BOSTON - The Orioles were working on short rest this morning after playing late into the night. Three of their relievers - Zach Britton, Brian Matusz and Darren O'Day - pitched in back-to-back games. A sellout crowd at Fenway Park was whipped into the usual frenzy as the Red Sox kept applying pressure, refusing to wilt after falling behind by six runs in the third. Convenient excuses if the Orioles lost. Not that anyone in the clubhouse was searching for one. "The game's a game. They say...

BOSTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter told reporters after today's 7-6 win over the Red Sox that the club may call up a pitcher from Triple-A Norfolk to aid the bullpen. Showalter said he wants to avoid using three relievers in Tuesday night's series opener against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Feel free to speculate. Ryan Webb, Zach Britton, Darren O'Day, Brian Matusz and Tommy Hunter followed starter Wei-Yin Chen to the mound this afternoon. "There were a lot of proud moments,"...

The Nationals open their first interleague series of the season tonight when they begin a three-game set against Mike Trout and the Angels at Nationals Park. This marks the first time Washington hosted the Angels since 2008 and the first time Bryce Harper and Trout will be on the same field during the regular season. Harper is batting second and playing left field. Tanner Roark starts for the Nats against Los Angeles right-hander Garrett Richards. Roark is seeking his first win since his...

It was far, far from easy, but it was an important win for the Orioles. They beat the Red Sox 7-6 in front of 37,513 this afternoon to split the four-game series at Fenway Park. A day after blowing a 5-0 lead, the O's jumped out to a 6-0 advantage in the third inning today and twice saw Boston pull within two runs late before pulling within one run in the last of the ninth. Down 7-5 in the ninth, Boston loaded the bases with one out against Tommy Hunter. He fell behind Mike Napoli 3-1 but...

BOSTON - Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen didn't make it past the fifth inning today. However, he stands to get the win if the bullpen can cover the rest of the game. A three-run lead at Fenway Park? What could go wrong? Chen allowed three runs and four hits in five innings, with three walks and five strikeouts. He threw 93 pitches, 57 for strikes. In his last start, Chen retired 12 of the first 13 Rays batters and left after 6 1/3 innings with the Orioles leading 7-1. Today, he took a...

Manager: John Gibbons, second year Record: 10-9 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: RF Jose Bautista (.258/.459/.581, 6 HR, 13 RBIs); SS Jose Reyes (.273/.273/.364, 2 RBIs); RHP Drew Hutchison (1-1, 3.60 ERA, 24 K); RHP R.A. Dickey (1-3, 6.26 ERA) Season series vs. O's: 2-1, 14 runs scored, 5 runs allowed Pitching probables April 22: R.A. Dickey vs. Miguel Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD April 23: Dustin McGowan vs. Chris Tillman, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD April 24: Drew Hutchison vs. Bud Norris, 1:30 p.m.,...

BOSTON - Orioles first baseman Chris Davis walked in his first at-bat today. Continue to breathe normally. That's 11 walks for Davis in 18 games. He's now tied his record by reaching base in 17 consecutive games. But he didn't swipe a bag as promised. Maybe next time. Davis contributed an RBI single in the third to increase the Orioles' lead to 3-0. They went on to score three more runs, sending nine batters to the plate and bringing a chorus of boos from the Fenway Park faithful who are...

Wei-Yin Chen today will try to overcome some shaky numbers in his career against Boston, as the Orioles look to gain a split of this four-game series. Chen is 2-3 with a 5.24 ERA in eight career starts against the Red Sox. But over his last three starts, he is 0-2 with an 8.04 ERA and has given up five homers over 15 2/3 innings. Chen gave up 12 hits and four runs in 5 2/3 frames against Boston on April 3, but his last outing was a good one as he gave up just one run and five hits in 6 1/3...

Outfielder Nate McLouth came up in the bottom of the ninth with two men on and one out against Cardinals reliever Seth Maness on Sunday. The Cardinals and Nationals were tied at 2-2. He played a key role in the series, salvaging a 3-2 walk-off winner for D.C. Maness started with three straight sinkers against McLouth, hoping to get him to bite. But McLouth hung in there, didn't swing, and got the count to 3-0. Then, Maness switched up his strategy. He threw a four-seam fastball for a called...

BOSTON - Chris Davis has reached base in 16 consecutive games, but it's not a cause to celebrate. His average is down to .241 and he's stuck on one home run after clubbing 53 last season. Cause for alarm? Not yet. Better to make light of it and keep grinding. "I turned over a new leaf this year. I'm trying not to hit any more home runs this year and just walk," Davis quipped. "Try to swing as few times as possible, take it easy on my body, try to get as many years out of it as...