The Nationals' first wave of September call-ups includes one right-handed pitcher, one left-handed pitcher and one catcher. Righty Erik Davis and lefty Ian Krol have been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse, and catcher Sandy Leon has been called up from Double-A Harrisburg. This will be Davis' second stint with the Nationals this season. He posted a 6.23 ERA in five June appearances at the big league level. The righty was acquired by the Nationals in March of 2011 in exchange for infielder...

The Washington Nationals today recalled right-handed pitcher Erik Davis and left-handed pitcher Ian Krol from Syracuse of the Triple-A International League, as well as catcher Sandy Leon from Harrisburg of the Double-A Eastern League. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Davis joins the Nationals for second stint this season. He posted a 6.23 ERA in five June appearances with the Nationals. Davis finished 3-7 with a team-leading 15...

NEW YORK - Wei-Yin Chen turned in the shortest start of his major league career on Tuesday, lasting only 3 2/3 innings in Boston. He exceeded it by one-third of an inning today in the Bronx. Chen allowed three runs and four hits in four innings, with a career-high five walks and five strikeouts. He was pulled after throwing 82 pitches, only 50 for strikes. Chen issued three walks in the fourth inning, including one to No. 9 hitter Chris Stewart that loaded the bases with one out. He walked...

NEW YORK - In Michael Morse's first at-bat with the Orioles today, he lined a 91 mph fastball into left field for a one-out single in the second inning. The game wasn't halted. He didn't keep the ball. Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte threw Morse a 90 mph fastball, an 87 mph cutter and 82 and 81 mph sliders before the single. Morse entered the game batting .293 lifetime against southpaws. The single makes Morse 1-for-1 as an Oriole. He closed his Mariners career in a 3-for-34 slump, so...

Talk about a strong finish to a season. Orioles 20-year-old pitching prospect Eduardo Rodriguez put together one impressive four-start run that ended last night for Double-A Bowie with the Baysox season ending on Monday. Saturday night, the lefty went six shutout innings of five-hit ball to win at Erie and improve to 4-3 with a 4.22 ERA in 11 Double-A starts. In those last four games, Rodriguez went 3-0 with a 0.36 ERA. In 25 innings he gave up just 16 hits and one run with three walks and 26...

NEW YORK - Michael Morse will make his Orioles debut today in left field, with Danny Valencia serving as the designated hitter against Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte. Nick Markakis is leading off for the Orioles. Catcher Steve Clevenger and Chris Snyder are listed among the reserves. For the Orioles Nick Markakis RF Manny Machado 3B Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Michael Morse LF Danny Valencia DH Matt Wieters C J.J. Hardy SS Brian Roberts 2B Wei-Yin Chen LHP For the Yankees Brett...

Following yesterday's game, the Orioles made four roster moves, designating catcher Taylor Teagarden and minor league outfielder Eric Thames for assignment and selecting the contracts of catcher Chris Snyder from Triple-A Norfolk and RHP Eric Beaulac from Double-A Bowie. Beaulac was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a torn labrum in his right hip. The Orioles this morning announced that they have recalled left-hander Wei-Yin Chen from Rookie-level Gulf Coast and catcher Steve Clevenger...

NEW YORK - The Orioles wasted no time taking advantage of September call-ups. The Orioles have called up catcher Steve Clevenger, the Mount St. Joseph grad, and purchased the contract of catcher Chris Snyder from Triple-A Norfolk.. Taylor Teagarden does not have a locker in the clubhouse. Teagarden may have been designated for assignment. Update: Teagarden has been designated for assignment. Clevenger was acquired in the deal that brought Scott Feldman to the Orioles from the Cubs. Snyder...

What's two losses in the grand scheme of a baseball season? When you play 162 games, two losses shouldn't really mean all that much until the final week or so of the season, right? The Nationals dropped two straight to the Mets the last two days, but they still have 27 games left on their schedule. Yeah, yesterday's loss to the Mets combined with the Reds' win out in Colorado pushed the Nats back to 7 1/2 games back in the race for the final wild card. That obviously stings, but how much...

NEW YORK - The Orioles have no shot at winning the current three-game series at Yankee Stadium. Best they can do today is avoid the sweep, just as they did in Boston. It's still better than being reduced to spoiler status, but hardly what they had in mind after the last homestand. The Orioles have lost seven of their last 12 series, leaving them 24-16-4 this season. They've also lost all three series in the Bronx after winning all three last year. They've gone from being 6-3 here to...