The Orioles ran out of magic today. They were no-hit for 3 2/3 innings. Another player left with an injury. There’s only so much adversity that a team can scale in one weekend. Tomoyuki Sugano limped off the mound in the top of the fourth inning after Hyesong Kim’s 96 mph one-hopper struck his right foot, and the Orioles followed one of the most th

CHICAGO – Josiah Gray made his return to competitive baseball today, the Nationals right-hander throwing 34 pitches during a rehab start for Single-A Wilmington that represented a major milestone in his return from elbow surgery. Nearly 14 months removed from Tommy John surgery and an internal brace procedure to reconstruct and reinforce the torn u

Orioles rookie catcher Samuel Basallo has avoided a serious injury after taking a bunted ball off his right hand last night and exiting the game. Basallo is out of today’s lineup, but he would have been on the bench anyway against Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw. “It feels good, feeling much better today,” he said via interpreter Brandon Quinon

CHICAGO – Behind a stellar pitching performance from both their starter and their resurgent bullpen, the Nationals pulled out a 2-1 victory over the Cubs on Saturday afternoon. Which means they now have a chance to win the weekend series this afternoon, with another rookie starter taking the mound. Andrew Alvarez makes his second career start, and

The Orioles will try to make it six wins in a row and back-to-back sweeps with a unique lineup this afternoon. Jeremiah Jackson is leading off and playing right field, Jorge Mateo is in center field and Luis Vázquez is at second base. Ryan Mountcastle moves up to second in the order. Alex Jackson is catching. The Orioles will have an update later o

Davey Johnson didn’t need to manage the Nationals. He had already enjoyed as full and successful a baseball career as anyone could have wanted by the time Mike Rizzo called him up in June 2011 with an unexpected offer to come back to the dugout. A four-time All-Star second baseman and two-time World Series champion with the Orioles. A record-settin

When a game stalled at Camden Yards on Sept. 6, 1995, the curtain calls for Cal Ripken Jr. failing to quiet fans, the only way to get it moving again was to push him. Teammates Rafael Palmeiro and Bobby Bonilla took Ripken by the arms and led him from the bench to the front of the dugout. Palmeiro smiled and gave Ripken a gentle shove in the back,

The Orioles filled the dugout this evening, a much larger turnout than normal about an hour before first pitch. Legends who preceded their arrivals in Baltimore came out of the tunnel one by one and walked onto the field, including some Hall of Famers. Cal Ripken Jr. was introduced and circled the warning track in a red Corvette convertible, spinni

CHICAGO – In his two months on the job, Miguel Cairo has established a clear policy on the deployment of his new closer. It doesn’t matter if it’s the seventh, eighth or ninth inning. If the game is on the line, and the opponents’ best hitters are due up, Jose A. Ferrer is going to be on the mound. And if someone else needs to finish out the game a

The Orioles sent Dean Kremer for an MRI on his right elbow/forearm at 1:20 p.m. and could have an update on his condition following tonight’s game. Otherwise, the club will provide more information Sunday morning. Kremer was removed last night after three scoreless and hitless innings due to forearm discomfort. Afterward, interim manager Tony Manso