Nick Markakis went 2-for-4 with a home run last night to record his 27th multi-hit game this season. Only four players in the American League had more than 27. Markakis has 363 career multi-hit games, leaving him two behind Melvin Mora for the 10th-most in franchise history. Markakis is batting .438 (7-for-16) with a home run, a walk and two runs scored in his last four games against the Indians dating to July 21, 2012. Among players with at least 50 at-bats against the American League...

Not good enough. From time to time, we hear Buck Showalter say that phrase. It fits for O's starting pitching over the last seven games and it fits for the Orioles' starting pitching for most of this season. For a brief time, it looked like the Orioles were turning a corner. From June 2-16, the Orioles got a run of nine quality starts over 14 games and they went 9-5 in that stretch. But over the last seven games, they have gotten just one quality start and their pitchers are barely...

The original plan was for Bryce Harper to start his rehab assignment Tuesday at high Single-A Potomac. Harper then said he'd prefer to wait another day or two, and the plan was altered to have Harper likely starting his rehab assignment Wednesday. Now we're back to Tuesday again. A source with knowledge of the situation has confirmed that Harper will head to Woodbridge, Va., on Tuesday, to make his first rehab appearance as he works back from left knee bursitis, which has bothered him for...

Zach Britton took a shutout into the sixth inning tonight and ended up taking a loss. Britton didn't retire a batter in the sixth and allowed three runs in the Orioles' 5-2 loss to the Indians at Camden Yards. "Just elevated some balls, lost his command," said manager Buck Showalter. "Strikes and balls, and straightened some out. He had pretty good movement, late life. He got out of some potential sticky situations, but I thought he pitched well for five innings. But he wasn't able......

Zach Britton wishes he could have one pitch back tonight. He feels like he should have thrown a different pitch to Michael Brantley with the bases loaded and no outs in the top of the sixth. Brantley drove a two-run single to center and drove Britton out of the game. Britton took a two-hit shutout into the sixth, but four hits and one walk later, exited the game without recording an out in the sixth. "I felt like I could have executed a couple of pitches better that inning, but definitely...

Pitcher Dylan Bundy experienced a setback today while throwing from 120 feet at the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota. A team official confirmed tonight that Bundy felt more discomfort in his right forearm/elbow area. He's been shut down and is scheduled to be examined by team orthopedist Dr. John Wilckens on Tuesday in Baltimore. Bundy also will be examined again by orthopedic specialist Dr. James Andrews, who administered the platelet rich plasma injection on April 29. Bundy had been...

The Orioles' slim early lead didn't last, but the losing streak is still here. Trailing 2-0 after five innings, the Cleveland Indians rallied to beat the Orioles 5-2 tonight as the Orioles' losing streak reached four games in the opener of a four-game series and seven-game homestand. Zach Britton seemed to be rolling along with a two-hit shutout and a 2-0 lead into the top of the sixth. But five batters later, Cleveland had a 3-2 lead and Britton was being pulled for Tommy Hunter. After...

Orioles left-hander Zach Britton was headed toward a quality start. Now he's headed for the showers. Britton took a two-hit shutout into the sixth inning and didn't retire a batter. The fifth Indians hitter, Michael Brantley, singled past Britton into center field to score two runs and give Cleveland a 3-2 lead. Tommy Hunter stranded two inherited runners by retiring the next three batters. Britton is charged with three runs and six hits in five-plus innings, with three walks, five...

Nick Markakis, trying to hold onto the third outfield spot in the American League for the 84th All-Star Game at Citi Field, padded his home run total with his eighth of the season in the bottom of the first inning to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead over the Indians. Indians starter Ubaldo Jimenez threw a changeup and curveball to Markakis before challenging him with a 93 mph fastball. It kept carrying until it cleared the center field fence. Markakis hadn't homered since connecting off former...

The Orioles have signed New Mexico State infielder Tanner Rust, an undrafted free agent whose .375 average this year led the Western Athletic Conference and ranked ninth in the country. Rust, who's listed at 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds, had 15 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 54 RBIs this season. He led the Aggies with 54 runs scored and 24 multiple-hit games. His .481 on-base percentage led the league and his 79 hits were third. He had 34 walks and 43 strikeouts in 216 at-bats. Rust...