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...

The low Single-A Hagerstown Suns have now placed a "to be determined" for Sunday's starting pitcher against Asheville. Previously, Nick Pivetta was in that spot, but he was placed on the disabled list Friday. Pivetta is 7-2 with a 3.27 ERA. Nationals top pitching prospect Lucas Giolito, who hasn't pitched in a game since May 11, is a candidate for Sunday's start. Monday's pitching probable is also listed as "TBD", so that could also be Giolito's turn. The Nationals told me they are...

Orioles right-hander Darren O'Day and his wife Elizabeth are hosting a barbecue at Camden Yards before Sunday's game and proceeds are going to benefit the USO. Net proceeds raised through this event will go directly to USO programs that support deployed troops, military families, wounded, ill and injured troops, as well as their caregivers and families of the fallen. O'Day provided some background on how he came to be involved with the event. "Last summer, my wife told me about the USO...

PITTSBURGH - There's no doubt the Nationals have hit a rough stretch from an offensive perspective. Denard Span has actually gotten hot of late, and he added two hits (including a double) today, but he addressed his team's overall struggles with runners in scoring position lately. "We could do better," Span said. "We definitely could do better with guys in scoring position. You look up at the scoreboard, the number of guys left on base is very high. So we could definitely do better. But...