After leaving his last start on Friday at Anaheim after six innings and 80 pitches due to a thumb blister, Miguel Gonzalez could have made his next start this Thursday against Kansas City, but now is expected to have it pushed back to Friday or Saturday. Gonzalez said the blister would not allow him to pitch today, but he figures he will be able to take the mound this weekend. "It's way better. Is it pitchable right now? No, it's not. They are probably going to push me back one or two...

Wei-Yin Chen's first pitch came at 7:09 p.m. It's 63 degrees and overcast, but no rain. Alex Gordon singled up the middle on the second pitch, but Alcides Escobar grounded into a double play. Chen threw 10 pitches, seven for strikes, in the first inning. Orioles starters have pitched 185 innings in 32 games before tonight, an average of 5.78 innings per start. Last season, they tossed 937 2/3 innings in 162 games, an average of 5.79 innings per start. Are they really doing that much worse...

Four days after leaving a game with a right knee injury and two days after returning to the lineup, Chris Davis has pronounced himself fine. He is in the lineup tonight and said he is not restricted in any way. Although there were a few moments of concern when he limped off the field Friday at Anaheim. "It was one of those things where you kind of realize you are not invincible," Davis said this afternoon. "I've never had any injuries in my career that caused me to miss some time. But I...

Bryce Harper got word from the Major League Baseball office that he hasn't been fined for Sunday's incident in which he was ejected in the first inning after arguing a call with third base umpire John Hirschbeck. Hirschbeck ejected Harper after he determined that the Nationals' outfielder "slammed" his bat and helmet to the ground. You can see one look at the exchange between Harper and Hirschbeck

The sun is trying to peek through the gray clouds hovering over Camden Yards. The tarp is on the field, but it's no longer raining. The forecast isn't good, but the Orioles will attempt to play tonight. Kansas City has already been subjected to five postponements and had 10 days off in April, and the Royals don't come back to Baltimore after this series. Also, there's more rain in the forecast Wednesday, which increases the urgency to play tonight. The Orioles will hold another weather...

Manager Davey Johnson likes to walk lightly around Adam LaRoche when he is struggling. He knows the veteran can work out his issues at the plate on his own, with a tweak here or there. Johnson, being a former major league hitter himself, has tremendous respect for LaRoche and his ability to be able to self-correct at the plate. But Johnson recently decided to have a little talk with LaRoche and it seems to have paid dividends quickly. Over the last four games, LaRoche has gone 5-for-10 with...

Among the theories out there about why O's relief pitcher Pedro Strop has struggled this season is that he pitched often in the World Baseball Classic. Strop pitched six times in a 13-day span between March 7-19 for the Dominican Republic in the tourney and he pitched very well. He went 6 2/3 innings, allowing just three hits and no runs with no walks and seven strikeouts. Now he has an ERA of 5.79 with the Orioles, has struggled to throw consistent strikes, walking nine over 11 innings, and...

Tonight's Tigers-Nationals game has been postponed due to inclement weather and will be made up Thursday at 4:05 p.m. It's not currently raining here at Nationals Park, but a strong cell is supposed to come through the D.C. area tonight. Rather than starting tonight's game and having both teams use their starting pitcher only to then go into a delay, the game has been pre-emptively called. Both the Nationals and Tigers had an off-day scheduled for Thursday, so that day was an easy choice...

Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts is flying to Dallas on Wednesday to visit with a knee specialist after an attempt to take light batting practice in Sarasota didn't produce the desired results. Roberts will be examined by Dr. Daniel Cooper, who previously worked with Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria. Roberts remains on the 15-day disabled list after suffering the injury during the third game of the regular season at Tropicana Field. It's classified as a hamstring injury, but...

The most anonymous and yet most important people in baseball have made the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. The hall is recognizing the work of scouts in a two-year display that opened last week. In an age when advanced statistics such as BABIP and WAR take center stage in player evaluation, the old-time scout, the guy that puts 50,000 miles a year on a car looking for potential big-league talent, is being recognized. "It's about time,'' says Dan Jennings, vice president of player...