BOSTON - Dustin Pedroia led off the bottom of the first inning tonight with a home run to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead over the Orioles. Pedroia's ball cleared the seats atop the Green Monster for the 17th home run allowed by Scott Feldman this season and the seventh with the Orioles in 78 innings. Pedroia has three career leadoff home runs, the last coming Oct. 3, 2009 against the Indians. Manny Machado reached on an infield single in the top of the first, tying him with Adrian Beltre for...

The Orioles today announced that outfielder Steve Pearce has been reinstated from the 15-day disabled list. Pearce has batted .241/.328/.361 with three homers and nine RBIs in 38 games for the Orioles this season. He was placed on the DL on August 31, retroactive to August 28, with left wrist tendinitis.

Here is a look at this year's season series stats between the Orioles and Boston. The Orioles lead the series, seven wins to six, going 4-3 at home and 3-3 on the road. Average: Orioles .229, Boston .230 Runs per game: Orioles 3.5, Boston 4.1 Homers: Orioles 15, Boston 16 OPS: Orioles .682, Boston .693 Errors: Orioles 2, Boston 9 ERA: Orioles 4.04, Boston 3.21. Manny Machado has hit .370 this year (20-for-54) in those 13 games with six doubles, three homers and 12 RBIs. Chris Davis is...

Dan Haren got robbed of a win today when the Braves came back to take a late lead in the first game of today's doubleheader. But the veteran right-hander couldn't seem to care much less about that. Given all that happened in the D.C. community yesterday with the tragic shooting at the Navy Yard, just blocks from Nats Park, Haren was more concerned with boosting fans' spirits and giving everyone a reason to smile again. And while his six innings of one-run ball weren't enough to lead the...

BOSTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter indicated today that reliever Darren O'Day could join the team in Boston before Wednesday night's game against the Red Sox. O'Day threw all of his pitches off a mound this morning in Sarasota. If his hand responds favorably, he could grab a flight to Boston. O'Day received another injection to reduce the inflammation that was causing discomfort and tingling in the index and middle fingers on his right hand. There are still small traces of it, but...

Nationals center fielder Denard Span extended his career-high hitting streak to 27 games with a base hit in the second inning, but he will prefer to tell you about his grounder that went through the legs of Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons. The error by Simmons allowed two runs to score as the Nationals secured a 6-5 comeback victory over the first-place Atlanta Braves. And more astounding, the Nationals did it against Braves closer Craig Kimbrel, who arrived with a 1.04 ERA and National...

The Nationals were three outs away from a brutal loss at the hands of the Braves, a defeat that would've delivered a big hit to their already-slim playoff hopes. They would've fallen to 5 1/2 games back in the wild card race. They would've given the Braves a chance to clinch the NL East title tonight with another win. They would've dropped to 4-13 this season against Atlanta. Instead, they came back against arguably the toughest closer in baseball, scoring three runs in the bottom of the...

BOSTON - Orioles pitcher Miguel Gonzalez, who left his most recent start in the sixth inning with a strained right groin, will play catch today and throw a bullpen session on Thursday. Gonzalez said he's feeling "a lot better." "Yesterday, I was sore, but today I can walk better and move around, so it's progressing a lot better than what I expected," he said. Gonzalez limped off the mound at Rogers Centre with one out in the sixth inning Sunday in a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jays. He...

BOSTON - Outfielder Steve Pearce has rejoined the Orioles today after being placed on the disabled list with inflammation in his left wrist and receiving cortisone injections to lessen the discomfort. He's been swinging a bat in Sarasota. Nate McLouth is leading off tonight after being hit on the left knee Sunday by a Kyle Drabek pitch. Danny Valencia remains the designated hitter. Darren O'Day threw off a mound today in Sarasota and mixed in his breaking ball. Yesterday, he threw only...

The Nationals held a 1-0 lead three batters into their half of the first inning. They had a 3-0 lead after a full inning of play, and looked poised to knock Braves starter Mike Minor from the game early and pile on the runs. The Nats now trail 4-3 midway through the eighth, largely due to Tyler Clippard surrendering a two-run homer to Evan Gattis in the eighth, and largely due to their own inability to produce any kind of add-on offense. Clippard gave up a one-out walk to Freddie Freeman in...