Steve Pearce is starting at first base today while the Orioles wait for the results of Chris Davis' MRI. Chris Snyder is making his first start behind the plate for the Orioles. Nolan Reimold is batting fifth and serving as the designated hitter. For the Orioles Nate McLouth LF Manny Machado 3B Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Nolan Reimold DH J.J. Hardy SS Steve Pearce 1B Ryan Flaherty 2B Chris Snyder C Freddy Garcia RHP For the Angels Erick Aybar SS Mike Trout CF Albert Pujols 1B Mark...

The Orioles have designated pitcher Zach Clark (UMBC) for assignment to make room for today's starter, Freddy Garcia, on the 25- and 40-man rosters. Garcia was 4-0 with a 2.67 ERA in five starts for Triple-A Norfolk this season. He was named International League Player of the Week for the week ending April 28 after going 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA in 16 innings. Garcia's 152 career victories rank ninth among active pitchers, and he has the most wins for any Venezuelan-born pitcher in baseball...

The Orioles today announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Freddy Garcia from Triple-A Norfolk. To make room for him on the 25- and 40-man rosters, right-hander Zach Clark has been designated for assignment. Garcia, 36, has gone 4-0 with a 2.67 ERA (33.2IP, 10ER) in five starts for the Tides this season. He was named International League Player of the Week for the week ending April 28 (2-0, 1.69 ERA, 16.0IP, 10H, 3ER, 9K). The veteran right-hander is 152-101 with a 4.15...

The Orioles haven't posted their lineup or announced today's roster moves. And still no word on Chris Davis' MRI results. Will pitcher Zach Clark be optioned to make room for starter Freddy Garcia on the 25-man roster? Could the Orioles place last night's starter, Miguel Gonzalez, on the disabled list with a blister on his right thumb? They're off Monday and have two more off-days the following week, so they could skip him anyway. Room also must be made for Garcia on the 40-man...

PITTSBURGH - A day after fouling a ball off his right ankle, Denard Span is out of the Nationals' lineup. Danny Espinosa will move into the leadoff spot for this afternoon's 4:05 p.m. game against the Pirates, and Roger Bernadina will play center with Span out. Span had a bandage on his right ankle, directly above the top of his foot, after last night's game. He played all nine innings last night but looked to be favoring the ankle a bit after the game. Jayson Werth will miss his second...

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...