Miguel Gonzalez pitched the Orioles to a win tonight and he improved to 11-8 with an ERA of 3.78, allowing just two hits and one unearned run over seven innings against Toronto. "Everything was working," Gonzalez said. "The splitty was great. I threw enough offspeed for strikes for them to swing at. Fell behind a couple of hitters but we made some great plays all around and finished great with J.J. (Jim Johnson) and (Tommy) Hunter. "I'm happy I finished well. I'm healthy and that's the...

The Orioles are back to playing spoilers this weekend, trying to deny Boston the best record in the American League and homefield advantage in the playoffs. But first, they made sure to win the season series against Toronto by winning tonight's game 3-2. The Orioles finished 10-9 against the last-place Blue Jays. They're 13-5 at home against Toronto since the start of the 2012 season. Miguel Gonzalez was outstanding tonight, retiring 13 in a row and holding the Blue Jays to an unearned run...

Miguel Gonzalez will be able to say he finished strong in 2013. The right-hander capped a solid September with a sharp seven innings tonight in pitching the Orioles past Toronto 3-2 in front of 27,498 at Camden Yards. With the win, the Orioles broke the 9-9 tie and won the season series, 10-9 over the Blue Jays. The O's improved to 34-39 in games against the AL East and to 18-31 in one-run games. Gonzalez gave up just two hits and one unearned run, with one walk and five strikeouts. He...

Miguel Gonzalez was charged with an unearned run in the first inning tonight when left fielder Jason Pridie dropped a routine fly ball with two outs and Munenori Kawasaki on second base. Pridie was camped under the ball and it popped out of his glove. Very strange. The Orioles tied the game in the bottom of the second on Matt Wieters' 22nd home run, and his 11th from the right side of the plate. Pridie followed Steve Pearce's one-out double in the second with a single to put runners on the...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter hasn't made a final decision on his Sunday starter to close out the 2013 season. Chris Tillman remains the listed starter, but Showalter could choose to call upon Jason Hammel. A deciding factor could be whether the Red Sox or Athletics already have clinched home field advantage in the playoffs. "All things being equal, Chris wants to pitch," Showalter said. "I went through all the tie-breakers and all the stuff to make sure we knew what meant what. It also...

Miguel Gonzalez is finishing this season well and, as he makes his last start of 2013 tonight, he'd like to add one more good outing to that. Gonzalez is 10-8 with an ERA of 3.94 for the season over 29 games, 27 starts. In four September starts, he is 2-1 with a 2.96 ERA and a .198 batting average against. He has been solid against the Blue Jays in 2013, going 2-1 with a 2.96 ERA over four starts. In seven career games, he is 3-2 with a 3.51 ERA against Toronto. Lefty Mark Buehrle, who is...

Chris Tillman has had another good year for the Orioles. We just don't know yet if he's made his final 2013 start. He might pitch the O's season finale Sunday, but then again he may not. Tillman said today either way is fine with him and he'll do whatever Buck Showalter asks him. What he has been doing this season is taking the ball every fifth day for the Orioles and when he pitched seven innings Tuesday night, Tillman became the fifth O's pitcher since 2001 to work 200 innings or...

It's first baseman Chris Davis' turn to get a night off. Davis is out of the lineup tonight because of a sore right foot, a condition that he aggravated during the four-game series at Tropicana Field. Manager Buck Showalter pinch-hit for Davis in the eighth inning last night and is starting Steve Pearce at first base again tonight, with Brian Roberts serving as designated hitter. Davis was the DH last night. "It's one of those things where I think everybody's body is hurting at the end...

The Orioles' lineup for tonight's game against the Blue Jays includes Jonathan Schoop at second base and Jason Pridie in left field. Chris Davis is on the bench tonight. Steve Pearce is starting at first base. Adam Jones returns to center field and Matt Wieters is behind the plate. For the Orioles Brian Roberts DH Nick Markakis RF Danny Valencia 3B Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C J.J. Hardy SS Steve Pearce 1B Jason Pridie LF Jonathan Schoop 2B Miguel Gonzalez RHP

Two of the top left-handers in the Nationals system are preparing to start play in early October in the Arizona Fall League. Sammy Solis and Matt Purke are two of the eight Nationals prospects invited to play for the Mesa Solar Sox. This season was big for both south paws as they returned to the field following injuries. Solis recovered from Tommy John surgery and Purke from shoulder rehabilitation. High Single-A Potomac manager Brian Daubach said both starters made positive steps pitching...