Freddy Garcia makes his Orioles debut this afternoon in Anaheim, and I'm sure many fans still remember his first start of the 2012 season at Camden Yards. Garcia faced the Orioles three more times, but nothing could erase his April 10 outing for the Yankees, when he allowed four runs (three earned) and four hits in 4 2/3 innings, with three walks, a hit batter and five - count them, five - wild pitches. He threw 98 pitches. He was awful. And now he's an Oriole. It's a funny...

PITTSBURGH - Since some of you might have missed the stats I shared last night on Andrew McCutchen's dominance against the Nationals, I feel the need to pass them along again. Sorry. While it might sting to look at these numbers, they're so ridiculous that I feel like they have to be shared. In 24 career games against the Nats, McCutchen is batting .456 (41-for-89) with 11 home runs, 22 RBIs and an insane 1.448 OPS. "He's not going to hit a home run every time," said Ross Detwiler, who...

If you are the worrying kind, you could potentially find something to worry about when you consider that since the Orioles let that game get away last Sunday at Oakland they are 2-4. Almost any team will look flat when they are shut out and the Orioles did Friday night at Anaheim, held to a season-low three hits and shutout for the second time this year. The first was April 14 at New York by Hiroki Kuroda. There are also these offensive stats: In the series at Oakland the Orioles scored 28...

The Orioles are in the process of trying to schedule an MRI for Chris Davis after he left tonight's game in the fifth inning with a right knee injury. Davis was trying to beat out a slow ground ball and came down on the front edge of the bag. He limped off the field and was replaced at first base by Ryan Flaherty. Interviewed on MASN, manager Buck Showalter said Davis is "pretty upbeat about it," which is a good sign. "We'll see what we've got," Showalter said. "It just bit him there...

The Orioles lost a game, 4-0, to the Los Angeles Angels and lost their first baseman tonight in Anaheim. They have a chance to get back in the win column tomorrow, but we don't yet know if Chris Davis will be back in the lineup that soon. Davis led off the top of the fifth with a groundout to third base. His right leg appeared to hit the bag awkwardly and he began limping as he returned to the first base dugout. When the Orioles took the field, Ryan Flaherty was in at first base and it was...

PITTSBURGH - Ross Detwiler didn't get smacked all over PNC Park tonight. He allowed three runs and six hits over five innings. Far from a terrible outing, but not good enough for a win. Part of that falls on Detwiler, part of it falls on the Nationals' offense, which managed very little off A.J. Burnett, Mark Melancon and Jason Grilli in the Nats' 3-1 loss. "I mean, a loss is a loss, no matter what it is," Detwiler said. "I think (my) last three were losses. It's kind of tough to take...

Chris Davis came out of tonight's game against the Angels with a right knee injury after landing awkwardly on first base while trying to beat out a slow ground ball in the top of the fifth inning. Davis immediately veered into foul territory, and he barely applied any pressure to his right leg. He was grimacing as he limped to the dugout, and Ryan Flaherty replaced him at first base in the bottom half of the inning. This is Flaherty's fourth major league inning at first base. Steve Pearce...

PITTSBURGH - The Nationals struck out 14 times in tonight's 3-1 loss to the Pirates. Seven of those 14 were looking. They scored one run, marking the 11th time in 13 games that they've had three or fewer runners cross the plate. They're currently sixth-worst in the majors in runs scored. This is a Nationals club that feels it has the talent to be one of the top offensive teams in the league. It's just not happening right now. "I think we're kind of hitting rock bottom," Johnson said....

The torn hamstring stunted first baseman Chris Marrero's season before it really ever got started in 2012. His shoulder and hamstring slowed him down for much of the time and he never was able to feel 100 percent healthy for long periods of time last season. Following 127 games for Triple-A Syracuse in 2011, he had to fight back from injury in 2012. Marrero ended up playing only 37 contests with the Chiefs last season. So it certainly had to be refreshing for Marrero to work his way through...

Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez needed only five pitches to retire the Angels in order in the first inning. Mark Trumbo needed only one pitch to remind Gonzalez that he owns their match-up. It's a small sample size, but Trumbo is 2-for-2 with two home runs lifetime against Gonzalez. He lined a 92-mph fastball over the left field fence in the second inning tonight to give the Angels a 1-0 lead. Gonzalez threw 11 pitches in the inning. He's thrown 16 so far, 13 for strikes. Gonzalez has...