The Orioles sent nine batters to the plate in the fourth inning. They also sent the umpires inside to review a call in center field. By scoring four runs, the Orioles increased their lead to 6-0 over the Rangers on another sweltering night at Camden Yards. Nolan Reimold hit a three-run homer on a fly ball into the left field corner that casually dropped into the first or second row of seats. And yes, I'm going with "casually." Reimold was 3-for-15 since coming off the disabled list. He...

PHILADELPHIA - Anthony Rendon broke open a scoreless tie four pitches into the fifth inning. Wilson Ramos didn't waste much time copying Rendon and giving the Nationals a 2-0 lead. After Gio Gonzalez and Cliff Lee had each started tonight's game with four scoreless innings, Rendon took an 0-2 Lee fastball out to left for his fourth homer of the season. That was the first home run Lee has allowed all season on an 0-2 pitch. The ball left the yard so quickly it looked like it had been shot...

In 32 starts last season, left-hander Wei-Yin Chen posted a 5.91 ERA and allowed seven home runs in the first inning. In his eight starts this season, he posted a 2.25 ERA and didn't surrender a home run in the opening frame. Fresh off the disabled list tonight, Chen retired the Rangers in order in the top of the first inning at Camden Yards. Ian Kinsler flied to center field and Jurickson Profar and Nelson Cruz struck out. Chen threw 21 pitches. Kinsler worked him for six, Profar eight and...

PHILADELPHIA - Christian Garcia's rough 2013 continues. The right-hander, who made his major league debut with the Nationals last season and played a big factor in the Nats' bullpen down the stretch, has suffered a hamstring injury and will miss his next scheduled appearance for Triple-A Syracuse, manager Davey Johnson said today. Garcia will get an MRI on the hamstring to determine the severity of the injury. This is the third separate injury issue that Garcia has had to deal with this...

The Orioles are the third-highest scoring team in the American League, even if it hasn't looked like they are recently. The Orioles scored just 16 runs on their recent six-game road trip and added nine the last two nights in losses to Texas at Camden Yards. Right now, Chris Davis is 1-for-21, Brian Roberts is 2-for-22, Nolan Reimold is 3-for-14 and Adam Jones is 11-for-53. There are others with recent struggles, too. "It seems like when it happens (guys slump) it happens to multiple guys...

PHILADELPHIA - Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said the other day that he doesn't envision making any major deals prior to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, feeling that there are no "big splashy moves that are remaining" for the Nats this season. Still, there are those who feel that with Ross Detwiler having landed on the DL twice in the last two months and Dan Haren proving to be inconsistent in the first half of the season, the Nats would be wise to add another starting...

Chris Dickerson is a late scratch from the Orioles lineup tonight against the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards. The Orioles tweeted a new lineup with Nolan Reimold now serving as the designated hitter. No explanation has been provided. Dickerson was supposed to be the DH and bat eighth against Rangers right-hander Josh Lindblom. Instead, Reimold is the DH and will bat ninth, with second baseman Brian Roberts moving up to eighth. Dickerson flied out to center field to end last night's game...

Outfielder Steve Pearce underwent an MRA on his left wrist today in Sarasota to determine whether there's any structural damage. Hand specialist Dr. Brian Schofield examined Pearce in Sarasota. He performed the surgery on Nick Markakis' left thumb last year. An MRA involves dye being injected in the wrist. Infielder Jonathan Schoop, on the minor league disabled list with a stress fracture in his lower back, will begin his rehab assignment Thursday in the Gulf Coast League. The assignment...

Josh Stinson got a clue before the Triple-A Norfolk Tides' game yesterday that he might be called up to the Orioles. Tides pitching coach Mike Griffin told him to skip his planned bullpen session. Today, Stinson joined the O's again and he will be the long reliever out of the bullpen tonight behind starter Wei-Yin Chen. Stinson made one start for the Orioles, on April 24 at Camden Yards against Toronto, and gave up five runs in 5 2/3 innings on four homers. He went 4-4 with a 4.23 ERA for...

The Orioles today announced that they have reinstated left-hander Wei-Yin Chen from the 15-day disabled list and recalled right-hander Josh Stinson from Triple-A Norfolk. Chen, 27, is 3-3 with a 3.04 ERA (47.1IP, 16ER) in eight starts for the Orioles this season. He was placed on the DL on May 13 with a right oblique strain. In two rehab starts with Double-A Bowie, he went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA (12.0IP, 4ER). Stinson, 25, had one previous stint with the Orioles this season, making a start...