If the O's win the AL East, their in-division record will loom large
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The standings say that with their 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays last night, the Orioles moved 1/2 game ahead of the Yankees for the division lead. The Orioles (82-60) have 20 games left to play and New York (81-60) has 21. But a real separator is each club's American League East record, the games within the division. The Orioles have a 7 1/2 game
Orioles have more bullpen decisions pending this month and beyond
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde plucked three relievers from his nine-man bullpen last night after Dean Kremer carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and didn’t record an out. Yennier Cano inherited a bases-loaded, no-out mess and retired three batters without a run scoring. Cionel Pérez retired two batters and left a runner for Seranthony Domíng
Kremer flirts with no-hitter and Henderson homers in Orioles' 2-0 win (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Dean Kremer’s arm was fine tonight. And it had nothing to do with the disappearance of his welt. The effectiveness returned along with the appearance, and in it was no-hit stuff that threatened to grew to historical proportions. Kremer carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning before Rays top prospect Junior Caminero lined the first pitch into l
O's game blog: The series opener with Tampa Bay
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Winners of back-to-back series, collectively going 4-2 versus the Rockies and White Sox, the Orioles' homestand continues tonight as they host the Rays to start a three-game series. After beating the White Sox 13-3 and 9-0 in the first two games of the series, the O’s were held to seven hits in Wednesday’s 8-1 loss as they failed to complete their
Abrams returns to leadoff spot, Rucker claimed, Blankenhorn DFA'd (game postponed)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
PITTSBURGH – Tonight's game between the Nationals and Pirates has been postponed due to a line of storms expected to arrive about an hour after scheduled first pitch and linger throughout the night. The two teams will now play a split doubleheader Saturday, with the makeup game at 1:35 p.m. followed by the originally scheduled game at 6:40 p.m. Aft
Injury updates on Urías, Webb, Mountcastle, Westburg and Kremer
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Ramón Urías ditched his crutches and is offering positive news on his sprained right ankle, including his readiness to begin baseball activities in a couple of days. Urías said earlier today that the ankle is feeling “pretty good” and “progressing fast.” “I’m walking now, it feels pretty normal,” he said while standing at his locker. “Hopefully can
Game 141 lineups: Nats at Pirates
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
PITTSBURGH – There wasn’t much for the Nationals to get excited about out of Thursday night’s game, a 9-4 loss to the Pirates in the opener of a four-game series. They didn’t get good starting pitching. They didn’t get good relief pitching. They got a couple of big hits in the top of the first, then nothing else the rest of the way. So the Nats wil
Maton starts at third base tonight in Orioles' series opener against Tampa Bay
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Dean Kremer is set to take his scheduled turn tonight for the series opener against the Rays at Camden Yards, avoiding the injured list after Jordan Beck’s line drive Saturday night slammed off his right forearm. Kremer registered three quality starts in a row before leaving the Rockies game after 3 1/3 innings with a huge welt above his wrist. The
Through the ups and downs, O's offense still on an 800-run pace
Steve Melewski
Orioles
If you read the comments section here or check anywhere where O’s fans make their feelings known - and they are not shy about that - there are many times the fans are frustrated with the Orioles offense. Like when they produce just one run against the lowly White Sox after scoring 22 runs in two games. Or score just 10 at Dodger Stadium. Or get 10
Chaparro keeps making loud contact ... when he makes contact
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
PITTSBURGH – The ball would have cleared the fence in any major league park, as any 419-foot blast to left-center field should. But if there’s one left-center field gap in baseball that might be big enough to keep such a drive in play, it’s this one at PNC Park, with its “North Side Notch” just to the left of the two bullpens. So when Andrés Chapar