The Orioles today announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Jair Jurrjens and recalled right-hander Jake Arrieta from Triple-A Norfolk. Jurrjens will start this afternoon's game against Tampa Bay. Additionally, outfielder Nolan Reimold has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 12, with a right hamstring strain, and right-hander Alex Burnett has been optioned to the Tides. To make room for Jurrjens on the 40-man roster, second baseman Brian Roberts has...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter considered bringing in his reserves last night as the Tampa Bay Rays built an eight-run lead, but Nolan Reimold wasn't going to leave the bench. Reimold has been unavailable because of a strained right hamstring - news that Showalter didn't want spreading to the opposing manager's office - and the Orioles were debating whether to place him on the 15-day disabled list. The move couldn't be backdated to Sunday if Reimold played last night. Showalter checked...

He gave up seven runs in 4 2/3 innings last night in the second-worst start of his 29 as an Oriole. Just three times in those 29 starts has Jason Hammel given up six runs or more, and it's now happened in back-to-back starts. The Orioles have some issues to resolve right now with their struggling opening day starter. Hammel is 5-2 with a 5.72 ERA. He has allowed 13 earned runs in his last two starts and pitched to an ERA of 10.43 over his last three. Where to turn from here? O's pitching...

The Orioles will try to avoid their first four-game losing streak of the season today when they host the Tampa Bay Rays. Nolan Reimold's move to the disabled list is backdated to last Sunday. His hamstring has been bothering him since spring training, to varying degrees, and he may not be ready when he's eligible to be activated. The cold weather has been a challenge for Reimold, who's batting .188 with four homers and nine RBIs in 31 games. Reimold will remain with the club through the...

He last pitched for the Orioles on April 21, but today Jake Arrieta has rejoined the club and is expected for now to be available out of the bullpen, as Jair Jurrjens starts here this afternoon against Tampa Bay. Arrieta was scheduled to start for Triple-A Norfolk tonight and had a recent start pushed back due to a shoulder issue, which he feels is no longer a problem. "I developed a little stiffness a few starts ago," Arrieta said. "It is something that has been manageable. They pushed me...

Jair Jurrjens is set to make his Orioles debut for today's 4:05 p.m. start vs. the Rays. After hitting a three-run home run in last night's game, Chris Dickerson will get another start. He'll DH, batting eighth. Yamaico Navarro will get his second consecutive start at second, batting ninth. He went 2-4 with a triple and a run yesterday. For the Rays Desmond Jennings CF Matt Joyce RF Ben Zobrist 2B Evan Longoria 3B James Loney 1B Luke Scott DH Kelly Johnson LF Jose Molina C Yunel Escobar...

It is just one game in 162. That is what all the players say, right? Especially when things are not going well. But that game Friday in San Diego was one to remember and one for the record books. The Nationals beat the Padres 6-5 in 10 innings. It was the 10th inning that had a ton of twists and turns that Dan Brown would have been proud to pen. In the top of that extra-inning frame, Padres reliever Huston Street got the first two outs with relative ease. In walks pinch-hitter Chad Tracy,...

There is no question about the struggles for much of this season, especially recently, regarding the Orioles' starting rotation. The starters have just one quality start over the last seven games, with an ERA of 7.34 in that stretch. In five of the last six games, the O's starter pitched five or fewer innings. The rotation ERA for the season is now 4.86. That has to get better, but this may surprise you. Last year on August 3, the O's rotation ERA was 4.80, and the Orioles were 55-51 and 7...

Ever since Adam LaRoche swung the bat in two former familiar homes, he has been locked in. And more recently to start the Nationals' 10-game road trip, he has hit four homers in his past three games, including in back-to-back at-bats in Friday's 6-5, 10-inning thriller at San Diego. The former Brave and Pirate got his groove back May 2 at Turner Field, continued it at PNC Park, and has not looked back well into the final weeks of May. Manager Davey Johnson spoke last week about hoping that...

Want to view the glass as half full? The Orioles scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning last night and brought the tying run to the plate. They had no business being in that game. Except that they truly believe that they're in every game, no matter the deficit or the inning. Want to view the glass as half empty? The rotation is a royal mess. Starters have gone five innings or fewer in five of the last six games. That's quite alarming. Jason Hammel has a 5.72 ERA, and Wei-Yin...