The Orioles are trying to end a very good homestand, one that has featured some solid pitching, with more good pitching on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. The Orioles and A's headed to the top of the fifth in a 0-0 game. Tommy Hunter, coming off an outing where he gave up just one run and three hits over six innings versus Toronto, held Oakland off the board on four singles through the first four innings this afternoon. Hunter entered this start with a career mark of 5-0 and...

The Washington Nationals today recalled first baseman/outfielder Tyler Moore from Syracuse of the Triple-A International League and placed infielder Mark DeRosa on the 15-Day Disabled List, retroactive to April 28, with a left oblique strain. Nationals Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Moore batted .286 (22-for-77) with three doubles, seven home runs, 20 RBIs and 10 walks in 22 games this season with Syracuse. His home run and...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter detests lineup questions. He can't understand the obsession with who's batting where and when. It's become something of a joke. He doesn't implode, but he shakes his head in disapproval. Well, here's another one: What went into the decision to move Mark Reynolds to first base today? "He's played first base, he's been taking balls there. I know you've all been watching," Showalter said. "That's the type of club we have, hopefully. Move people...

With the Nationals facing a left-hander today in the Dodgers' Chris Capuano, Rick Ankiel will get the day off and Bryce Harper will play center field. Harper played left field in his major league debut yesterday, and is likely to get the bulk of his playing time at the big league level (at least, for now) in left. Against lefties, however, manager Davey Johnson will continue to sit Ankiel, and today, Harper will take over the Nats' center field duties. Tyler Moore has not yet officially...

The Nationals will place first baseman/outfielder Mark DeRosa on the 15-day disabled list, and will recall first baseman/outfielder Tyler Moore from Triple-A Syracuse. DeRosa's injury is not yet known. Moore will make his major league debut sometime in the near future after hitting .286 with a whopping seven home runs and 20 RBIs in 22 games this season for Syracuse. If you combine the 2010 and 2011 seasons, Moore hit 62 home runs between Single-A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg. His...

The Orioles have posted their lineup for Sunday's finale of a three-game series against the A's, and it has Mark Reynolds batting eighth and playing first base. Here's the lineup for today's 1:35 p.m. game: Nolan Reimold LF J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Chris Davis DH Wilson Betemit 3B Mark Reynolds 1B Robert Andino 2B Tommy Hunter RHP

Upon seeing Mark Reynolds' name in the Orioles lineup today starting as the first baseman, reporters went up to Reynolds a few minutes ago in the clubhouse to ask him about playing there today. "I told Buck a couple of weeks ago, whatever I can do to help the team. CD (Chris Davis) needs a day, he's DHing. So he's throwing me over there," Reynolds said. Has Reynolds been taking a lot of ground balls at first during pregame work? "Not particularly. On days I DH, I go catch up over there...

The Orioles' lineup isn't posted yet and it's a slow morning, but I've got a small nugget of news. The Orioles released infielder/outfielder Josh Barfield from Triple-A Norfolk's roster to make room for pitcher Jason Berken, who was optioned after spending two days in Baltimore. Barfield, signed as minor league free agent in spring training, was 0-for-8 with a walk and three strikeouts in four games with the Tides. He's a career .264 hitter in parts of four major league seasons, most...

In has been a rough couple of days on the field, but the Nationals are not resting on their laurels. With injuries to key personnel continuing to mount, general manager Mike Rizzo has made another move to shore up an offense that is averaging just three runs per game. When third baseman Ryan Zimmerman went on the disabled list with a shoulder injury, Rizzo called up phenom Bryce Harper. Now it appears the Nationals are ready to make another big move. According to this tweet from the...

I have a question, one raised by a buddy of mine late last night. How would have the sports world have reacted if Bryce Harper had hit a game-winning home run and responded as Matt Kemp did after his walk-off blast yesterday - extending his arm, tossing his bat, prancing towards home plate and chucking his helmet high in the air? I think Twitter and ESPN's headquarters would have simultaneously combusted. I'm not ripping on Kemp, because personally I don't see anything wrong with his...