Moments after the second tough loss to the Yankees in two days, Tommy Hunter talked about the pitch that Robinson Cano hit off him for a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning. "I mean, it is always tough to lose," Hunter said. "Always tough to be the guy to give it up. You know, he had to hit it. He did. It's tough to say tip your cap, but sometimes you have to do it. "I was trying to throw a changeup that he swung and missed and I didn't do that. He didn't miss it." Hunter came on...

After Bud Norris threw his bullpen session this afternoon, the Orioles decided to skip his next turn because of discomfort in his right elbow. Jason Hammel will start the series opener on Friday in Toronto. Norris will be shut down and allow the elbow to "quiet down," said manager Buck Showalter. "How do I put it? Elbow," Showalter said when asked why the Orioles changed starters. "Had a work day. It barked a little bit in Arizona but resolved itself real well. And then the work day...

Double-A Harrisburg lost to the Trenton Thunder 5-4 on Wednesday night in Game 2 of the Eastern League Championship Series from Trenton, N.J. The Thunder now lead the best-of-five series, two games to none. Jeff Howell's sacrifice fly scored Carlos Rivero to give the Senators a 4-3 lead in the sixth inning. But Trenton came back with two runs in the seventh. Reegie Corona had an RBI single and Ali Castillo provided the go-ahead run with a RBI groundout. Trenton led 5-4. Senators starter...

The Orioles held a 4-1 lead in the fifth inning last night and a 3-1 lead starting the fifth tonight, but they didn't win either game against the Yankees. Robinson Cano led off the ninth with a solo homer to right-center off of Tommy Hunter as the Yankees rallied for a 5-4 win over the Orioles in front of 20,141 at Camden Yards. Cano hit his 27th homer, the homer was his second RBI of the night and his 100th for the season, as the blast broke a 3-3 tie. The homer followed a bottom of the...

Dan Haren spun a gem, and the bats provided enough pop to allow the Nationals to pick up their fifth straight win. Haren threw six scoreless innings tonight, allowing just a hit and a walk and striking out eight, and Ryan Zimmerman's solo homer and Anthony Rendon's two-run double were enough to give the Nats a 3-0 win over the Mets. The victory makes Haren 9-13 on the season and gives him two more wins than Stephen Strasburg. Baseball can be a funny game at times. The Nats are now 22-9 in...

Scott Feldman allowed only three hits tonight for the Orioles. Unfortunately for the veteran right-hander, those hits included solo home runs by Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez. Feldman left the game after walking Brett Gardner with two outs in the top of the eighth. Tommy Hunter retired Alex Rodriguez on a liner to center field to keep the score tied. Feldman allowed three runs and three hits in 7 2/3 innings, with two walks, six strikeouts and two home runs. He threw 112 pitches, 69...

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis swings the bat, makes contact with a pitch and climbs another list in franchise history. He can't help himself. Davis' two-out, two-run double off Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte in the bottom of the third inning gave the Orioles a 2-1 lead. It also made Davis the only Oriole to register a 40-double, 40-home run season. Only 26 different players in baseball history have done it. Brian Roberts and Manny Machado singled with two outs before Davis lined...

Prior to tonight, the last two times Dan Haren took the mound, his night was over before he could sniff the fourth inning. Haren allowed nine runs over 2 2/3 innings in a loss to the Mets on Aug. 31, then surrendered five runs over three innings in a loss to the Marlins on Sept. 6. Tonight, Haren has allowed just one baserunner through his first three frames, holding the Mets hitless and striking out four. Haren has worked quickly and needed just 42 pitches (27 of which have been strikes) to...

Apparently, Nick Markakis couldn't talk his way into the Orioles lineup tonight after arriving at Camden Yards following the birth of his third son. He may have to settle for pinch-hitting or defensive duty. A nap wouldn't be a bad idea, but sleep will have to wait. The Yankees manufactured a run off Orioles starter Scott Feldman in the top of the first inning on a leadoff walk to Brett Gardner, a stolen base and two ground balls to shortstop J.J. Hardy. Robinson Cano gets the...

The Orioles six-game home winning streak against the Yankees ended with last night's 7-5 loss, but they will try to start a new one tonight. The win streak was the longest for the O's at home vs. the Yankees since they took 10 in a row at Memorial Stadium from 1981-1983. The Orioles lead the season series 9-8 with New York with two games to play. The Orioles are 18-13 in their last 31 regular season games against New York. More notes on the O's: * Chris Davis had two hits last night,...