The MRA on Tsuyoshi Wada's left elbow today revealed "a problem" with the ligament, according to manager Buck Showalter. Showalter didn't offer a specific diagnosis, but he said the test revealed damage that didn't show up during Wada's physical before the Japanese left-hander signed a two-year, $8.14 million contract. "We were hoping for a little bit better news," Showalter said. Showalter said Wada and the Orioles are contemplating the next direction to take. Wada was held back in...

We're in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Orioles are clinging to a 2-1 lead. Unless they break out here, we'll have a save situation. Jim Johnson probably isn't available because of flu-like symptoms that kept him in the hospital today. The Orioles keep passing the baton, going from starter Tommy Hunter to Troy Patton to Darren O'Day to Luis Ayala. O'Day needed four pitches to retire the only batter he faced, catcher Jeff Mathis, who struck out looking, but manager Buck...

The Orioles gave Tommy Hunter a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning tonight after loading the bases with no outs. It should have been a much more productive frame, but Adam Jones grounded into a double play and Matt Wieters grounded to first. The Blue Jays tied the score in the top of the third on Eric Thames' first home run this season, the ball traveling an estimated 410 feet and hitting the warehouse on one bounce. However, Matt Wieters broke the tie in the fourth inning with his...

SALISBURY, Md - Dylan Bundy was clearly up for the challenge tonight in his latest outing for the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds. Matched up with Matt Barnes, Boston's first-round pick (No. 19 overall) last year, Bundy retired all 12 Greenville batters he faced with six strikeouts over four perfect innings. The game was scoreless heading to the top of the fifth as Barnes fanned nine Shorebirds over four shutout frames. Bundy seemed to get better as the game wore on as he needed 15 pitches in...

SALISBURY, Md. - Right-hander Dylan Bundy has retired the first six batters tonight here at Perdue Stadium with three strikeouts. He threw 15 pitches in the first inning and 11 more in the second against the Greenville Drive. Bundy threw 10 of 15 pitches for strikes during an opening inning where his fastball ranged from 96 to 98 mph. In that inning he faced two of the Red Sox top seven prospects according to Baseball America with catcher Blake Swihart, the No. 3 prospect, batting second and...

The Nationals said over the weekend that they felt confident if Ryan Zimmerman rested Saturday, Sunday and Monday, he'd be ready to go come Tuesday's game against the Padres. Tuesday's game against the Padres is here, and Zimmerman is not in the lineup. Zimmerman has now had the benefit of three days of rest, but his inflamed right shoulder is apparently still an issue. The Nationals third baseman was a late scratch from Saturday's lineup, but said after the game that the shoulder injury...

Manager Buck Showalter told reporters that Nolan Reimold remains day-to-day with neck stiffness. "He was in yesterday for treatment," Showalter said. "It's getting better little by little. The problem is playing has set him back. He's OK for maybe half to three-fourths of the game, and then as the game goes on, it gets worse. When you have that type of spasm, you also have a strain, the way I understand it, so we're trying to resolve it completely so the game doesn't set him back to...

SALISBURY, Md. - Here is tonight's lineup for the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds as they host Greenville in their 18th game of the season and first of a six-game homestand with Dylan Bundy making his fourth start at 7:05 p.m. CF - Glynn Davis LF - John Ruettiger 3B - Jason Esposito C - Gabriel Lino RF - Brenden Webb DH - Connor Narron 1B - Nicky Delmonico SS - Mychal Givens 2B - Sammie Starr Delmarva is 9-8 and coming off a series at Greensboro where the Shorebirds lost all three games in that...

In recognition of the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson becoming the first African-American player in Major League Baseball, the Orioles will honor a Jackie Robinson Foundation scholar in a special pregame ceremony before their game Tuesday, April 24 against the Toronto Blue Jays. Matthew Robinson, a student at Howard University from Chicago, IL., will be presented with a #42 jersey by Orioles outfielder Adam Jones. Robinson is one of over 1,300 young men and women who were able to attend...

Here are a few news nuggets to hold you until dinner: A virus has swept through the Orioles' clubhouse, and it's hit closer Jim Johnson the hardest. Johnson was hospitalized early this morning with flu-like symptoms. The Orioles are waiting for reports to determine whether it's a virus or food poisoning, but the suspicion is the former. Either way, he's probably not available for tonight's game. Second baseman Robert Andino will leave the club after tonight's game for the birth of his...