With interleague play here, there's no argument than the National and American League East divisions are the best of baseball's six. But, which of those divisions are the best? Generally, the NL East has more pitching, the AL East more offense, partly because of the DH. But, here's a position-by-position comparison: Rotation: The Phillies' Roy Halladay, the Marlins' Josh Johnson and the Braves' Tim Hudson are more dominant in the top three slots for the NL East than the Rays' David...

Second baseman Ryan Adams is making his major league debut tonight, but Robert Andino will get the start tomorrow afternoon. Manager Buck Showalter told Andino that he'll still get opportunities to play. He won't be buried on the bench while Adams is here. Adams moved to third base last summer at Double-A Bowie and he played the hot corner in the Arizona Fall League. However, Showalter has no plans to use Adams at third. Nolan Reimold will start in left field tomorrow. Will there be a...

The Orioles haven't announced today's roster moves, but check out who's starting at second base. For the Orioles: Felix Pie LF Adam Jones CF Nick Markakis RF Vladimir Guerrero DH Matt Wieters C Luke Scott 1B J.J. Hardy SS Mark Reynolds 3B Ryan Adams 2B Jake Arrieta RHP Adams is wearing No. 6. Reimold retained No. 14. For the Nationals: Roger Bernadina CF Ian Desmond SS Laynce Nix LF Jayson Werth RF Matt Stairs DH Adam LaRoche 1B Wilson Ramos C Danny Espinosa 2B Jerry Hairston...

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The first weekend of interleague play is over, and any further bragging rights associated with the Battle of the Beltways will have to hold off until the Orioles travel to the banks of the Anacostia River to face the Nationals June 17-19. It's going to take some time before Major League Baseball gets it wish, a thriving rivalry between two teams separated by about 35 miles of the Gladys Noon Spellman Memorial Parkway (or the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Route 295, to those of you who didn't...

The Nationals head to Baltimore this weekend to kick of their 2011 interleague play. As always, many fans in Washington will make the trip up Interstate 95 to support the Nationals. Here's a look at the Battle of the Beltways by the numbers: Since baseball returned to Washington in 2005, the Nationals trail the Orioles 16-14. If you add in the Expos' history, the all-time series is 23-22 in Washington's favor. At Camden Yards, however, the Nationals are just 9-15. And, of the 30 Battle...

After their great run of starting pitching was derailed last night against New York, we will find out if the Orioles can get back on the wagon this weekend against Washington, which has struggled offensively. Before last night, Orioles' starters had pitched to an ERA of 1.29 over the previous eight games. But Brad Bergesen gave up eight runs, all earned, in just 3 1/3 innings against the Yankees. In fact, during the eight-game run, O's starters had given up just eight earned runs total over...

The Orioles announced after tonight's game that they have optioned right-hander Chris Jakubauskas to Triple-A Norfolk. Jakubauskas has appeared in four games for the Orioles and posted a 7.59 ERA (10.2IP, 9ER). A corresponding roster move will be announced at a later time.

This is going to sound strange after the last three games, but I'm going to say it anyway. I like this team. Sure, the Orioles have their flaws. Yes, I would probably have slightly different personnel on the roster if I were the general manager, but all in all, I like this team. Here are a few reasons why: I like the homegrown rotation. This rotation has had and will continue to have growing pains. But it's virtually all homegrown talent. When's the last time the Orioles could say that?...