We're talking offense here, folks. Don't look now, but maybe the Orioles are finally starting to put some together. After scoring 11 runs in the win over Florida on Thursday, they scored seven in the comeback win last night. The O's output of 18 runs is their most over any two-game stretch of this year. For the first time all year they have four straight games with ten hits or more. Over the last two games, the O's are batting .448 (13 for 29) with runners in scoring position. The...

I'm waiting for the technician from Directv to arrive at my house and bring me back into the 21st century. I'm also waiting for Comcast to stop calling me like an ex-girlfriend. It's over. We'll always have our memories, but it's time to move on. I'll be joining MASNsports.com's Steve Melewski again today for the pre- and post-game shows on 105.7 The Fan, which means I'll miss the festivities surrounding the 40th anniversary of the 1970 World Series championship. My view will be...

It is almost amazing to think the Nats would need seven pitchers on Friday night when they led 6-0 after four innings and even 6-3 after seven full. That was the case in a stunning 7-6 loss to the Orioles that has to rank as one of the most disappointing of the season. Four huge fielding errors, two by Cristian Guzman and two in the same inning by Ian Desmond did not make it easy for the Nats pitchers to get out of innings. Slowly, the Orioles chipped away with three runs in the...

Nick Markakis is a lot happier with the Orioles' approach at the plate since he vented on the road trip. "For the most part, we're having good approaches up there," he said after tonight's 7-6 thriller. "They're going up there looking for a pitch to hit, and when they get it, we haven't been missing lately. It's a good sign, and hopefully we can keep it going." Markakis then excused himself and met up with Peter Angelos for a late-night snack. Not really. Interim manager Juan...

The Orioles overcame a 6-0 deficit to win 7-6 tonight vs. the Nats. They scored the winning run on Cristian Guzman's throwing error in the last of the ninth that easily could have and should have been an inning-ending double play. The O's previous best comeback win was from four runs down on May 13 vs. Seattle. Then, they trailed 5-1 after seven frames, but scored five in the 8th to win 6-5. Tonight, they were down 6-0 after four and a half innings before scoring three each in the 5th and...

It isn't the most dramatic way to win a game, but the Orioles will take it. Julio Lugo grounded to shortstop Ian Desmond with one out and runners on first and second in the bottom of the ninth. A sure double play and extra innings - except second baseman Cristian Guzman made a wide throw to first, and Adam Dunn couldn't get his glove down and stop the ball from shooting past him. Pinch-runner Jake Fox raced home with the winning run, and the Orioles completed their rally from a 6-0...

Lefthander Ross Detwiler told me he is scheduled to make his next start for Harrisburg Tuesday night at the Portland Sea Dogs. Ross is hoping to go 70 to 75 pitches in his 4th start in the minors. Detwiler has started two games for the Sens, going 7.2 innings, allowing 10 hits, one earned run, one walk and two strikeouts. He has a 1.17 ERA with Harrisburg. He also had one rehab start in Potomac, going three innings, allowing no runs on 40 pitches. Detwiler's combined stats in three...

Scott Moore just launched a pinch-hit, two-run homer off Nationals reliever Tyler Clippard in the bottom of the eighth to reduce Washington's lead to 6-5. Moore was batting for Garrett Atkins, which raised the following question: Does this count as the Orioles' first home run by a first baseman? So far, the answer is "no," because Moore hasn't played the position tonight. It just goes down as a pinch-hit homer - the second for the Orioles this season. Luke Scott came off the bench and...

After going 1-8 in the last two games of the series with Florida, Nick Markakis has three hits tonight. He is 3 for 4 with three singles. He entered this game batting .339 over his last 16 games and he now has nine multi-hit games over his past 16 games. This is his fourth, three-hit game of the season and first since May 1st vs. Boston. And Jim Riggleman has not made a pitching change in the last five minutes. Let's keep it that way. The Nats, who lead 6-3 in the seventh, had scored...

Tonight's attendance: 43,484. Nationals center fielder Nyjer Morgan is having the game of his life tonight. He's 4-for-4 with a double, RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base, he's robbed Corey Patterson of a home run and he's run down Miguel Tejada's bases-loaded shot to left-center field. He's made a much better impression than the one he left back in D.C. All three of the Orioles' runs in the fifth were unearned after two errors by Nats shortstop Ian Desmond. Are we really...