SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are back home today to play the New York Yankees, who are short one outfielder after losing Curtis Granderson yesterday to a broken right forearm. Early projections have Granderson missing the next 10 weeks. The Orioles have enough outfielders in camp to stock a dozen teams, but they won't be offering any assistance. Left-hander Brian Matusz starts for the Orioles today, and you can watch every pitch on MASN beginning at 1:05 p.m. Tommy Hunter, left-hander Mark...

VIERA, Fla. - When Drew Storen took the mound for his first appearance of the spring last year, he says he attacked the outing much like he would if it was the regular season, throwing with nearly full force right out of the gate. The next day, Storen said he could tell something was wrong with his right elbow. The Nationals reliever ended up needing surgery to remove bone chips in the elbow, and he missed more than half of the season as a result. That's why Storen came into today's outing...

VIERA, Fla. - Two spring training games are in the books for the Nationals: a loss to the Mets yesterday and a 2-2 tie with the Marlins today. "We're making progress," manager Davey Johnson joked after today's game. "Broke that losing streak." Jordan Zimmermann got things off on the right foot, allowing just one run on two hits over three innings of work. The right-hander was so efficient that he completed a full three frames before reaching Johnson's 45-pitch limit for his starters in...

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Kevin Gausman came within an out of recording a save today in the Orioles' 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Gausman left after Adam Loewen walked with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. "I knew that I was on a strict pitch count," he said. "They were monitoring me for a reason. I wasn't too (angry). I was more (angry) that he didn't chase that pitch. I was pretty (angry) about that. That's what I wanted to do there. I just thought in that situation, he would be...

VIERA, Fla. - Results mean absolutely nothing on Feb. 24. Let's all make sure we understand that before I type this next sentence. Drew Storen allowed a run in the top of the ninth inning in his first appearance this spring, turning a 2-1 lead into a 2-2 tie. Storen, seeing his first game action since his blown save in Game 5 of the National League Division Series, gave up two hard-hit singles to start the ninth, putting runners on the corners with none out. He then got a soft grounder to...

VIERA, Fla. - We're back under way after a rain delay of 1 hour, 6 minutes, and the Nationals' lineup looks a heck of a lot different than it did before the tarp was pulled onto the field. Denard Span, Bryce Harper, Chad Tracy, Ian Desmond, Danny Espinosa and Kurt Suzuki have all been pulled, with a host of minor leaguers replacing them in the lineup. Anthony Rendon just went yard to right-center, a two-run shot off Marlins right-hander Ryan Webb. Rendon hit just six home runs in 133...

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Most pitchers will tell you that velocity doesn't really matter this early in camp. Jair Jurrjens isn't like most pitchers this spring, and he didn't downplay the 93-mph fastball he threw in the second inning. In fact, he was ready to celebrate it. "It shows how hard I worked this offseason," Jurrjens said after allowing one run and two hits, and walking a batter, in two innings. "I think last year, I can count how many times I hit 93 in the whole season. For the first...

DUNEDIN, Fla. - So much for the Orioles starters working one inning in their first appearances. Jair Jurrjens lasted two innings today against the Toronto Blue Jays, retiring the first five batters before allowing a run on two hits and a walk. He threw 31 pitches, 19 for strikes. Jurrjens retired the Blue Jays in order in the bottom of the first inning. Jose Reyes and Maicer Izturis grounded to second base and Jose Bautista flied to right field. Jurrjens threw 12 pitches, seven for strikes....

VIERA, Fla. - It might only be Feb. 24, but Jordan Zimmermann looks like he's in midseason form. Zimmermann has quickly fired two scoreless innings this afternoon, allowing just a two-out single in the first. The Nationals right-hander has kept the ball down, inducing five groundball outs and getting Matt Downs swinging on an off-speed pitch in the second inning. Through these two frames, Zimmermann has thrown just 23 pitches, 15 for strikes. There isn't a stadium gun here at Space Coast...

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Danny Valencia is making a rare start at first base for the Orioles' exhibition game today against the Toronto Blue Jays. How rare? Valencia has never played the position in the majors. He appeared in 18 games with rookie-league Elizabethton in 2006, two with Single-A Beloit in 2007 and two with Double-A New Britain in 2008. Valencia has played 469 minor league games at third base and 272 in the majors. "We're going to keep moving guys around," said manager Buck...