ATLANTA - Add Ryan Zimmerman to the list of injured Nationals. Zimmerman fractured his right thumb in tonight's 6-3 loss to the Braves, an injury that will knock the Nationals' third baseman out for four to six weeks, according to manager Matt Williams. "It is what it is. Nobody's going to feel sorry for us," Williams said. "Gotta play." Zimmerman injured the thumb while trying to dive back into second base on a pickoff attempt in the fifth inning. Braves starter Alex Wood's throw...

Eight of the Orioles' 11 games this season have been decided by two runs or fewer. Too early to detect a trend? Reliever Darren O'Day has 13 straight scoreless appearances dating to last season. Right fielder Nick Markakis has a seven-game hitting streak. He's 10-for-30 with a double, triple, three RBIs and three runs scored during that stretch. Orioles manager Buck Showalter wants to give Steve Pearce a start, and today's game presents an opportunity with the Blue Jays sending left-hander...

The Orioles played their first extra-inning game of the year and walked off with a 2-1, 12-inning win over Toronto. Steve Lombardozzi tripled with one out in the 12th and scored the winning run on David Lough's single to left. The Orioles got outstanding pitching and finally ended a 15-inning scoreless streak in the last of the seventh inning. Tommy Hunter suffered his first blown save, but his teammates picked him up as the O's improved to 5-6. Here are some quotes from around the winning...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter confirmed tonight that he put Jonathan Schoop back in the lineup to prevent the rookie from dwelling on last night's two-error game. He planned on sitting Schoop until the defensive miscues. Schoop rewarded Showalter with an RBI double in the seventh inning that broke a scoreless tie, and a couple of nice plays at third base. "Tough night last night. In his mind, not in ours," Showalter said following a 2-1, 12-inning win over the Blue Jays before an...

It took longer than they wanted, but the Orioles picked up a hard-earned win tonight at Camden Yards. After they lost a 1-0 lead with two outs in the ninth, they won it 2-1 in 12 innings. With one out in the 12th, Steve Lombardozzi tripled to right off Todd Redmond. David Lough followed with a line-drive single to left for the walk-off victory. Your browser does not support iframes. Zach Britton got the win with two scoreless innings of relief and he has now pitched 8 1/3 scoreless on the...

Shortstop J.J. Hardy's return to the Orioles lineup tonight left manager Buck Showalter with a decision regarding his starter at third base. Does he keep Jonathan Schoop on the hot corner or move over Ryan Flaherty from short? Schoop hadn't faced Blue Jays starter Drew Hutchison. Flaherty was 0-for-1 with an RBI. Not much data to consider. Showalter chose Schoop - we'll find out why later tonight - and the rookie responded with a two-out RBI double off reliever Neil Wagner in the bottom...

Orioles starter Bud Norris cleared the third-inning hurdle tonight at Camden Yards. In his initial outing of 2014, Norris cruised through the first two innings in Detroit on 25 pitches, but the Tigers scored three runs in the third. Norris lasted only five innings and exited with his pitch count at 103. He allowed five runs and nine hits in a 7-6 loss. Norris blanked the Blue Jays over the first two innings tonight, but a walk and single put runners on the corners with one out in the...

The Upton brothers have struck again. Taylor Jordan gave up an early 1-0 Nats lead in the first inning after allowing a solo homer to Braves outfielder B.J. Upton. Jordan then allowed a single to Freddie Freeman. One out later, Justin Upton doubled home Freeman to give the Braves a 2-1 lead. Dan Uggla and Evan Gattis then followed with doubles of their own. The Braves lead 4-1 after one inning. The game got off to a promising start for the Nats as second baseman Anthony Rendon led off the...

Bud Norris makes his second start of the season here tonight against Toronto. His first went well for a short time. He needed just 25 pitches to sail through the first two innings last Saturday at Detroit, but he then gave up five runs over the next three innings on 78 pitches. Norris made five Camden Yards starts last season and went 2-1 with an ERA of 7.30, but the Orioles went 4-1 in those games. It's certainly not a trend for him since he ranked second in the National League in home ERA...

The Nationals revealed before Saturday's game that outfielder Denard Span is dealing with concussion symptoms. Span collided with Braves second baseman Dan Uggla late in Friday's game and has been dealing with a mild headache since, according to manager Matt Williams. "Given his history we thought certainly erring on the side of caution to go ahead and get him on the seven-day concussion disabled list," Williams said before Saturday's game in Atlanta. The Nats center fielder has...