The Orioles have reinstated pitcher Miguel Gonzalez from the paternity list and placed outfielder Steve Pearce on the 15-day disabled list with left wrist tendinitis. The DL move is retroactive to yesterday, making Pearce eligible to return on July 5 in New York. Pearce appeared in Wednesday's game in Detroit without an official at-bat, replacing Nick Markakis in right field in a 13-3 win. He's batting .235/.311/.383 with three homers and nine RBIs in 28 games. Pearce had three hits in a...

The Orioles today announced that they have reinstated right-hander Miguel Gonzalez from the paternity leave list and placed outfielder Steve Pearce on the disabled list, retroactive to June 20, with left wrist tendinitis. Gonzalez, 29, is 5-2 with a 3.75 ERA (74.1IP, 31ER) in 12 starts this season. His wife Lucia had their first child, daughter Leah, on Monday. Pearce, 30, batted .235/.311/.383 with three home runs and nine RBI in 28 games for the Orioles this season.

The Nationals are sending Stephen Strasburg to the mound tonight, as he looks to match Jordan Zimmermann's dominant outing last night and lead the Nats to their third straight win. Over 13 starts this season, Strasburg has pitched to a 2.50 ERA despite having just three wins to show for his effort. The Nats will face Rockies right-hander Tyler Chatwood, who is 4-1 with a 2.33 ERA on the season. For the Rockies CF Dexter Fowler 2B DJ LeMahieu LF Carlos Gonzalez RF Michael Cuddyer C Wilin...

Still waiting on the Orioles' roster move for Miguel Gonzalez's activation tonight. The lineup is pretty standard for the series opener in Toronto. Ryan Flaherty is at second and Danny Valencia is batting ninth as the designated hitter against R.A. Dickey. On another note, the July 7 game against the Yankees in the Bronx will air on TBS beginning at 1 p.m. For the Orioles LF Nate McLouth 3B Manny Machado RF Nick Markakis CF Adam Jones 1B Chris Davis C Matt Wieters SS J.J. Hardy 2B Ryan...

The Nationals announced Friday that they have signed three more picks from the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. They are right-handed pitcher Nicholas Pivetta (fourth round), right-handed pitcher John Simms (11th round) and right-handed pitcher Andrew Cooper (12th round). That brings the number to 13 of the top 14 draft picks for the Nationals who are signed and ready to go. Washington's top selection, right-hander Jacob Johansen, is already on the short-season Single-A Auburn Doubledays...

Anyone who's ever taken the Camden Yards tour knows this little nugget of Babe Ruth trivia: A cafe owned by the Babe's father, called Ruth's Cafe, operated on West Conway Street, roughly where Adam Jones currently patrols center field during home games. But did you know there was another Ruth's Cafe, also run by the Sultan of Swat's father and reportedly bought and paid for with the Bambino's winner's share from the 1915 World Series? The building still exists, and alcohol is still...

The Orioles will make a roster move later today to create room for pitcher Miguel Gonzalez, who's returned from paternity leave and will start Saturday at Rogers Centre. First baseman Travis Ishikawa had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk after filing paperwork to opt out. He's 1-for-9 with five strikeouts in two games. Ishikawa can't be sent back down to the minors without an outright assignment, which he can refuse based on service time. The Yankees are believed to have interest...

The Orioles' short-season entry in the Gulf Coast League is opening up a new season today in Florida. Here is the GCL O's opening day roster, with more players to be added from the draft as they sign and report. For the most part, almost every high school player the Orioles drafted will be sent to the GCL. Players from the 2013 draft are listed with the round in which they were selected. Pitchers: Augey Bill (round 39) Garrett Cortright (round 40) Dariel Delgado Dioni Dominguez Eric Green...

The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with three additional players selected in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft: right-handed pitcher Nicholas Pivetta (fourth round), right-handed pitcher John Simms (11th round) and right-handed pitcher Andrew Cooper (12th round). Nationals Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo, Nationals Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Player Personnel Roy Clark and Nationals Director of Scouting Kris Kline made...

Ian Desmond said last night that if he was picking the starting pitcher for the National League All-Star team, Jordan Zimmermann would be his guy. What are the chances of that happening? Well, Zimmermann is now tied for the major league lead in wins with 10. He has a miniscule 2.26 ERA, fifth-best in the NL behind Clayton Kershaw, Jeff Locke, Shelby Miller and Matt Harvey. Zimmermann has thrown three complete games (tied with Adam Wainwright for the major league lead), his 0.93 WHIP ranks...