Adam Jones hustled from first to third on Felix Pie's ground ball single into right field in the second inning. It looked like a gamble with no outs, but he didn't even draw a throw. At that moment, Jim Palmer noted on the MASN telecast that the Orioles are playing with more energy than he's seen in a few years. Matt Wieters followed with a hard grounder to first, where Paul Konerko fielded the ball and threw to second to start a 3-6-3 double play. Jones froze on the play and remained at...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter told reporters in Chicago that reliever Jim Johnson could be activated from the disabled list as early as Friday in Anaheim. Johnson threw two scoreless innings today for Double-A Bowie, allowing one hit and striking out three in the first game of a doubleheader against Akron. Ryan Adams' 13th homer provided all the scoring in a 1-0 victory. Johnson was supposed to work back-to-back days, but that schedule has changed after he threw 28 pitches today. Look for...

Nationals left-handed pitcher Ross Detwiler has arrived back in D.C. after spending five days in Viera, Florida, at the team's training facility as he continues to rehab from his hip injury. Detwiler was on a throwing program every day while in Florida. He got into one game situation and threw against both left-handed and right-handed hitters when the team was on the road. He threw all of his pitches and had no problems. "The hip is a little sore, but that is to be expected after...

For the Orioles: 2B Brian Roberts RF Nick Markakis 1B Ty Wigginton DH Luke Scott CF Adam Jones LF Felix Pie C Matt Wieters SS Cesar Izturis 3B Josh Bell RHP Jeremy Guthrie For the White Sox: LF Juan Pierre 3B Omar Vizquel CF Alex Rios 1B Paul Konerko RF Carlos Quentin C A.J. Pierzynski SS Alexei Ramirez DH Mark Teahen 2B Gordon Beckham RHP Gavin Floyd

The Orioles will get another look at hometown righty Gavin Floyd, who held them to two runs over seven innings in a 4-2 victory on Aug. 7. Floyd is 2-1 with a 2.54 ERA lifetime against the Orioles, the team that we'll assume he rooted for as a kid. Nick Markakis is 3-for-10 with two doubles, a homer and three RBIs against Floyd. Felix Pie is 3-for-6. Adam Jones is 2-for-6 with a homer. Brian Roberts is 3-for-14, but two of those hits are home runs. Luke Scott is 2-for-11. I'm starting to...

No, the O's have not won every game since Buck Showalter has been manager. In fact, the Orioles are 12-8 since his first game as skipper on August 3 versus the Angels. But the Orioles are 6-0 in the first game of every series since Buck took over: 8-3: at O's 6, LAA 3 8-6: at O's 2 CWS 1 (10) 8-10: O's 14 at Clev 8 8-13: O's 5 at Tampa 0 8-16: at O's 5 Sea 4 (11) 8-19: at O's 4 Texas 0 They try to make that 7-0 tonight at Chicago in the first game of the series and road trip. ...

The Nationals hand the ball to Opening Day starter John Lannan tonight against the Chicago Cubs. Lannan has battled back from a strained flexor tendon himself and is enjoying the best streak of his career, having won his last three starts without allowing more than two runs in each of those games. "I am just rolling with it right now," Lannan said. "I am feeling pretty confident out there. Everything is falling into place after I started a little weak. Defense is playing well...

This week's episode of Bravo's Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series "Top Chef" finds its six remaining chef'testants stepping up to the plate at Nationals Park in an effort to create an array of tasty, yet sophisticated snacks for hungry Washington Nationals fans. In the "Top Chef Washington D.C." episode titled "Making Concessions," the chefs take over two concession stands and are challenged to go beyond the typical ballpark fare and focus on adding new creations to the gameday...

MASN, the television home of the Nationals and Orioles, has reached an affiliate agreement with Fibrant, a cable and broadband provider in Salisbury, NC, to bring Major League Baseball and MASN's 24-7 sports programming to central North Carolina. Fibrant will be the ninth cable provider to offer MASN in North Carolina and will launch the regional sports network in September. Fibrant will carry MASN on channel 79, MASN 2 on 93, MASN HD on 749 and MASN 2 HD on 750. As a brand new system,...

I'm heading back down to Ocean Pines this morning and might actually see the beach this time. I'm shooting for tomorrow and Thursday, since it's overcast today and I'm getting a late start. All I need is for the Orioles to cooperate. No trades or managerial changes. I should be safe. I'm averaging three Joe Mahoney questions a day, so I'll just mention here that he has a shot to surface in Baltimore sometime next summer. It won't be on Opening Day. The Orioles won't approach free...