ATLANTA - If you're getting frustrated by the new instant replay system in Major League Baseball, it might make you feel slightly better to know that you're not the only one. The frustration extends to the Nationals clubhouse, especially after last night's 6-3 loss to the Braves, when the Nats felt they had challenged a call that would be overturned, only to see the umpires stick with the ruling on the field. In the top of the third inning, with a runner on first and the Nats trailing 4-1,...

After two starts when he has not been at his best, new Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez hopes to show the home fans his stuff today when he pitches against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. "I haven't been able to be there for the team the first two games," Jimenez said Saturday. "But I look forward to doing that (today). As I get out on the mound I feel more comfortable. I want to put everything together. My last game I was able to have a good fastball, but I didn't have my breaking...

ATLANTA - The Nationals dropped another one to the Braves tonight, a 6-3 defeat, marking the fourth loss in five tries against Atlanta for Matt Williams' club this season. Here are some postgame reactions from the clubhouse on the defeat, the Nats going 1-for-16 with runners in scoring position, Ryan Zimmerman's injury and the string of loses to the Braves: Anthony Rendon On Ryan Zimmerman's injury: "Terrible. I know how he feels. Luckily it wasn't 4-6 months. I've been through that....

ATLANTA - Add Ryan Zimmerman to the list of injured Nationals. Zimmerman fractured his right thumb in tonight's 6-3 loss to the Braves, an injury that will knock the Nationals' third baseman out for four to six weeks, according to manager Matt Williams. "It is what it is. Nobody's going to feel sorry for us," Williams said. "Gotta play." Zimmerman injured the thumb while trying to dive back into second base on a pickoff attempt in the fifth inning. Braves starter Alex Wood's throw...

Eight of the Orioles' 11 games this season have been decided by two runs or fewer. Too early to detect a trend? Reliever Darren O'Day has 13 straight scoreless appearances dating to last season. Right fielder Nick Markakis has a seven-game hitting streak. He's 10-for-30 with a double, triple, three RBIs and three runs scored during that stretch. Orioles manager Buck Showalter wants to give Steve Pearce a start, and today's game presents an opportunity with the Blue Jays sending left-hander...

The Orioles played their first extra-inning game of the year and walked off with a 2-1, 12-inning win over Toronto. Steve Lombardozzi tripled with one out in the 12th and scored the winning run on David Lough's single to left. The Orioles got outstanding pitching and finally ended a 15-inning scoreless streak in the last of the seventh inning. Tommy Hunter suffered his first blown save, but his teammates picked him up as the O's improved to 5-6. Here are some quotes from around the winning...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter confirmed tonight that he put Jonathan Schoop back in the lineup to prevent the rookie from dwelling on last night's two-error game. He planned on sitting Schoop until the defensive miscues. Schoop rewarded Showalter with an RBI double in the seventh inning that broke a scoreless tie, and a couple of nice plays at third base. "Tough night last night. In his mind, not in ours," Showalter said following a 2-1, 12-inning win over the Blue Jays before an...

It took longer than they wanted, but the Orioles picked up a hard-earned win tonight at Camden Yards. After they lost a 1-0 lead with two outs in the ninth, they won it 2-1 in 12 innings. With one out in the 12th, Steve Lombardozzi tripled to right off Todd Redmond. David Lough followed with a line-drive single to left for the walk-off victory. Your browser does not support iframes. Zach Britton got the win with two scoreless innings of relief and he has now pitched 8 1/3 scoreless on the...

Shortstop J.J. Hardy's return to the Orioles lineup tonight left manager Buck Showalter with a decision regarding his starter at third base. Does he keep Jonathan Schoop on the hot corner or move over Ryan Flaherty from short? Schoop hadn't faced Blue Jays starter Drew Hutchison. Flaherty was 0-for-1 with an RBI. Not much data to consider. Showalter chose Schoop - we'll find out why later tonight - and the rookie responded with a two-out RBI double off reliever Neil Wagner in the bottom...

Orioles starter Bud Norris cleared the third-inning hurdle tonight at Camden Yards. In his initial outing of 2014, Norris cruised through the first two innings in Detroit on 25 pitches, but the Tigers scored three runs in the third. Norris lasted only five innings and exited with his pitch count at 103. He allowed five runs and nine hits in a 7-6 loss. Norris blanked the Blue Jays over the first two innings tonight, but a walk and single put runners on the corners with one out in the...