SARASOTA, Fla. - David Lough is leading off and playing center field in the Orioles' second split-squad game tonight against the Red Sox in Fort Myers. Nolan Reimold gets the start in left field and Henry Urrutia is in right. Mike Yastrzemski makes another trip to JetBlue Park as a reserve. Most of the bench is comprised of players summoned from the minor league camp. For the Orioles David Lough CF Jemile Weeks 2B Ryan Flaherty SS Steve Pearce 1B Steve Clevenger C Nolan Reimold LF Henry...

VIERA, Fla. - Matt Williams ideally wants Nationals starters to get through three innings of work in their second start of spring training. Ross Detwiler didn't quite get there. Detwiler went two-plus innings today, allowing a run on six hits. He struck out one and hit a batter, and was pulled after allowing a single to Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman leading off the third inning. The left-hander threw 51 pitches, 32 for strikes. He was plagued early by a few unlucky breaks, including...

ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Orioles 7, Red Sox 3 Recap: Bud Norris allowed two hits over three scoreless innings, striking out four and not issuing a walk. Nick Markakis collected his third double in two games and scored on J.J. Hardy's two-bagger. Alex Gonzalez hit a two-run homer. Tommy Hunter and Eduardo Rodriguez each served up a home run. Need to know: Darren O'Day was impressive while working the fifth inning. He struck out a batter and induced two grounders to first baseman Chris...

Officials from Palm Beach County met Thursday with representatives of the Nationals and Astros about relocating their spring training headquarters there. The presentation made to the two clubs - who now train in the Florida cities of Viera and Kissimmee, respectively - outlines 10 potential sites from Vero Beach to Boca Raton where they could move and share a facility, according to this story in the Palm Beach Post. Palm Beach County has focused on sites of at least 100 acres in hopes of...

VIERA, Fla. - Matt Williams should prepare himself for plenty of Doug Fister questions over the next handful of days. That's what will come when your new starter and much-hyped offseason addition is found to have inflammation in his throwing elbow after his first spring training appearance. Williams reiterated this morning that Fister's elbow is structurally sound after the right-hander was scratched from Friday's scheduled start against the Astros. The Nationals say that Fister is merely...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are wearing orange Lungevity T-shirts at batting practice today to honor late public relations director Monica Pence Barlow, who passed away Feb. 28 after a prolonged battle with Stage IV lung cancer. The shirts read: Lungevity Find it. Treat it. Live. In memory of Monica A contingent of about 30 Orioles, including manager Buck Showalter, executive vice president Dan Duquette, players and staff flew into Virginia Friday evening to attend a gathering of family and...

VIERA, Fla. - After getting a day off yesterday, Danny Espinosa is back in the Nationals lineup today, playing second base and batting sixth. It'll be his sixth appearance in the Nats' first nine games played this spring. If you look at the stats line to this point, you might assume that Espinosa has gotten off to a slow start offensively. He's gone just 1-for-12 with one RBI and one strikeout and twice has been hit by pitches. Espinosa doesn't feel that he's struggling at the plate,...

SARASOTA, Fla. - X-rays taken on Miguel Gonzalez's left shin yesterday came back negative, and he's hoping to make his next start without interruption. A line drive off the bat of Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp hit Gonzalez just below his kneecap during the fifth inning of yesterday's game at Ed Smith Stadium. Head athletic trainer Richie Bancells rushed to the mound, and Gonzalez was forced to leave after facing only three batters. "It's a little sore, but not bad," Gonzalez said. "It...

VIERA, Fla. - Doug Fister didn't want to discuss his elbow issue in much detail this morning, but the Nationals right-hander did briefly answer a couple of questions about his health a day after he was scratched from his scheduled start against the Astros due to inflammation in his right elbow. According to manager Matt Williams, Fister felt discomfort in his elbow after his first spring training start, which came last Sunday against the Marlins. Williams said that an MRI showed inflammation...

SARASOTA, Fla. - As expected, most of the Orioles regulars will stay at Ed Smith Stadium for today's split-squad game against the Red Sox. David Lough, Ryan Flaherty and Nolan Reimold must be on the trip to Fort Myers for the 7:05 p.m. game, since they're not listed on the home lineup card. For the Orioles Nick Markakis RF J.J. Hardy SS Chris Davis 1B Adam Jones CF Nelson Cruz LF Delmon Young DH Matt Wieters C Alex Gonzalez 3B Jonathan Schoop 2B Bud Norris RHP Other available pitchers...