Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez, on the disabled list with a strained right oblique, expects to report to Double-A Bowie within the next few days to begin an injury rehab assignment. Gonzalez is eligible to come off the DL on Sunday. Chris Tillman currently is slated to make that start against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. "I'm feeling great, other than my sinuses. It's going around. But I think it's a lot better," Gonzalez said. "Play catch today and then we'll talk about it after...

SAN FRANCISCO - After missing three straight games with a right hand injury, Anthony Rendon is back in the Nationals lineup today for the second game of this four-game series against the Giants. Rendon injured the hand on a ground ball Friday night in San Diego. He left that game after five innings and sat out each of the last three days, but has progressed enough to be slotted back in the No. 2 spot in the batting order tonight, playing third base. Doug Fister (4-1, 3.19 ERA) gets the ball...

Chris Tillman will try to get his season turned around tonight here at Camden Yards in the second game of the series against Boston. Tillman had an ERA of 3.34 after his first nine 2014 starts. But over his last four starts, he has an ERA of 12.56, allowing eight, six, one and five runs in those outings. Twice Tillman has not gotten an out in the second inning in those last four starts. The Orioles are hoping the pitcher that began the year with an ERA of 0.84 in his first three starts, can...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter indicated that third baseman Manny Machado could decide to drop the appeal of his five-game suspension, handed down today by Major League Baseball. It's currently under discussion. Otherwise, a hearing could be held next week in New York. The Orioles have an off day on June 19 before starting a three-game series against the Yankees on the following night. Ideally, the Orioles would prefer to have the suspension begin on the off-day. Though it wouldn't count as...

Manny Machado confirmed this afternoon that he has appealed his five-game suspension handed down by Major League Baseball earlier today. He is in tonight's starting lineup for the game against Boston. "Yeah, of course," he said of his appeal. "Obviously (I) don't want to be down for five days. Need to try and help this team in any way. We have a lot of tough games up on the road. Need to be a part of this team. Been helping this team for a long time and I don't want to be down for so...

The Orioles today announced that they will host LUNGevity Foundation's Breathe Deep Baltimore, a walk to raise funds and awareness for lung cancer in memory of Orioles' late Public Relations Director, Monica Pence Barlow, on September 20 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The 5K walk will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude on the field. Registration begins at 7:00 a.m., and participants will receive a T-shirt and refreshments. Registration fees are $25 for adults, $20 for lung cancer survivors,...

Manny Machado is starting at third base tonight for the Orioles while appealing his five-game suspension. Adam Jones is serving as the designated hitter for the second consecutive game. For the Orioles Nick Markakis RF Manny Machado 3B Adam Jones DH Chris Davis 1B Nelson Cruz LF J.J. Hardy SS David Lough CF Caleb Joseph C Ryan Flaherty 2B Chris Tillman RHP For the Red Sox Brock Holt LF Xander Bogaerts 3B Dustin Pedroia 2B David Ortiz DH Mike Napoli 1B Daniel Nava RF A.J. Pierzynski C Grady...

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado has been suspended five games and fined an undisclosed amount for throwing his bat during Sunday's game against the Athletics at Camden Yards. Major League Baseball announced the suspension, which an industry source confirmed earlier today. Machado will appeal the suspension, according to a source, which allows him to remain in the lineup for tonight's game against the Red Sox. Oakland left-hander Fernando Abad has received a fine for an undisclosed...

ABERDEEN - Coming off the first playoff berth in the 12-year history of the franchise, the short-season Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds open a new season on Friday at Hudson Valley. Aberdeen went 40-32 last year, going 20-11 over its final 31 games to charge to the playoffs before getting eliminated two games to none by Tri-City. The 2014 IronBirds begin a new year with a season-opening roster that will include Dylan Bundy for at least two starts, along with 2013 third-round pick pitcher Stephen...

Right-hander Tanner Roark has been a key to the Nationals rotation coming together as a consistent, cohesive unit. It is hard to believe Roark lost 17 games in 2012. He slowly but surely made progress and then in 2013, after going 9-3 with a 3.15 ERA for Triple-A Syracuse, got his chance with the Nationals. While with the Nationals, he went 7-1 with a 1.51 ERA in 14 games, five of those starts. This season he has already made 12 starts, going 4-4 with a 2.91 ERA. He has 101 strikeouts and...