Wei-Yin Chen, speaking through his interpreter, said he wasn't thinking about his chances of winning today's game despite leaving after six innings with a 3-2 lead. "In the game, I don't think that much," he said. "I just want to keep pitching and help the team to win. "I feel like, compared with the last outing, I feel like I improved today. But I still have a lot of room to improve." Asked what he did differently today, Chen replied, "I just keep with my delivery and nothing...

The game today was set up pretty much the way manager Buck Showalter would have taken it. Six innings from Wei-Yin Chen - a quality start - and relievers Darren O'Day, Pedro Strop and Jim Johnson ready to take the baton and protect a 3-2 lead. However, the bullpen gave up two runs, Johnson never pitched because it wasn't a save situation, and the failure to come up with tack-on runs conspired to leave the Orioles with a 4-3 loss before 26,714 at Camden Yards. "We knew we were going to...

FREDERICK, Md - Life in the Carolina League could prove tSo be more challenging for Orioles 2011 top draft pick Dylan Bundy. It was tonight as the 19-year-old right-hander made his debut for the Frederick Keys and gave up a homer and earned runs for the first time as a pro, but he did leave tonight's game at Harry Grove Stadium with a 4-2 lead as Jason Gurka came on to pitch in the top of the sixth. The final line on Bundy: 5IP, 6H, 2R-ER, 0BB, 6K. Of the six hits he allowed tonight, five...

The Orioles' bullpen began the day with the third-lowest ERA in the majors at 2.38, but it couldn't protect a one-run lead today. Darren O'Day gave up the tying run in the seventh on back-to-back doubles by Eric Hosmer and Humberto Quintero with one out. Hosmer's ball didn't leave the infield. It rolled up the third base line and stopped short of the bag. Mitch Maier followed with a single, but Quintero held at second, unsure if the ball would drop in left field. O'Day struck out the...

Stephen Strasburg wasn't at his best and pinch-hitting ace Chad Tracy hurt himself on the same play he drove in the eventual winning run. But that might've been the extent of the negative for the Nationals in Saturday's series-clinching 8-4 win over the Braves in Atlanta. Every Nats starter other than Tyler Moore had at least a hit with Danny Espinosa's three-run homer being the big knock. Adam LaRoche added two RBIs while Bryce Harper hit his third homer and first since May...

The Orioles and center fielder Adam Jones have reached agreement on a contract extension. An announcement should come later today, with a press conference scheduled for tomorrow. Jones' agent, Nez Balelo of CAA Sports, remained in town today and the final details have been worked out. Jones is earning $6.15 million this season. He was eligible for free agency following the 2013 season. The extension is for six years with a total value believed to be around $85 million. He'll be the highest...

FREDERICK, Md - Welcome to Harry Grove Stadium where a huge crowd is filing in to watch tonight's game and see

Adam Jones still doesn't have a contract extension, but he's got a 17-game hitting streak. One accomplishment at a time. Jones tripled into right-center field with one out in the third inning, and Matt Wieters followed with a sacrifice fly to increase the Orioles' lead to 3-0. Wieters is 5-for-51, but he produced his 22nd RBI of the season. J.J. Hardy led off the inning with his 10th home run. Chris Davis hit his eighth, and his second in two games, in the second inning. The Orioles...

FREDERICK, Md. - When the Keys' website and if you are coming out tonight, you are encouraged to arrive early. The Keys are no longer taking any phone orders for tonight's game. Frederick enters tonight at 16-27 and in last place. Their opponent, the Salem Red Sox, is 26-18 and in first place. Gomez said the Salem lineup should provide a test for Bundy tonight. "He's facing a pretty good team. They can hit, they can run and they are aggressive. There are a lot of fastball hitters on that...

For the first time since last Sunday, Tyler Moore is back in the Nationals' lineup, batting seventh and playing left field. Moore hasn't touched the field since starting the Nats' series-ending rout of the Orioles. Moore has been with the Nationals since being called up April 29, but has been seldom used. Today marks just his fifth start and 12th appearance overall. The 25-year-old utility man has struggled at the plate in his limited chances, batting .176 (3-for-17) with no walks, no...