WASHINGTON - Yamaico Navarro is starting again at second base tonight, as the Orioles conclude their two-game series with the Nationals before starting a new one Wednesday night at Camden Yards. Tommy Hunter said his right hand feels fine. An X-ray taken yesterday came back negative. For the Orioles Nate McLouth LF Manny Machado 3B Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Matt Wieters C J.J. Hardy SS Yamaico Navarro 2B Kevin Gausman RHP For the Nationals Denard Span CF Steve...

Right-hander Nathan Karns takes the hill for his first major league start tonight. Here is the Nationals lineup for tonight's 7:05 p.m. game against the Orioles, who send rookie right-hander Kevin Gausman to the mound for his second major league start. 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 Yamaico Navarro P Kevin Gausman For the Nationals CF Denard Span 2B Steve Lombardozzi 3B Ryan Zimmerman 1B...

WASHINGTON - The Orioles lead the all-time series against the Nationals 24-19, going 13-8 in Baltimore and 11-11 in Washington (3-3 at RFK Stadium and 8-8 at Nationals Park) since the franchise was relocated from Montreal in 2005. Manny Machado has posted at least three hits in eight road games this year, the most in the majors. Jed Lowrie and James Loney had collected three hits in seven road games. According to STATS, the Orioles are hitting .300 on the road in May, their highest road...

High Single-A Potomac Nationals left-hander Sammy Solis made a nice step forward in his second start since returning from Tommy John surgery. Building off his start at Frederick, Solis went four innings Monday night against Salem, allowing no hits, no runs and three walks while striking out four. He struck out the side in the third. If his week goes well, including bullpen sessions, Solis would probably be able to go to five innings and 60-65 pitches in his third start. He is on an innings...

This just in: The Orioles did not hit a homer Monday. They had hit at least one homer in the previous seven games and had hit 16 homers in the previous six games. It didn't slow their offense even a bit, however, as they banged out 15 hits and, despite leaving 14 on base, beat Washington 6-2. The team's offense is humming along pretty well right now. Over the last four games they have 16, nine, 14 and 15 hits with a batting average of .346 in that time. The Orioles have scored six runs or...

If you're a fan of watching talented, young pitchers test themselves against some of the best hitters in baseball - and who isn't, really - you might want to clear your schedule around 7:05 p.m. tonight. Tonight's Orioles-Nationals game will give us a battle of two hard-throwing, fresh-faced right-handers who probably have trouble convincing bartenders that their IDs are legitimate and weren't crafted by some kid in his basement. Nathan Karns, 25, will be making his major league debut...

The pitching match-up favored Washington at Nationals Park yesterday. Gio Gonzalez had home field advantage and the better record in the majors going for him against the Orioles' Jason Hammel. But he could not beat Hammel because he could not get Yamaico Navarro out. The scrub second-baseman, just up from Triple-A Norfolk, got a key hit for the Orioles in the fourth inning that proved the undoing of the Nationals. When things are going well for a team, their call-ups from Norfolk will...

The purists tell me that interleague play doesn't belong in baseball. If they're fans of the National League, they despise the use of the designated hitter, and if they root for a team in the American League, vise versa. Personally, I've never understood the disdain on either side. In fact, interleague rivalry week is one of my favorite parts of the long baseball season. What makes a true sports rivalry? Some people argue that because the Orioles and Nationals don't play in the same...

We have an interesting matchup tonight with the Orioles sending Kevin Gausman to the mound and the Nationals countering with Nathan Karns. It's Double-A Bowie vs. Double-A Harrisburg. Gausman, 22, will be making his second major league start. Karns, 25, will be making his major league debut. What's the record for fewest combined major league starts among two pitchers in the same game? Somebody get Elias on the phone. Gausman will try to give the Orioles their second consecutive quality...

Is it a question that evokes much discussion and debate. How much seasoning on the farm does a young pitcher need, and when is he ready to make the jump to the majors and have success there? Are players like Chris Sale and maybe now Kevin Gausman, who pitches tonight, showing that if you have enough talent that you just don't need all those minor league innings? The Orioles have had high hopes for several young pitchers the last few years and let's take a look right now at three of them in...