Tonight's pitchers:  Guthrie vs. Pettitte
Tonight's pitchers: Guthrie vs. Pettitte
Steve Melewski
Orioles
RHP Jeremy Guthrie (9-12, 5.26) tonight is set to make his 27th start of this season, his 14th at home and the 10th of his career vs. the Yankees. Guthrie is trying to do something tonight he has not done all year - win three starts in a row. Over his last two starts, vs. Chicago and Minnesota, Guthrie is 2-0, 1.29. He has won back-to-back starts three times this year. Guthrie did not issue a walk in his last start for the fourth time on the year and he allowed 2ER or less for the sixth...
Oriole killer
Oriole killer
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Robinson Cano leads all Yankees players this year with 13 RBI vs. the Orioles. Who is second? Not A-Rod, he has 8. Not Teixeira, he has eight also. How about Damon? No he has nine. It's Nick Swisher, who has been ripping O's pitching this year and hit a solo homer in the third tonight to give New York a 1-0 lead. With that blast, Swisher is now 11 for 28 (.393) with four homers and 12 RBI on the season vs. O's pitching. He has 22 homers on the year and hit that one 386 feet to right...
It's never happened (and it will not tonight)
It's never happened (and it will not tonight)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
No Oriole has ever pitched a perfect game, nor has a perfect game ever been pitched vs. the Orioles. Andy Pettitte lost a perfect game bid tonight with two outs in the last of the 7th when third baseman Jerry Hairston booted Adam Jones' grounder for an error. On his 81st pitch of the night, Nick Markakis singled to left for the O's first hit. Pettitte got out of that two on jam by getting Nolan Reimold to ground to short on a 3-2 pitch. He has a shutout and 2-0 lead after seven...
Pettitte pitches NY to series opening win vs. Birds
Pettitte pitches NY to series opening win vs. Birds
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It didn't turn out to be a magical night for Andy Pettitte, but still a pretty good one as he pitched the Yankees past the Orioles 5-1 at Camden Yards. Pettitte took a perfect game bid into the 7th and retired the first two batters of the inning. His run of retiring 20 straight ended there when third baseman Jerry Hairson booted Adam Jones' grounder for an error. Nick Markakis followed with a single to left to break up the no-hit bid. Melvin Mora led off the 8th with a homer to deny...
Post-game notes and quotes:  Yankees top O's
Post-game notes and quotes: Yankees top O's
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Winning pitcher Andy Pettitte improved to 12-6, 4.03. He is 2-0, 1.17 in two starts this year vs. the Orioles and improved his career numbers vs. Baltimore to 26-6, 3.56 in 39 career games, 37 starts. The win was his 190th all-time, moving him into third on the all-time Yankee wins list. He pitched a season-high eight innings tonight. Pettitte is tied with Catfish Hunter for second most wins all-time vs. the Orioles with 26, trailing leader Whitey Ford, who had 30. Not tonight - The O's...
Next for Hobgood:  Delmarva
Next for Hobgood: Delmarva
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Right-hander Matt Hobgood reported to the O's minor league camp several weeks early this year and his goal was to make the Delmarva starting rotation this season. Mission accomplished. The 19-year-old that the O's selected with the fifth pick in round one of the draft last June, will head north this weekend with the rest of the Shorebirds. "I'm really excited about my first year of long season ball," Hobgood said. "We should have a really young team and I'd like to think a lot of us...
Where at Nats Park Tally
Where at Nats Park Tally
Josh Land
Nationals
We began playing Where at Nats Park in early January and many of you have contributed to the fun. We're going to keep it going into the new season, but I wanted to get an offseason tally to see where we stand. We have a clear winner in NatsNut. She provided nine correct answers over the past twelve weeks. Congratulations to her! I'm still trying to see how a prizing system might work and what prizes might be available, so hold tight on that but keep playing! And go play Fantasy...
Nats Thank Season Ticket Holders
Nats Thank Season Ticket Holders
Josh Land
Nationals
On Saturday, the Nationals honored season ticket holders with special photo opportunities and a town hall meeting with manager Jim Riggleman. Fans could take photos with all of their favorite Nationals including Ryan Zimmerman, Adam Dunn, John Lannan and Nyjer Morgan, as well as with new faces like Pudge Rodriguez and Brian Bruney. At the town hall meeting, fans asked questions directly to Riggleman and Opening Day starter John Lannan. Fans wanted to know about final roster decisions, game...
Tillman feeling strong as season winds down
Tillman feeling strong as season winds down
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles have discussed possibly limiting the innings of their rookie pitchers in September or maybe even shutting them down at some point during the month. O's 21-year-old right hander Chris Tillman could understand if that happens, but he says right now, it's not really necessary for him. After throwing about 135 innings each of the last two seasons, Tillman is at 131 now between Norfolk and Baltimore. "I feel great, other than that last start, it was weird, I felt drained. But...
Tuesday baseball:  Yankees at Orioles
Tuesday baseball: Yankees at Orioles
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Game Preview Yankees (83-48) at Orioles (54-78) Despite a tough schedule coming up, the Orioles hope that September will be a better month for them than August was. The O's finished the month playing and pitching a little better and won six of the final 12 games in the month. But overall, the Orioles lost 20 of 30 games in August. Tonight they begin September by hosting the Yankees in game two of a three-game series. David Hernandez (4-6, 4.24) will pitch vs. the Yankees A.J. Burnett...