The Nationals held a "jerseys off their backs" promotion today, giving their game-worn jerseys to fans. The promotion was perfectly timed. "It was a good day to give the jersey away," Johnson said. "I don't wanna wear that one. That one was unlucky." You'd have a hard time finding a game the Nationals have played this season which was as sloppy as the one they played today. The Brewers hit few balls all that hard, but they still notched 15 hits. The Nats made two errors and lost two...

BOSTON - The bullpen phone rang and reliever Tommy Hunter answered it. That's how Dylan Bundy's major league debut got under way. Then it got complicated ... and comical. "Tommy Hunter answered the phone and told me I was going in. I said, 'What?' and I couldn't find my glove. Took me about a minute to find it," Bundy said. "He told me to get going, so I was like, OK, its happening, and I got loose as quick as I could." Bundy said he was ready when manager Buck Showalter signaled...

BOSTON - The Orioles lost and the Yankees lost. Same as it ever was - the Orioles still one game back in the American League East. Manager Buck Showalter covered many topics in his postgame session with the media, including starter Chris Tillman, rookie Dylan Bundy's major league debut and those darned shadows over home plate that challenged umpire Al Porter as much as the hitters. "(Tillman) gave us a really good chance," Showalter said. "If we had done a couple things defensively, he...

For the Orioles, a good road trip had a tough ending that produced a rare one-run loss. They fell 2-1 to Boston, but remained one game out of first place as the Yankees lost 5-4 to Oakland. The Orioles fall to 87-65 and their six-game win streak comes to an end. They are now 27-9 in one-run decisions. In the top of the ninth, the Orioles loaded the bases with one out, but Manny Machado grounded into a forceout at home and pinch-hitter Ryan Flaherty was called out on strikes to end the...

BOSTON - The wait is over. Dylan Bundy made his major league debut in the eighth inning with a runner on second base, one out and the Orioles trailing the Red Sox 2-1 after back-to-back doubles by Dustin Pedroia and Cody Ross off reliever Luis Ayala. Catcher Ryan Lavarnway flied to center on Bundy's second pitch, a 92 mph fastball. Danny Valencia flied to right on a 2-2 pitch, a 94 mph fastball, after Bundy threw an 84 mph cutter, 94 mph fastball, 83 mph cutter that produced an ugly swing...

You look at the pitching line of Chien-Ming Wang this afternoon, you assume it was another tough outing for the veteran right-hander. Wang went four innings today, allowing two runs on eight hits. He struck out two, walked none and leaves with the Nats trailing 2-0 in the fifth. The numbers are deceiving, however. Wang actually pitched pretty darn well. His sinker had great movement, and he was able to locate it down in the zone and get Brewers hitters to beat it into the ground. He had good...

BOSTON - The Orioles went 114 innings without committing an error. Now they've made two in the last two games. Robert Andino bounced a throw to first base while attempting to turn a double play in the bottom of the fourth, and Cody Ross raced home to break a scoreless tie. Ross singled off Chris Tillman and took second when James Loney walked. With one out, Danny Valencia sent a ground ball to shortstop J.J. Hardy, who threw to second for the force. Andino's throw skipped off Mark Reynolds,...

The Orioles are 10-4 against the Red Sox this season, outscoring them 76-59 in those games. In games between the teams decided by two runs or less or that went to extra innings, the Orioles are 7-2. The Orioles will have a winning record at Fenway Park for the first time since going 5-4 in 2005. The Orioles are 7-1 on the season there and are 9-1 over their last 10 games in Boston. From 2008-11, the O's went 10-26 at Fenway. The Orioles have won 14 of the last 19 and 16 of the last 21 games...

BOSTON - Manager Buck Showalter could sense that Robert Andino was eager to get back into the lineup. "Robert's already had a sweat up," Showalter said. "He passed everything. He's been cleared by Dr. (William) Goldiner. Obviously, he's in the lineup. He didn't dodge anything, but so far, so good." Showalter said he'll remind Andino to remain calm if buzzed by a fastball. Same goes for the rest of the team. "It's one of the things on my checklist," he said. "I know our pitching...

After last night's game, Adam LaRoche was asked about the season he's put together, a season which is setting up to possibly be the strongest of his nine-year big league career from a statistical standpoint. "I'm not one to brag on myself, so it's hard for me to say a whole lot about it," LaRoche said. Fine, I'll do the bragging for him. LaRoche leads all National League first basemen in home runs (32) and RBIs (98) after he slugged a homer and drove in two yesterday afternoon. With...