BOWIE, Md. - Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper has continued to look ready to return to the big league club as he rehabs from bursitis in his left knee. Harper walked in the first inning against the Bowie pitcher Devin Jones. He scored from first on a Justin Bloxom double one batter later to give Double-A Harrisburg a 1-0 lead. In the second inning, Harper tripled to just left of center field. The ball rolled past the defender, scoring two runs as Harrisburg upped its advantage to 3-0....

You can add Indians third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall to the list of players who have sent baseballs bouncing on Eutaw St. Chisenhall crushed a 92 mph fastball from Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez in the second inning to give Cleveland a 1-0 lead. Estimated distance: 430 feet. This is the 70th home run to land on Eutaw St. and the 42nd by an opponent. It's the fourth this year and the fifth ever by an Indians player. The most recent was by Asdrubal Cabrera on June 29, 2012. Chisenhall had...

Ian Desmond's first half continues to get more impressive. The Nationals shortstop cranked a two-run homer in the fourth inning today, his 13th of the season, that gave the Nats a 2-0 lead over the Diamondbacks. Desmond took a massive swing at an 0-1 slider from Arizona starter Patrick Corbin and came up empty. I think I felt the gust of wind from Desmond's hack up here in the press box, about 3,000 feet in the air. After working the count to 2-2, Desmond then got another slider, and he...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter will announce his starter for Friday night at the conclusion of tonight's game against the Indians. Showalter made the decision earlier this week, but he hasn't confirmed it with reporters. Kevin Gausman is expected to take the ball against the Yankees. Showalter just wanted to make sure that the rookie wasn't needed in relief. "We'll see how we get through tonight, but we're all set," Showalter said. "Everything's in place to cover our bullpen like...

Can the Orioles get another long outing from another starting pitcher tonight? For the first time all year, O's starters have gone seven innings or more in back-to-back games with Chris Tillman and Jason Hammel doing that on Tuesday and Wednesday vs. Cleveland. Miguel Gonzalez (5-3, 3.75 ERA) makes his 14th start tonight and he's a good candidate to get deep into the game. For one, Gonzalez is pitching pretty well right now and he's gone seven or more twice in his last three...

He is having quite a year at just 20 years old in the Carolina League pitching for the Single-A Frederick Keys, but now the Orioles are set to move left-handed pitching prospect Eduardo Rodriguez to the Double-A Bowie Baysox. Rodriguez just yesterday was named to pitch representing the Orioles in the Futures Game for the World Team. The native of Valencia, Venezuela was a spring training invitee to the Orioles' major league camp at Ed Smith Stadium, where he was shown some of the big league...

Just a few days ago, Travis Ishikawa was a player possibly headed out of the O's organization. Tonight he will make his fifth start with the team and third at first base. When you are a reserve, your roster spot is far from secure, but the veteran is here now after opting out of his minor league contract June 16 and forcing the O's to either bring him to the major leagues or risk losing him to another club. They added him to the 25-man roster and he is 2-for-13 with an RBI in his first five...

Second baseman Brian Roberts is continuing his rehab assignment with two games today at Triple-A Norfolk, including the resumption of a suspended game from last night. He most likely will come off the disabled list and rejoin the Orioles for this weekend's series against the New York Yankees at Camden Yards. Roberts went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored Tuesday night, and he walked twice on 18 pitches last night before rain forced the Tides' game against Columbus to be...

With a 7-4 win over the Twins' Gulf Coast League team today, Orioles Gulf Coast League team manager Juan "Orlando" Gomez recorded his 1,000th career win. In his ninth season in the Orioles organization, Gomez has managed at four levels of the Baltimore minor league system and served as batting practice pitcher for the major league club for two seasons. Overall, 2013 marks Gomez's 49th season in professional baseball and his 18th year as a manager. "On behalf of the Orioles, I congratulate...

The Nationals have outrighted right-hander Ryan Perry to Double-A Harrisburg, a move that drops Perry from the 40-man roster and clears a spot for the Nats to add a starter for Saturday's game against the Mets. Perry had already been pitching for Harrisburg, so this was strictly a procedural move. And while the Nats aren't officially willing to announce who will get the start on Saturday, we know who it will be. As has been speculated for much of this week, Taylor Jordan will get the ball,...