Did the last one end? The clubhouse opens at 9 a.m. today, but players aren't required to report that early. Interim manager Juan Samuel will meet with reporters at 11:15 a.m. Go back to bed. The Orioles are 7-3 in extra innings this season. I'd like to avoid watching them try to build on that record. A tidy 2 hour, 20 minute victory will suffice. Brad Bergesen, the subject of all sorts of roster speculation, will make another start today. The pressure eases a little now that Chris...

CINCINNATI, Oh. --- It would have been very easy for the Nats to give up in this one. Fresh off a long two and a half hour rain delay, Washington allowed three more runs and suddenly found themselves down 8-1 to the Reds in the fifth inning. Cincinnati ended up winning 8-7 but not without a battle to the end. A six run comeback in the sixth inning showed what this team is capable of and their never-say-die attitude. It all came from extra base hits the Nats had not been able to produce in...

Two right-handers that have been pitching with the Norfolk Tides this season will join the Aberdeen IronBirds this weekend on injury-rehab assignments. Brandon Erbe and Kam Mickolio are expected to pitch for Aberdeen this Saturday at Ripken Stadium. It's been a busy week in the O's minors on the injury rehab front with Brian Roberts at Bowie and Brandon Snyder joining Aberdeen yesterday. Erbe has been on the DL since June 25 and has not pitched since June 20 due to right shoulder soreness....

Luke Scott: "Hitting is contagious. We help each other out in the lineup as a group and we were able to put together solid at-bats and make the pitcher work." "Anything positive is going to be a confidence builder. The way things have gone with the adversity that we faced, it's refreshing to have days like this." Ty Wigginton (on Carl Crawford's injury): "When he (Jake Arrieta) was throwing over, I just reached for the ball and I wasn't sure what it hit. But I had a pretty good idea...

President of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said he's looking for reinforcements for the bullpen tomorrow. MacPhail met with interim manager Juan Samuel after tonight's 13-inning victory over the Rays. Left-hander Michael Gonzalez will likely be activated from the disabled list to provide one fresh arm. Samuel indicated that another move could be made. Chris Tillman was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk earlier today, which was supposed to create room for Kevin Millwood.

Willy Aybar's two-out single in the 12th inning scored Carlos Pena to give Tampa Bay a 10-9 lead. Pena stole second base as Gabe Kapler struck out, and he took third on catcher Craig Tatum's throwing error. Aybar jumped on the next pitch from Alfredo Simon and lined it into right field. Simon gave the Orioles 2 2/3 innings tonight, his highest mark of the season, after pitching one inning last night. I guess that elbow is holding up. Simon's previous high was 1 2/3, which he reached...

CINCINNATI, Oh. --- ESPNdeportes.com reports the Nationals have agreed to terms with Cuban right handed pitcher Yunesky Maya. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo would not confirm or deny the report but spoke in general terms about scouting Maya for some time. "He is a terrific, young and poised major league caliber pitcher. He was the number one pitcher on the Cuban National team, even ahead of Aroldis Chapman. Maya won the Cuban equivalent of the Cy Young award. A lot of teams want...

The first three batters reached against Rays closer Rafael Soriano in the ninth inning, with Miguel Tejada's double scoring Cesar Izturis (single) and Felix Pie (double) to tie the game. Pie and Tejada both clapped their hands vigorously upon reaching second base. Tejada crouched slightly and looked like he might draw blood from his palms, except he didn't want to steal A.J. Burnett's idea. Nick Markakis struck out, making him 0-for-5, with pinch-runner Julio Lugo on second base. Corey...

Kipp Schutz, who began tonight as the second leading hitter in the New York-Penn League, batting .379, hit a walk-off Grand Slam in the last of the 11th this evening as the Aberdeen IronBirds beat Tri-City 9-5 at Ripken Stadium. Schutz's bomb to right field was his third homer of the season and gave Aberdeen its fifth win in a row. Schutz went 3 for 6 with 5 RBI on the night. It was Aberdeen's third walk-off win in its last four home games and the Birds are now 17-15, two games over .500...

Luke Scott picked up his third RBI tonight with a two-out single in the seventh inning that scored Miguel Tejada and reduced Tampa Bays lead to 8-7. Scott is running as if he dumped a box of thumb tacks in his shoes. He told me a few days ago that he would be smart and not risk reinjuring his hamstring. David Hernandez started the eighth inning and served up a home run to Reid Brignac. Rays 9, Orioles 7. Craig Tatum has three hits and one close call. He appeared to injure his right foot or...