NEW YORK - The Yankees ranked last in the American League with 191 doubles before today, the second-lowest total in the majors behind the Marlins' 174. So what happens in the first inning? They use doubles by Brett Gardner and Robinson Cano to take a 1-0 lead against Orioles starter Scott Feldman. The Yankees had four doubles last night, including two by former Oriole Mark Reynolds. By my math, that's six for New York in two games. In case you were wondering, the Orioles are tied with the...

The Orioles today announced that outfielder Michael Morse has reported to the club and they have placed outfielder Steve Pearce on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 28, with left wrist tendonitis. Morse was acquired Friday from Seattle and will wear uniform #38. Pearce batted .241/.328/.361 with three homers and nine RBI in 38 games for the Orioles this season.

NEW YORK - Let's get the important stuff out of the way regarding newest Oriole Michael Morse. He's still going to use Aha's "Take On Me" as his walk-up song. Morse and Nate McLouth could spend hours talking '80s pop music. McLouth already approves of Morse's hair. If you assumed that Morse was stressed during the 48-hour period after the Orioles won the waiver claim on him, guess again. "It was a fun experience, I guess you could say," he said. "To get claimed by Baltimore, for...

The Orioles are 1-3 on this road trip and they have allowed 27 runs in those four games. Wei-Yin Chen and Miguel Gonzalez got rocked. To say the least, the Orioles could use a good start today from Scott Feldman, who is 4-3 with an ERA of 4.56 since being acquired from the Cubs. Feldman has been solid in his career against the AL East and you know the O's considered that before trading for him. He is 11-10 with an ERA of 4.16 in 26 career starts. With the Orioles, he has faced Toronto and...

NEW YORK - Orioles manager Buck Showalter is hoping that outfielder Steve Pearce will be ready to come off the disabled list in 12 days, which would make him eligible on Sept. 12. Yes, that's my birthday. No, I don't consider Steve Pearce to be an appropriate or suitable gift. Pearce is bothered again by inflammation in his left wrist, which is heavily wrapped this morning. He's already gone on the DL once because of his condition. "He's going to head to Sarasota in the next day or...

NEW YORK - Steve Pearce will be placed on the disabled list with left wrist inflammation to make room for Michael Morse on the 25-man roster. Pearce said his wrist started bothering him again about a week ago. He will go to Sarasota and hopes to be ready to return in two weeks. Morse will not be making his first start for the Orioles today, but he's listed on the bench. Also, left-hander Wei-Yin Chen is here and will be starting on Sunday. For the Orioles Nate McLouth LF Manny Machado 3B...

A couple of hours after the Nationals fell to the Mets in a tight 3-2 ballgame last night, the Reds also lost, keeping the Nats 6 1/2 games back in the National League wild card chase. Does the Nats' loss sting even more knowing that they could have made up more ground on Cincinnati with a victory last night, or do you find yourself just breathing a sigh of relief that the Reds didn't pick up another game on the Nats yesterday? With just 28 games remaining on their schedule, the Nats need...

NEW YORK - Michael Morse has joined the Orioles in New York after the team was unsure whether he'd get here until Sunday. Morse said he got in last night and is excited to be here, a part of a pennant race. He added that he's 100 percent physically. It's not yet known whether he'll be in the lineup, so I'll have that along with more from the newest Oriole later. Matt Wieters is hitless in his last 19 at-bats. Nate McLouth is 0-for-12 since homering on Aug. 25. J.J. Hardy is hitless in...

NEW YORK - Not to heap any pressure on Scott Feldman today, but he's got to register a quality start against the Yankees. He's got to give the Orioles innings - good ones - and hand a late lead to the bullpen. He's got to be a stopper. He's got to stop the Yankees from moving into third place in the American League East, which will happen if the Orioles lose today. But no pressure. The Orioles' rotation has allowed 18 runs in 20 innings over the first four games of this all-important...

The Orioles have a record of 26-28 against the AL East, 18-19 since the All-Star break and 6-10 in the last 16 games. These do not seem to be numbers that a playoff team would have. Yet, the Orioles are still in the hunt, even after their latest disappointing loss. They have a chance to make a run, but we keep waiting for them to do it and now there are just 29 games to play. It was very disappointing that Miguel Gonzalez got hit so hard in the last of the fifth, failing to get an out in that...