When you watch Orioles games or hear Buck Showalter talk about his players, one thing is obvious: The O's skipper is proud of his team. Over and over, we have heard Showalter say, "I like our guys," when being asked about potential trade rumors or players outside the organization. And like Showalter, you too have the chance to prove your loyalty toward the 2014 Orioles. On Wednesday, April 30, the Orioles will be giving away "I Like Our Guys" t-shirts to all fans in attendance. Not only...

The Nationals jumped on Padres starter Ian Kennedy in the first inning. With one out, Anthony Rendon crushed a double off the top of the right-center field wall. Jayson Werth then rocketed a double deep to left-center field and the Nationals led 1-0. Nationals starter Taylor Jordan allowed a single to Chris Denorfia but got the benefit of a 3-6-3 double play to end the top of the first. In the second inning, Danny Espinosa was hit by a pitch on his right knee and stayed down at home plate on...

The Orioles officially placed first baseman Chris Davis on the 15-day disabled list today with a strained left oblique. The assignment is retroactive to Saturday. Davis is eligible to return on May 11, but manager Buck Showalter told reporters earlier today that he's not expecting it. Davis batted .250 (19-for-76) with two home runs and 13 RBIs in 22 games before sustaining the injury Friday night. Davis came to the plate twice, striking out and grounding out, before Ryan Flaherty replaced...

The Orioles will look to win the series this afternoon here at Camden Yards against the Kansas City Royals. The Orioles are 12-11 on the season, with three wins in their last four games, four wins in their last six and seven wins in their last 11 games. After going through a seven-game stretch recently where O's starters pitched fewer than six innings six times, the O's have now gotten three straight starts of six innings or more. Wei-Yin Chen went seven innings last night to give the...

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis walked past the magnetic lineup board this morning and reacted in mock horror after noticing that his name no longer appeared on it. He placed it over Nick Markakis' name at first base and jokingly wondered whether anyone would notice. Then he moved it to the spot reserved for bench players. Still not happening. The Orioles will place Davis on the 15-day disabled list and most likely announce a corresponding roster move on Tuesday. They don't have a game on...

The Orioles will play today and for several days without first baseman Chris Davis, now that he has gone on the disabled list. The team has need a next-man-up philosophy this year, playing without Manny Machado to this point, with J.J. Hardy also missing some games. "We are still going to be a good team," catcher Steve Clevenger said. "He's our clean-up hitter, but I think we'll be all right until he gets back in the lineup. "We are playing well at one game over .500 and we are still...

The decision to place outfielder Bryce Harper on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb was two-fold, said Nationals manager Matt Williams: It gives the team time to get a full evaluation of what's wrong with the digit, and allows Harper some additional time to let the swelling in the thumb dissipate. Williams said there's some concern in the organization because Harper has previously injured the thumb. So he's going to Cleveland on Monday to get a second opinion from Dr. Thomas...

Jemile Weeks is leading off again today as the Orioles' designated hitter. Nick Markakis is starting again at first base. No surprises in today's lineup. The Orioles haven't announced any roster moves. They're going with a three-man bench today. For the Orioles Jemile Weeks DH Nelson Cruz RF Nick Markakis 1B Adam Jones CF Steve Clevenger C J.J. Hardy SS Steve Lombardozzi 2B Jonathan Schoop 3B David Lough LF Miguel Gonzalez RHP For the Royals Nori Aoki RF Omar Infante 2B Eric Hosmer...

With Bryce Harper heading to the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb, Nate McLouth gets the call to play left field for the Nationals this afternoon in the finale of a four-game series with the Padres. This is just the kind of situation the Nats were thinking of when they signed McLouth to a two-year, $10.75 million deal in December. It never hurts to have a veteran outfielder with a good glove and a little pop on your roster as a fourth outfielder when an injury occurs, as they...

The Nationals have placed outfielder Bryce Harper on the 15-day disabled list with a left thumb sprain. To take Harper's place on the 25-man roster, outfielder Stephen Souza has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse. Harper sustained the injury sliding handfirst into third base on a triple Friday night. He went back in the field the following half-inning, but was later removed with what was first diagnosed as a jammed left thumb. "It's sprained right now," Harper said. "I sprained it, they...