Wednesday's starter Doug Fister would like nothing more than to put aside his season debut from last Friday in an 8-0 loss at Oakland. Manager Matt Williams believes Fister will have a better showing in today's start against Arizona. "I think he just needs to be down in the strike zone," Williams said. "I anticipate that today being on normal rest. We pushed him through an inning the last time out just to make sure his pitch count stayed up there and all of that worked the way we wanted it...

Tigers starter Justin Verlander threw a fastball behind Orioles designated hitter Nelson Cruz in the bottom of the fourth inning, an apparent retaliation for Monday night's bench-clearing incident. Plate umpire John Tumpane warned both dugouts, bringing manager Buck Showalter onto the field for a brief discussion. Showalter most likely wondered why Verlander wasn't tossed and why the Orioles were warned. Verlander bounced a curveball in the dirt and fired a 94 mph fastball behind Cruz, who...

Kevin Gausman wears glasses and the Orioles are peering into their future. What they've seen so far today has mostly been good, but they're playing from behind. Making his first start of 2014 for the Orioles, Gausman retired the first seven Tigers before Bryan Holaday reached on an infield hit and Danny Worth singled into right field in the third inning. Ian Kinsler also reached on an infield hit with two outs, his ball deflecting off Gausman's foot, and Miguel Cabrera singled to left field...

The Nationals are continuing their efforts to move their spring training headquarters to Palm Beach County, and they may not be the only team exiting Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Fla. The Single-A Brevard County Manatees, a Brewers affiliate that plays in the Florida State League are listening to a pitch from Winter Park, Fla., near Orlando, where a new $30 million stadium would be built on a site owned by Rollins College. News of the Manatees' proposed move came on the same day that...

PHOENIX - The Nationals will try to end their six-game road trip on a winning note. Ian Desmond will be batting cleanup while Nate McLouth will hit eighth and play left field in the series finale against the Diamondbacks. Doug Fister will make his second start of the season. For the Nationals: CF Denard Span 3B Anthony Rendon RF Jayson Werth SS Ian Desmond 2B Danny Espinosa 1B Tyler Moore C Jose Lobaton LF Nate McLouth RHP Doug Fister

A couple of hard-throwing right-handers match up today at Camden Yards - one an ace pitcher and one that hopes to be an ace one day. Justin Verlander (4-2, 2.67 ERA) pitches against the Orioles' Kevin Gausman (0-1, 2.08 ERA at Triple-A) here this afternoon. In six Triple-A starts for Norfolk, Gausman went 26 innings allowing 23 hits with 14 walks, 26 strikeouts and .242 batting average against. Over his last three Tides starts, he pitched 14 1/3 scoreless innings on nine hits with six walks...

Chris Tillman threw in the Orioles bullpen today and expects to make Friday night's start in Kansas City. Tillman had soreness in his groin that put the start in jeopardy. Triple-A Norfolk's Steve Johnson will undergo an MRI on his right shoulder in Baltimore after leaving last night's start after two innings with more discomfort. Johnson had been on the minor league disabled list with shoulder tendinitis. "We came close to taking him and decided we wanted to let him have one more outing...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter revealed yesterday that Chris Tillman has been dealing with a minor groin injury. This morning, Tillman said he feels the issue has improved and he fully expects to make his next start on Friday at Kansas City. "I'm much better now. Got a bullpen today so we'll see how it goes but I'm pretty sure it's going to be just fine. No problems the last few days," Tillman said. Has this been an issue for him in his last few starts? "Little bit. Not to the point...

Not much to dissect with today's Orioles lineup. Nick Markakis continues to lead off. Steve Clevenger is behind the plate versus a right-hander, Tigers ace Justin Verlander. Jonathan Schoop is at second base and David Lough is in left field. For the Orioles Nick Markakis RF Manny Machado 3B Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Nelson Cruz DH J.J. Hardy SS Steve Clevenger C Jonathan Schoop 2B David Lough LF Kevin Gausman RHP For the Tigers Rajai Davis LF Ian Kinsler 2B Miguel Cabrera 1B Victor Martinez...

The Orioles today announced that they have recalled right-hander Kevin Gausman from Triple-A Norfolk. Gausman, 23, has gone 0-1 with a 2.08 ERA (26.0IP, 6ER) in six starts for the Tides this season. He is scheduled to start this afternoon's game against Detroit.