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Left-hander Gio Gonzalez's progression toward a throwing program hit a small bump in the road Friday, when left shoulder stiffness scrapped his plans to throw.
Nationals manager Matt Williams didn't seem too concerned with the setback, telling reporters who expressed concern before his team's game at PNC Park against the Pirates, "It's only a day."
"He's a little stiff still, so he'll continue his rehab program and we'll look to push him back a day as far as his throwing program...
Chris Tillman threw in the bullpen today and remains scheduled to start Monday afternoon in Milwaukee. No concerns about his groin after experiencing some discomfort recently.
Wei-Yin Chen and Bud Norris will start the other two games in Milwaukee. The Brewers list Kyle Lohse, Matt Garza and Marco Estrada as their starters.
Right fielder Nick Markakis needs one more hit to tie Paul Blair for eighth place on the club's all-time list with 1,426. Brian Roberts is seventh with 1,452.
The...
Cleveland's starting pitcher tonight is 24-year-old left-hander T.J. House. He'll be making his first major league start, but his second start this year against the Baltimore organization.
House made his major league debut with a scoreless inning May 17 against Oakland. Before that, he faced the Orioles' Triple-A Norfolk affiliate on April 29, pitching 5 1/3 scoreless innings on eight hits in that game.
Norfolk's catcher that game will be Baltimore's catcher tonight. Caleb Joseph, who is...
The Orioles will officially recall left-hander T.J. McFarland after batting practice today and announce their corresponding 25-man roster move.
It's important to note that the Orioles could send out a pitcher and bring him back on Sunday while first baseman Chris Davis spends two days on paternity leave. The reliever wouldn't be required to spend the minimum 10 days in the minors.
Also, under Major League Baseball rules, that player is allowed to stay with the club after Davis...
The Orioles just posted their lineup for tonight's game against the Indians at Camden Yards, and Ryan Flaherty is starting at third base. Manny Machado, who exited last night's game in the 11th inning with tightness in his right groin, is listed among the reserves.
Delmon Young is serving as the designated hitter.
The Orioles haven't announced a roster move. Still waiting on that one.
For the Orioles Nick Markakis RF Jonathan Schoop 2B Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Nelson Cruz LF J.J. Hardy...
PITTSBURGH - Matt Williams is shaking up his lineup a bit a day after the Nationals put up just one run in a 3-1 loss to the Pirates.
Danny Espinosa and Tyler Moore are out of the starting lineup tonight, with Zach Walters getting the start at third base and Greg Dobbs in there at first.
Jordan Zimmermann will toe the rubber for the Nats, opposed by righty Charlie Morton.
For the Nats CF Denard Span 2B Anthony Rendon RF Jayson Werth C Wilson Ramos SS Ian Desmond 1B Greg Dobbs 3B Zach...
Bud Norris has been pitching well for the Orioles and wants to continue that trend tonight as the Birds host Cleveland in Game 2 of a four-game series.
Norris is 2-4 with a 3.58 ERA over eight starts. He has gone over seven innings in each of his last two outings. He went 7 2/3 frames, allowing four runs against Detroit and gave up one run over 7 1/3 innings in his last start against Kansas City.
After pitching to an ERA of 4.44 his first four starts, that number is 2.77 his past four with a...
The Orioles were supposed to face four right-handers in their series against the Indians at Camden Yards, but the Indians had to alter their rotation Wednesday after using Josh Tomlin in relief for three innings.
Justin Masterson moved up to take Tomlin's spot last night, working on three days rest, and left-hander T.J. House will make his first major league start tonight.
The Indians have won back-to-back 13-inning games. Yeah, happens all the time.
House, 25, was 1-2 with a 2.40 ERA in seven...
Manager Matt Williams said earlier this week that nine-run games are rarities, and that if a team could score that many runs every game, they would be champions.
Of course, every team would love to score that many times every game out. The pressure would be taken off the pitchers and the team would have much easier games. It is so easy to say, but much harder to accomplish, especially without your top offensive producers.
I saw another statistic this week that makes sense as to where the...
He was buried in his Orioles jersey and his obituary read, "He especially loved having a beer or two while watching baseball on TV." Robert "Tex" Nelson is a guy who's worth getting to know more about.
I ï¬rst learned about Nelson, who played for the Orioles from 1955 through 1957, thanks to my wife. She sent me a proï¬le of former O's public relations director and current director of Orioles alumni Bill Stetka that ran in The Baltimore Sun last month. I give her flowers, she...