injuries enable the Orioles to keep him on the DL. Otherwise, they would have been required to activate him and find a spot on the 25-man roster or expose him to waivers and attempt to outright him to Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles signed...

The Orioles today announced plans for their 60th Anniversary Luncheon, to be held Friday, August 8 at noon in the Warehouse at Oriole Park. The event is presented by the Oriole Advocates and will honor members of the Orioles Hall of Fame. More than 20 Orioles Hall of Famers are expected to attend the luncheon, including Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Eddie Murray, Rick Dempsey, Jim Gentile, Milt Pappas, Don Buford, Ken Singleton, Mike Boddicker, Doug DeCinces and others. The luncheon will...

The Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs have won seven of their last eight games as Destin Hood and Steven Souza, Jr., heat up. It is great to see Hood excelling. Hood has been through some slumps and injuries, but has steadily made the climb within the Nationals organization. Now he is rolling. In his last 10 games, Hood has gone 17-for-40 (.425), with four doubles, two walks, three homers and four RBIs. In his first 26 games at the Triple-A level, Hood is batting .347 with a .949 OPS. In the Chiefs...

Over the last nine games, the Orioles have scored 55 runs. But they are just 4-5 in that stretch. Over their last nine games the Orioles have allowed 55 runs. Yeah, we have a problem here. Earlier when the Orioles were not hitting much, their pitchers kept them above .500 and went on a pretty good run for several weeks. But now the pitchers are giving up runs in droves. Per usual, when the O's suffer a tough loss, the players get pounded by some on message boards and social media as fans...

Once a game begins, if there's a rain delay, the umpires have control over the decision-making when it comes to how long the delay will last and if the game will be postponed. Prior to first pitch, however, that decision rests with the home team. Last night, the Nationals could have decided to try and wait out a heavy rain, sitting through a lengthy delay and then attempting to play the second game of a three-game set against the Marlins. Instead of doing that, however, the Nats opted to...

Outfielder Nelson Cruz wasn't with the Orioles when they reported to spring training. Reliever Preston Guilmet wasn't in the organization on opening day. Catcher Nick Hundley wasn't an Oriole until Saturday. Cruz leads the majors in home runs and ranks second in RBIs, and he seems a shoo-in to play in the All-Star Game. Guilmet hasn't allowed a run or hit in six innings. Hundley is pretty much the starter now with Matt Wieters on the disabled list and Steve Clevenger optioned to Triple-A...

After an inconsistent start to the season, the Orioles offense really started to step it up a notch over the past 10 days and their American League rivals have been forced to take notice. In their past nine games, dating to May 18, the Orioles produced 137 base runners (101 hits, 30 walks, six hit batsmen) which resulted in 55 runs being scored. This was a significant increase in offensive production from their previous seven games, where a combined total of just 15 runs were scored. The...

That one went from stirring comeback win to walk-off loss. Tied 6-6 in the last of the 10th, the Orioles elected to have pitcher T.J. McFarland intentionally walk Mark Reynolds with two outs and none on. Then pitcher Yovani Gallardo pinch-hit and ripped a double to left center to produce a 7-6 Brewers win. Down 6-5 in the ninth, Milwaukee tied the game on Jonathan Lucroy's two-out infield hit to third base, when Manny Machado's throw pulled Chris Davis off the bag. Until the last of the...

Tuesday night's rainout that left a game postponed between the Nationals and Miami Marlins gave a lackluster D.C. offense a night off from its recent mediocrity. No matter the combination manager Matt Williams attempts to string together this season, a list of injuries to key pieces of the Nats' offensive puzzle is plaguing this team. June is days away, the starting rotation is down a solid lefty with Gio Gonzalez on the disabled list and there's no set timeline regarding third baseman...

Brewers starter Matt Garza was working on a one-hit shutout tonight as he returned to the mound for the top of the fifth inning at Miller Park. One pitch to Nelson Cruz and Garza had to redirect his goals. Cruz pounced on a 92 mph fastball from Garza leading off the inning and drove it over the fence in right-center field to reduce Milwaukee's lead to 5-1. Cruz leads the majors with 17 home runs. His 46 RBIs rank second to Miami's Giancarlo Stanton, who has 49. As I wrote earlier today, Cruz...