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...

For the first time in over three months, Chien-Ming Wang will start a major league game today. The Nationals will give the ball to their veteran sinkerballer and hope he can cool down a red-hot Brewers lineup. Wang threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Dodgers, but he hasn't started a game since June 19. Wang battled hamstring and hip injuries this season, and when he has pitched, either at the major league or minor league levels, he...

BOSTON - Orioles second baseman Robert Andino has been cleared to play today, and he's starting at second base against Red Sox left-hander Felix Doubront. Andino sat out yesterday's game after being hit on the batting helmet Friday night. For the Orioles: Nate McLouth LF J.J. Hardy SS Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Mark Reynolds 1B Lew Ford RF Chris Davis DH Manny Machado 3B Robert Andino 2B Chris Tillman RHP For the Red Sox: Scott Podsednik CF Pedro Ciriaco 2B Dustin Pedroia DH Cody...

BOSTON - Rookie Steve Johnson is scheduled to make another start for the Orioles this week. Johnson and Wei-Yin Chen are listed as Monday's starters for the doubleheader against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. Left-hander Joe Saunders will start Tuesday, and Miguel Gonzalez will pitch Wednesday on normal rest. Three rookie starters in a four-game series? Yeah, that sounds about right. In his eight relief appearances, rookie Steve Johnson is 1-0 with a 1.10 ERA (16.1IP, 2ER) and opponents are...

BOSTON - The Green Monster no longer terrifies the Orioles, who will attempt another sweep of the Red Sox today at Fenway Park. It happened back on May 4-6 for the first time since 1994. Now they have a chance to do it twice in the same season. The Orioles have won 16 of their last 21 games against the Red Sox, and nine of the last 10 in Boston. The Yankees outlasted the A's yesterday to maintain their one-game lead in the American League East, but the Orioles have a two-game lead in the...

So after Saturday's game, the Orioles are 16-2 in extra-inning games and Boston is 2-9. The Red Sox are 0-7 in extra-inning games at home while the Orioles are 11-0 on the road. That is just very, very impressive. The Orioles are now 23 games over .500. That is rather impressive. The Orioles have won six in a row. Also impressive. When this streak began, the Orioles were one game out of first and now they are ... one game out of first. The Yankees have seen that six-game win streak and...