Right-hander A.J. Cole showed flashes of how dominant he could be in his first start with the high Single-A Potomac Nationals on Sunday. Cole struck out the side in the first inning, but later allowed a few hits and runs, going 5 1/3 innings. All seven strikeouts were swinging. He used a lot of fastballs and Lynchburg started to figure out the timing, according to a source. He has a spike curve, a slider and changeup. One question might be is how much he will integrate the slider and...

BOSTON - Nolan Reimold is listed among the Orioles reserves today at Fenway Park, and said he should be ready to go by Wednesday. Reimold reports that his right hamstring feels better, but it still a little tight. Also, Miguel Gonzalez will start Friday's opener of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. For the Orioles: Nate McLouth LF Manny Machado 3B Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Matt Wieters C J.J. Hardy SS Ryan Flaherty 2B Steve Pearce DH Wei-Yin Chen LHP For the Red...

It was a tough weekend for the Nationals. After a glorious opening series against Miami that included back-to-back shutouts, the Nats found the going much tougher on the season's first weekend in Cincinnati. They lost two of three to the Reds, including a 15-0 thumping on Friday night - the most lopsided loss since the team moved to Washington in 2005. Their first series loss in the magical 2012 season did not come until a sweep at the hands of the Dodgers in the final series of April. If...

I think it's safe to say that we've all heard of Ernest Lawrence Thayer's poem, "Casey at the Bat." Published on June 3, 1888, the poem is considered a classic piece of American literature as much as it is a part of baseball lore. One might ask why I'm referencing a poem that, while propping up baseball as America's pastime, is also about a hero failing in his endeavor. Well, going into the 2013 season, the outlook wasn't brilliant for the Baltimore nine. Most national pundits expected...

Today's day off for the Nationals comes at a pretty good time. Not only does it allow Adam LaRoche, who sat out the last two games, a chance to rest his sore back a bit more prior to tomorrow's series opener with the White Sox, but it also gives the Nats a chance to enjoy some down time and put their three-game series in Cincinnati behind them. Even though they took one of the three games against the Reds in the weekend set, this was a series the Nationals will be hoping to forget. The...

Players have done it before. They hit a grounder that looks to be a sure out and they don't run hard to first base. That never looks good, but it does happen almost every day in the majors. Not the best example for the kids. But we haven't seen it happen often with Adam Jones. It did yesterday, when he hit a ball toward the mound in the eighth, put his head down in frustration and didn't run hard through the bag. When asked about it after the game, Jones said: "You know me, I always...

BOSTON - The Orioles will experience their third opening day of the 2013 season this afternoon when they arrive at Fenway Park to begin a three-game series against the Red Sox. Boston's record streak of 793 regular-season sellouts dating back to May 15, 2003 is expected to end this month, and quite possibly in this series. Today's game is sold out, but Wednesday could be a different story. The streak's legitimacy has been questioned many times in the past, including by the locals. Time to...

The Orioles won't make an official roster move before Monday, but they've already decided on a player if it's necessary. Infielder Yamaico Navarro, who spent one day with the Orioles during the just-concluded homestand, is meeting them in Boston and will be placed on the taxi squad, which allows teams to have a minor leaguer on standby for 24 hours. The taxi squad was introduced as part of baseball's latest collective bargaining agreement. The Orioles used it last year with outfielder...

Nolan Reimold doesn't feel he will have to miss any games after leaving today's game because of tightness in his right hamstring suffered when he grounded into a double play in the sixth. "I just had a little cramp, spasm whatever you want to call it that kept getting tighter and tighter," Reimold said. "Sprinted out to first to try and beat out that double play. Think (Wayne) Kirby could tell it was bothering me. Probably a smart idea to come in and evaluate it." Could it turn into a...

A day that started slowly really picked up steam as it progressed into the late afternoon. Nolan Reimold exited the game with tightness in his right hamstring, and he could go on the disabled list because the Orioles already are playing with a short bench. We learned that Luis Ayala was taken to a local hospital after becoming ill. And manager Buck Showalter confirmed that Miguel Gonzalez will start in New York this weekend, but not because he's aiming for specific match-ups or concerned...