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According to various reports, the Orioles are still scouting starting pitchers and have been keeping close tabs on the Houston Astros.
Not a big surprise, since executive vice president Dan Duquette is always in the market for pitching. He goes to an actual market and has "left-hander" listed after "bananas" and "milk."
If he succeeds in bringing in another starter, it would have to be as a replacement for Jason Hammel. It's not like Wei-Yin Chen, Chris Tillman, Miguel Gonzalez and...
The manner in which tonight's game ended left Davey Johnson and the Nationals' players a bit steamed following their 4-2 loss, as second base umpire Laz Diaz clearly missed a call that ended the Nats' comeback hopes in the bottom of the ninth inning.
The call certainly didn't decide the game, as the Nats had nine innings to try and get things going offensively only to put up just two hits entering the ninth. But it did stifle their chance at a late comeback and gave them their sixth...
Right-hander Stephen Strasburg put together one of his most complete outings Wednesday yet, because of the Nationals' anemic offense, walked out with the loss, 4-2 to the Pirates.
Strasburg (5-8) went eight innings and struck out a season-high 12 hitters. He allowed two hits, one run on a homer by Pedro Alvarez, and no walks.
His career-high in strikeouts in a game was 13 at Boston on June 8, 2012.
Strasburg fired 118 pitches, 80 for strikes. His 47 strikeouts in his career against the...
Ross Detwiler has already been out the last three weeks with a lower back injury.
It appears the Nationals' left-hander will miss at least another month on top of that.
Detwiler met with Dr. Robert Watkins, a back specialist out in the Los Angeles area, today to get a second opinion on his ailing back, and the word from Dr. Watkins wasn't great.
Manager Davey Johnson reported after tonight's 4-2 loss to the Pirates that Detwiler has a disc problem, which is leading to the discomfort in...
The Orioles gave up three runs in the last two innings tonight and lost to the Royals 4-3. They need a win Thursday night to salvage a split of the four-game series.
David Lough singled off Orioles right-hander Darren O'Day with one out in the bottom of the ninth, the ball ricocheting off the reliever and second base, and Alcides Escobar followed with a double off the top of the left field fence.
Lough came around to score, as O'Day surrendered a run for only the second time in his last 11...
ABERDEEN, Md. - For Steve Johnson, tonight's outing for short-season Single-A Aberdeen was a success, even if he didn't put up zeroes against the Vermont Lake Monsters.
Pitching in a game for just the second time since he went on the disabled list with a strained left oblique on June 6, Johnson wanted to come through his outing feeling healthy and he did.
He did give up a two-out solo homer in the opening inning and was limited to 50 pitches. He went 2 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and...
Catcher Matt Wieters is back in the Orioles lineup tonight after resting on Tuesday. And his hot streak continues.
Wieters just belted a two-run homer in the top of the fourth inning to give the Orioles a 2-1 lead over the Royals.
Wieters is now 10-for-23 with two doubles, two homers, four RBIs and six runs scored in his last six games.
The first inning has been much kinder to Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen compared to last season.
Until tonight.
Chen posted a 5.91 ERA and allowed seven...
The offensive woes continue.
How many straight days can I write an entry with a lede similar to that?
The Nationals don't have a hit through five innings tonight. Pirates starter Francisco Liriano has allowed two walks - to Scott Hairston leading off the bottom of the first and to Jayson Werth in the fourth - but has yet to surrender a base hit.
The Nats haven't really been all that close to recording their first hit, either. A Stephen Strasburg groundball up the middle nearly got through...
ABERDEEN, Md. - Wearing a bright No. 36 Aberdeen IronBirds jersey, right-hander Steve Johnson made a rehab start tonight for the IronBirds, pitching into the third inning against Vermont.
Likely because he reached his pitch count, Johnson was pulled from this game with one out and two on in the top of the third. Over 2 1/3 innings, he allowed three hits and two runs (both earned) with one walk and four strikeouts. Johnson threw 48 pitches, 28 for strikes.
After retiring the first two batters...
Cuban outfielder Dariel Alvarez has passed his physical and officially signed with the Orioles.
Alvarez, 24, will be assigned to Single-A Frederick after reporting this week to the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota.
Alvarez, who signed for $800,000, played for Camaguey in the Cuban League from 2007-11 and Tuxpan in Mexico in 2012. In five seasons with Camaguey, he batted .297 (341-for-1,147) with 37 home runs and 180 RBIs. In 2011, he set career highs by batting .363/.404/.613...