Dan Haren got smacked around pretty good his last time out, allowing five runs on seven hits in just four innings of work in a loss to the Mets. Haren was left incredibly frustrated with himself after the game, saying he felt like he was letting his team down. Tonight, Haren's the one frustrating the Rockies. The veteran right-hander has pitched four scoreless innings thus far tonight, allowing just two runners to reach base in that span. Haren's retired 11 of the last 12 Rockies hitters...

Just get Nick Markakis to the plate with the bases loaded. When the O's right fielder came to bat with the sacks full in the last of the seventh of a 1-1 tie, he was 2-for-2 this year with the bases loaded. After his clutch two-run single to center off Scott Downs, you can make that 3-for-3. And that big hit and a strong outing from Miguel Gonzalez lifted the Orioles to a 3-2 win over the Angels. Over eight innings, Gonzalez gave up just four hits and the one run with one walk and five...

We're not sure whether Miguel Gonzalez is making his last start for the Orioles before going on paternity leave. Manager Buck Showalter isn't sure about it. Gonzalez isn't sure about it. Gonzalez is the most nervous, though Showalter ranks a close second. Showalter understands why Gonzalez will be leaving the team for a few days, but he's dreading it if the right-hander's turn falls during that span. The rotation is already missing Wei-Yin Chen. Steve Johnson is on the disabled list with...

The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth on Mike Trout's homer to center field. It was his 12th of the year and came on a Miguel Gonzalez 1-1 pitch. That makes Trout 7-for-22 this year against O's pitching with four homers and seven RBIs. Of Trout's last 53 hits, 27 have gone for extra bases. Gonzalez kept the Angels off the board on just 33 pitches over the first three innings, throwing 11 pitches in the first, 10 in the second and 12 in the third. The Angels enter this game...

Bryce Harper will miss at least another week due to bursitis in his left knee, a diagnosis that was confirmed by Dr. James Andrews upon Harper's visit to the renowned orthopedic surgeon on Monday. According to MASN's Julie Alexandria, who is with the Nationals out in Colorado, Harper was given a cortisone shot in the inflamed bursa sac in his left knee yesterday, and was also given a PRP (platelet-rich plasma) shot, as well. That news was passed along to reporters by Nationals head trainer...

Last year, Angels center field Mike Trout scaled the fence in right-center field - see what I did there? - to rob Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy of a home run in the first inning. Tonight, Angels center fielder Peter Bourjos scaled the fence in center field to rob Hardy of a home run in the first inning. Hardy might want to try pulling the ball or aiming at the out-of-town scoreboard in right. Hardy almost gave Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez a 2-0 lead, but Bourjos brought back an apparent...

The Orioles and their fans are hoping Pedro Strop will soon show a return to the form he showed much of last season when he had an ERA of 1.43 in late August. A pitcher with a history of some control issues, Strop walked 5.0 batters per every nine innings last season and that figure is up to 6.8 this year. He just came off the disabled list on Saturday and pitched a scoreless inning on just 12 pitches in the game that day against Tampa Bay. He said the DL stint provided him time to work on...

The Nationals added some bullpen depth today, signing veteran right-handed reliever Mark Lowe to a minor league deal. The team announced that Lowe has been assigned to Triple-A Syracuse. Lowe started this season with the Angels, posting a 9.26 ERA in 11 2/3 innings. He allowed 11 hits, walked 11 and struck out seven in his 11 appearances with the Angels. Over his eight-year big league career, the 30-year-old Lowe has a 4.17 ERA. He's coming off a fairly strong 2012 season, in which he...

Orioles closer Jim Johnson has converted seven consecutive save opportunities since the meltdown in Toronto on May 26, when he fumbled a three-run lead on the artificial surface at Rogers Centre. He hasn't permitted a run during the current stretch. So, what's the difference now? "Results," said manager Buck Showalter. "Jimmy lives in results. Not nearly as much difference as people may think. It's that job. I can rattle off four or five other guys who are having... Jered Weaver threw a...

American League pitchers take note. Chris Davis' bat may have cooled off for now. How long that lasts, we'll see. Davis is in an 0-for-16 drought and is hitless over his last four games, his longest hitless stretch since June 15-24, 2012, when he went eight straight games without a base hit for an 0-for-28 stretch. "I think I am missing pitches that I was hitting earlier," Davis said this afternoon in the Orioles clubhouse. "There was a time I was seeing a lot of off-speed and pitches...