Ubaldo Jimenez faced his former Cleveland Indians teammates today. This one did not go as planned. The Indians scored five in the fifth and four runs in the seventh today to beat the Orioles 9-0 in front of 36,873 at Camden Yards. The Orioles fall to 24-23 with their ninth loss in the last 13 games. They are 6-13 against American League Central teams and this was their most lopsided loss of the season. Jimenez battled his control from the start today, walking three of the first eight...

There's something about the prospect of Stephen Strasburg facing the Pittsburgh Pirates that gets Nationals fans downright giddy. Who could forget the hard-throwing right-hander's uber-hyped major league debut on June 8, 2010, when Strasburg fanned 14 Pirates in front of a sellout "Strasmas" crowd at Nationals Park. Yep, that 14-strikeout performance in his first big league game still stands as Straburg's career high in strikeouts. Who better to turn to when you've lost three straight and...

Ubaldo Jimenez has no hard feelings toward the Indians after they failed to re-sign him as a free agent. In turn, the Indians didn't make it easy on Jimenez today at Camden Yards. Jimenez failed to record an out in the fifth inning and was charged with five runs and four hits. He issued five walks, tying his season high, and hit a batter. This is the shortest start of the season for Jimenez, who suddenly has lost his May magic. He permitted one run in 19 2/3 innings over his first three...

The Orioles found the catcher they've been searching for today, acquiring Nick Hundley and cash considerations from the Padres for left-hander Troy Patton. The Orioles also recalled infielder Steve Lombardozzi, who takes Patton's spot on the 25-man roster. The Orioles have 11 pitchers today. Hundley will be added later, perhaps Monday in Milwaukee. Hundley, 30, batted .271 with a home run and three RBIs in 33 games for the Padres. He's a career .238 hitter in seven major league seasons,...

The Orioles today announced that they have acquired catcher Nick Hundley and cash considerations from the San Diego Padres in exchange for left-hander Troy Patton. The Orioles have also recalled infielder Steve Lombardozzi from Triple-A Norfolk for today's game against Cleveland. Hundley, 30, batted .271 (16-59) with a homer and three RBI in 33 games for the Padres. Over seven seasons with the Padres, Hundley is a career .238 hitter (392-1644) with 47 homers and 195 RBI in 510 games. In 467...

Nelson Cruz's 15 home runs and 43 RBIs in the first 45 games are the highest totals of his major league career. The Orioles have hit 17 go-ahead home runs this season. Cruz leads the club with seven. Nick Markakis is batting .444 (20-for-45) with four runs scored in the first inning. So, about that pending roster move today... "Couple other irons in the fire, so to speak, that will change some things in the next probably 12 hours," said manager Buck Showalter. "We're trying to keep...

Nick Markakis is having a good series against Cleveland. He is 6-for-12 the last two days. During a five-game hitting streak, he is 10-for-24 with a homer and four RBIs. With four hits last night, Markakis moved past Paul Blair and into eighth place on the Orioles' all-time hits list. He now has 1,429 hits. Next on the list is Brian Roberts in seventh with 1,452 hits and Ken Singleton in sixth with 1,455. Markakis is climbing the charts, but didn't even know where he stood until after the...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter indicated this morning that the club will add an infielder later today, perhaps within the next hour. Showalter said the Orioles have "plenty of irons in the fire," and that "a couple of other things are going on," but he didn't offer any names. Reliever Preston Guilmet will be activated from the taxi squad on Sunday. First baseman Chris Davis will leave the club at 6:30 a.m. for the birth of his first child. Showalter said third baseman Manny Machado...

PITTSBURGH - The Nationals are .500 for the first time all season. It's weird to type. I bet it's weird to read. Fourty-eight games in, the Nats are 24-24, having lost three in a row and four of five. They're currently 3 1/2 games back of the Braves in the National League East and in third in the division, although I really hate looking at the standings this early in the season. Where do things sit on the panic meter? Depends who you ask, I guess, Fans might be getting frustrated,...

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado is out of the lineup today for a second consecutive game due to a strained right groin. J.J. Hardy is batting second today. Jonathan Schoop moves down to ninth. David Lough is on the bench. Nelson Cruz gets the start in left field while Delmon Young serves as the designated hitter. For the Orioles Nick Markakis RF J.J. Hardy SS Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Nelson Cruz LF Steve Clevenger C Delmon Young DH Ryan Flaherty 3B Jonathan Schoop 2B Ubaldo Jimenez...