The Orioles needed a win today to split the four-game series before the start of a long road trip, and they got one. Manny Machado and Nelson Cruz homered, and Miguel Gonzalez got the win as the Orioles beat Cleveland 4-2 in front of 37,649 at Camden Yards. The O's are now 11-12 at home and 25-23 overall. They begin a three-city, 10-game road trip Monday afternoon in Milwaukee. Down 2-0, the Orioles scored single runs in the second and third to tie the game. Jonathan Schoop and Steve Pearce...

Your new major league leader in home runs is Nelson Cruz. Still a bargain. Manny Machado led off the bottom of the fifth with his second home run of the season, an opposite-field shot that barely cleared the out-of-town scoreboard, and Cruz connected for his 16th with one out. Indians starter Trevor Bauer was done. Cruz broke a tie with injured White Sox rookie Jose Abreu for the home run lead. He also leads the American League with 44 RBIs. Miami's Giancarlo Stanton began the day with...

The first inning has mostly been kind to Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez, but not today. Is it a Sunday thing? A daytime thing? Where to place the blame? The Indians scored twice after loading the bases with no outs on two singles sandwiched around a walk. Lonnie Chisenhall and Nick Swisher produced long sacrifice flies - Markakis almost pressing against the fence in right-center field to haul in Swisher's drive. Swisher is 1-for-9 with six strikeouts lifetime against Gonzalez. Gonzalez...

Doug Fister will take the mound today with a 2-0 lead, after the Nationals picked up a couple of runs early against Pirates lefty Francisco Liriano. Not all of the offense was, well, a result of the Nats' bats, but for a team struggling to score runs, who's going to complain? Denard Span started things off with a leadoff double and Anthony Rendon worked a walk. After Jayson Werth struck out, the Nats got a break when Adam LaRoche hit what normally would have been a double play ball into the...

The Orioles lost Saturday afternoon to the Cleveland Indians, and they are now a major league-worst 5-12 (.294) in day games this season. They play another day game here today, and it's on a Sunday to boot. The Orioles are just 1-6 on Sundays this season. Double whammy or reverse lock? Miguel Gonzalez (2-3, 4.53 ERA) will pitch for the Orioles against right-hander Trevor Bauer (1-1, 2.25). Bauer, the third overall pick by Arizona in the 2011 draft, has made two big league starts this year....

Two months into the season, here are answers to your most-often asked questions for your Memorial Day weekend reading: Q: Are the Blue Jays for real in the American League East? A: Yes, especially in a division where every team has flaws for the first time in who knows how many years? There is no question the Blue Jays have enough hitting. They lead the AL in home runs and are in the top five in run production. The question is the pitching: R.A. Dickey and Mark Buehrle are fine, but can a...

Infielder Steve Lombardozzi lasted one day with the Orioles before returning to Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles optioned Lombardozzi this afternoon to create a spot for catcher Nick Hundley on the 25-man roster. They also placed Chris Davis on paternity leave and activated reliever Preston Guilmet from the taxi squad. Lombardozzi, 25, is batting .292 with two RBIs in 19 games with the Orioles. He's hitting .294 in 17 games with Norfolk. Manager Buck Showalter wanted to give Hundley a day to...

The Orioles today announced that catcher Nick Hundley has reported to the club, infielder Chris Davis has been placed on the paternity list, right-hander Preston Guilmet has been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk and infielder Steve Lombardozzi has been optioned to Norfolk. Hundley, 30, was acquired Saturday from San Diego. He batted .271 (16-59) with a homer and three RBI in 33 games for the Padres. Over seven major league seasons, all with the Padres, Hundley is a career .238 hitter (392-1644)...

The Washington Nationals today optioned infielder Zach Walters to Syracuse and recalled from rehab and reinstated first baseman Adam LaRoche from the 15-Day Disabled List. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. LaRoche returns to the active roster after being placed on the 15-Day Disabled List on May 11 (retroactive to May 10) with a right quad strain. Upon being relegated to the DL, LaRoche led all qualified Nationals in batting...

Manny Machado is back in the Orioles' lineup this afternoon in the series finale between the Orioles and Indians at Camden Yards. Machado, who missed two games with a strained left groin, took batting practice and jogged around the bases. Jonathan Schoop is starting at second base, so he's not the corresponding roster move for catcher Nick Hundley. The Orioles could option Caleb Joseph on Tuesday when Chris Davis returns from paternity leave. Meanwhile, Tommy Hunter played catch in the...