After a season where he dealt with some injuries, it was satisfying for Steve Pearce to have a big night tonight, driving in three in the O's 6-5 win over Boston. "It was almost hard to picture anything good coming out of this year on a personal note," Pearce said. "I was fighting a wrist injury. Considering the kind of spring training I had, the start of the year, and I had setbacks all year, so on a personal note, it's definitely gratifying. "It's definitely something I can build on....

Chris Tillman will start Sunday's season-finale against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. It's not known whether Steve Pearce will be in the lineup against right-hander John Lackey - the odds are against it - but he was a huge contributor to tonight's 6-5 win with two doubles and three RBIs. "That's why his work has always been wanted," Showalter said. "Stevie's a professional hitter. He works hard at his trade. Part of the reason why he's been hurt is because he works hard at his trade....

It was a two-run double that gave the Orioles the lead tonight after losing a pair of two-run leads earlier in the game. The double came off the bat of Steve Pearce in the last of the eighth as the Orioles rallied to beat Boston, 6-5 in front of 36,556 at Camden Yards. Pearce's double scored pinch runner Nate McLouth and Danny Valencia, who slid in just ahead of the relay throw as the O's moved ahead. Pearce had two doubles and three RBIs. With the win, the Orioles have won 10 of 18 games...

Steve Pearce delivered a two-run double off Red Sox reliever Franklin Morales with one out in the bottom of the eighth to give the Orioles a 6-5 lead. Pearce has doubled twice and driven in a season-high three runs tonight. It's his third multi-RBI game of the season and his first three-RBI game since Aug. 11, 2012. Matt Wieters and Danny Valencia singled to start the rally. Nick Markakis struck out after almost hitting an opposite-field three-run homer, and Pearce moved the Orioles...

PHOENIX - The slide into third might not have been textbook, but Denard Span's leadoff triple in the top of the sixth has allowed the Nationals to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning here at Chase Field. It's also given Span the major league lead in triples this season. Span roped a first-pitch changeup from Diamondbacks righty Brandon McCarthy into the right field corner and turned on the jets. He slid into third awkwardly, ending up on his backside as his momentum took him past the...

Is Brian Roberts trying to make a statement here? If so, it may go something like, "You really should re-sign me." Roberts homered again tonight, leading off the bottom of the third with a shot to left field off Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester to increase the Orioles' lead to 2-0. Roberts has eight home runs on the season, and three in his last five games. In that span, he's 8-for-20 with five runs scored. Approached by reporters again today, Roberts repeated that his first choice is to...

PHOENIX - Reporters sat down with Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo for more than 13 minutes a bit ago, discussing what went wrong this season that left the Nats on the outside of the playoffs looking in and where Rizzo will look to improve the club this offseason. I'll have bits of that interview coming throughout the next few days, but first, here is some of the important quick-hit stuff that was discussed: Rizzo declined to address the upcoming managerial search or what qualities...

The Orioles scored nine runs on Wednesday night against Toronto, ending a 21-game stretch where they scored five or fewer runs. But that did not exactly open the floodgates, as the Orioles have scored just three runs in each of the last two games. It has not been a September to remember for the O's offense. They are scoring just 3.8 runs per game this month, which ties their July output as the worst months of the season for the offense. A common theory is that the players just tired out and...

PHOENIX - After some initial indecision about who would start tomorrow in the Nationals' season finale, Gio Gonzalez has decided to take the ball for Davey Johnson's last game as Nats manager. Gonzalez had been initially under the impression that Tanner Roark would start the finale, but Johnson told Gonzalez that he'd like the left-hander to pitch tomorrow to help him ensure that he finishes his managerial career at least 300 games above .500. After thinking it over, Gonzalez agreed to...

The Orioles still need one more win to clinch the season series against the Red Sox for the second straight year, which hasn't happened since 1991-92. Adam Jones needs one more hit to tie his career high of 186 set last season. The Orioles have recorded 200-plus home runs and 200-plus doubles for the second consecutive year. Prior to 2012, they had done it only three times in franchise history (1999, 1998 and 1996). Earlier today, manager Buck Showalter talked about a few of his injured...