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Jason Hammel threw 10 of his 13 pitches for strikes in the first inning today, allowing a single and striking out two. He retired the side in order in the second, picking up another strikeout.
Hammel has thrown 27 pitches, 20 for strikes.
J.J. Hardy hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the second to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead. Hardy's ball traveled an estimated 374 feet.
The Orioles have hit seven homers this season. None of them are solo shots.
Nick Markakis added an RBI single with two...
In their last four at-bats against Reds pitching, the Nationals' catchers are 3-for-4 with three home runs and six RBIs.
Wilson Ramos did some damage yesterday, crushing two homers in the Nats' 11-inning win.
In his first at-bat today, Kurt Suzuki got the Nats on the board in the second inning, taking a 1-1 slider from Johnny Cueto and smoking it out to left for a three-run shot.
Suzuki has his first hit of the 2013 season, and the Nats have a tie ballgame. It's 3-3 midway through the...
A few eyebrows were raised today when the Orioles released the probable starting pitchers for the upcoming Boston series and Miguel Gonzalez was not listed.
The Orioles list Wei-Yin Chen to pitch game one of that series tomorrow afternoon with Jake Arrieta going Wednesday, after an off day and Chris Tillman on Thursday night.
Gonzalez, who gave up two runs over 6 1/3 innings in his first start in the third game of the Tampa Bay series, would have been in line to start Wednesday in Boston,...
The players are not supposed to be better at asking questions than the reporters, but when Tommy Hunter noticed several reporters interviewing T.J. McFarland today, he jumped in and provided some solid help.
He asked McFarland who he got out for his first major league strikeout last night and then gave him some grief for not instantly remembering it was Trevor Plouffe in the top of the fifth.
Hunter: "How many (strikeouts) did you have?
McFarland: "Was it five?"
Hunter: "Who was the...
It's been a quiet Sunday morning at Camden Yards. Not much to report.
Second baseman Brian Roberts still plans on flying to Sarasota later today to rehab his right knee. He intends to meet up with the Orioles sooner than first anticipated.
Wilson Betemit is here today, on crutches, to be examined by a team physician. His right knee is feeling much better since we last spoke with him.
Betemit will return to Sarasota on Wednesday. He should know the timetable for his return once he's...
Adam LaRoche is out of the Nationals' lineup for the second straight day.
LaRoche, who has been dealing with some tightness in his back since late in the Nationals' series against the Marlins earlier this week, will not play in this afternoon's series finale against the Reds. Chad Tracy will play first base and hit in the No. 5 hole in LaRoche's stead again today.
With the Nats having a day off tomorrow, manager Davey Johnson likely wants to give LaRoche three full days to rest his back...