Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts, limited to 118 games over the past four seasons because of various injuries, will undergo surgery Thursday on his right hamstring. Roberts, 35, will undergo a procedure to repair one of the muscles in his hamstring - it's a "semitendinosus release" - and the recovery time is expected to be approximately six weeks. Dr. Daniel Cooper will perform the surgery at Carrell Clinic in Dallas. Roberts will eventually report to Sarasota to begin his...

Congratulations go out to Nationals hitting coach Rick Eckstein and his wife Caroline, as the couple welcomed the birth of their first child, a girl named Isabelle. Manager Davey Johnson reports that both mother and baby are doing well, and the Nats should have their hitting coach in the dugout for tonight's game against the Tigers. That is, if tonight's game gets played. The tarp is on the field here at Nats Park and rain has been falling for the last hour or so. As always, I'll keep...

The tarp is off the field and it appears that tonight's game will start on time. A few of the Royals ignored the rain this afternoon and played catch in the outfield. Manager Buck Showalter said Saturday is as far back as the Orioles can push starter Miguel Gonzalez. Showalter has weighed his options if Gonzalez can't pitch. "We looked at it, but I'm hoping that everything goes well and he pitches for us on Saturday," Showalter said. "I'd hate to DL him with a blister, but this is a...

After getting some pushback from fans, the Nationals have announced that they've reverted to their previous rainout ticket policy and will allow all fans who purchased tickets to Tuesday night's postponed game against the Tigers the option to exchange their tickets for any remaining regular or value home game this season, subject to availability. Following Tuesday night's rainout, the Nationals had initially sent a release stating that those with tickets for Tuesday night's game would be...

Right-hander Christian Garcia has continued to make progress at extended spring training in his recovery from a partially torn tendon in his right forearm. According to manager Davey Johnson, Garcia could be less than two weeks from a rehab assignment. "He has been throwing off the mound quite a bit," said Johnson. "Mostly the reports I have been getting is (he is throwing) fastball, changeup, tomorrow he will mix in curveballs. After he does that, he will throw to hitters (in) batting...

After pitching for five seasons and for nearly 1,000 innings in an Orioles uniform, Jeremy Guthrie will take the mound at Camden Yards tomorrow and pitch against the Orioles for the first time ever. Will that be strange for him? "Not too much," he said this afternoon in the Kansas City clubhouse. "I think enough time has passed and having seen them last year, to be able to say hello and congratulate them on the way they are playing, now it feels like just doing what we do every five...

The Orioles' rotation isn't set in Minnesota this weekend because of the uncertain status of Miguel Gonzalez, who left his last start with a blister on his right thumb. However, Freddy Garcia will close the three-game series against the Royals by taking the mound Thursday at Camden Yards. Garcia will be working on regular rest after making his Orioles debut Saturday in Anaheim and taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning. He was charged with two runs and three hits in 6 2/3 innings. Jason...

For the third time this season and the second time in the last eight games, Nick Markakis will serve as the Orioles' designated hitter tonight. "It's different," Markakis said about being the DH. "You just have to stay loose, stay stretched and wait for your turn to hit. Haven't done it much, but it's good. It gives me a chance to get my feet back under me. It's a different mindset. It's good every once in a while. "I had talked to Buck (Showalter) earlier in the year and he said he...

It's perfectly dry and sunny here at Nationals Park at the moment, but I had to dodge some huge rain drops on my drive to the stadium a bit ago. The radar for tonight shows mostly clear skies around first pitch, but there are also patches of rain that could swoop through. Let's hope for the best as the Nationals and Tigers try and get in the opener of this two-game series after last night's rain out. Despite the dry conditions at the moment, Davey Johnson's lineup for tonight still does...

Chris Dickerson is in right field tonight for the Orioles and Nick Markakis is serving as the designated hitter. Ryan Flaherty gets another start at second base. For the Orioles Nate McLouth LF Manny Machado 3B Nick Markakis DH Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Matt Wieters C J.J. Hardy SS Ryan Flaherty 2B Chris Dickerson RF Chris Tillman RHP For the Royals Alex Gordon LF Alcides Escobar SS Billy Butler DH Eric Hosmer 1B Lorenzo Cain RF Mike Moustakas 3B Elliot Johnson 2B George Kottaras...