Orioles recall right-hander Tyler Wilson from Triple-A Norfolk, designate outfielder Delmon Young for assignment

Orioles recall right-hander Tyler Wilson from Triple-A Norfolk, designate outfielder Delmon Young for assignment
The Orioles today announced that they have recalled right-hander Tyler Wilson from Triple-A Norfolk and designated outfielder Delmon Young for assignment. Wilson, 25, made his major league debut on May 20 against the Seattle Mariners, tossing a scoreless inning in relief. He made his first career Major League start in Game 1 of a doubleheader on May 28 against the Chicago White Sox, allowing two runs on five hits over 6.0 innings. He has gone 1-1 with a 2.12 ERA (17.0IP, 4ER) in five games (one...
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Nats look to Fister for 10 in a row over Braves (game started)

Nats look to Fister for 10 in a row over Braves (game started)
The Nationals begin July in first place in the National League East, holding a 3 1/2 game lead over the Mets and leading tonight's opponent, the Braves, by seven. Nationals manager Matt Williams will send veteran righty Doug Fister to the mound to face Braves highly-ranked right-hander Matt Wisler. It will be a rematch from last Thursday night when Fister outpitched the 22-year-old as the Nationals finished off a sweep against the Braves in a 7-0 win. Fister allowed just four hits with one...
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Rachel Levitin: Nats' depth has come in handy

Rachel Levitin: Nats' depth has come in handy
The Nationals are 3 1/2 games up over the New York Mets in the National League East after their 6-1 victory over the Braves in Atlanta on Tuesday night. They've won nine of their last 10 games, have battled through injuries to realign their starting rotation and have witnessed several hitting hot streaks for various players up and down the lineup. Despite a little bit of struggle to get back to first place within their division and stay atop the baseball standings as one of the teams with the...
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Zimmermann dominates Braves again in Nats' 6-1 win

Zimmermann dominates Braves again in Nats' 6-1 win
The Nationals' bats jumped on Shelby Miller quickly, giving Jordan Zimmermann more than enough offense to beat the Braves 6-1 tonight. Zimmermann dominated Atlanta for the second time in the last six days. He scattered six hits with six strikeouts and no walks over 7 2/3 scoreless innings. Zimmermann's control and command was superb as the right-hander only threw 24 balls out of his 109 pitches, meaning 78 percent of his pitches were strikes, the highest strike percentage of his career in 7...
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Domenic Vadala: Playing roster roulette with the Orioles

Domenic Vadala: Playing roster roulette with the Orioles
Barring a trade or injury, the Orioles are probably going to have to risk losing at least one player this week by designating them for assignment. If they opt not to option Jonathan Schoop to the minors to continue his rehab, they'll potentially have to DFA a second player at some point. This is never easy, both from a personal and a business standpoint. The last thing that any team wants is a guy that's literally on their payroll and playing for someone else. Having said that, the time is...
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Zimmermann shuts down Braves (Nats win 6-1)

Zimmermann shuts down Braves (Nats win 6-1)
The Nationals managed only one run off Braves starter Shelby Miller over seven innings last Wednesday night. Tonight, they exploded for four runs in the opening frame off the right-hander. Denard Span started it off with a single to left. Danny Espinosa then pounded a double to the gap in left-center field, scoring Span all the way from first. Some aggressive base running landed Espinosa on third on a ground out from Yunel Escobar. After Miller struck out Bryce Harper, Wilson Ramos delivered a...
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Zimmermann and Miller set to duel again (with lineups)

Zimmermann and Miller set to duel again (with lineups)
Right-handers Jordan Zimmermann and Shelby Miller are set to tangle for the second time in less than a week when the Nationals and Braves face off tonight in Atlanta. Both came away without a decision in the Nationals 2-1, 11-inning win last Wednesday in D.C. Zimmermann threw eight scoreless frames in that game, scattering six hits and striking out three without a walk. He left with a 1-0 lead before the Braves tied it up against Drew Storen in the ninth. Miller, who owns the National League's...
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2016 Dream Week to offer Orioles fans once-in-a-lifetime experiences

2016 Dream Week to offer Orioles fans once-in-a-lifetime experiences
Orioles fans of a variety of ages and abilities will enjoy a week filled with once-in-a-lifetime experiences at the team's 2016 Dream Week. Held at the Orioles' two-site complex in Sarasota, FL (Ed Smith Stadium and the Buck O'Neil Baseball Complex) from January 24-30, 2016, Dream Week offers participants the full major league treatment -- playing daily doubleheader intrasquad games and receiving instruction from former Orioles including Hall of Famer Jim Palmer, Mike Boddicker, Al Bumbry,...
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Matt Kremnitzer: Is it time to dump Norris from the rotation?

Matt Kremnitzer: Is it time to dump Norris from the rotation?
The Orioles both receive and deserve credit for constantly working and reworking the fringes of the roster. They are again seeing the benefits of minor league signings like Chaz Roe, Chris Parmelee and Nolan Reimold, with the main goal being to eliminate the presence of bad players on the 25-man roster. Doing so can certainly be useful. If the O's are going to continue in that direction, then they may need to resolve the current issue that is Bud Norris. Heading into the season, the Orioles...
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Dan Uggla leading in supporting role

Dan Uggla leading in supporting role
Dan Uggla has just one home run this year, but it's arguably the biggest homer blasted for the Nationals all season. Staring at a puzzling 7-13 start and mired in a six-game losing streak, the Nats found themselves trailing by eight runs in Atlanta on April 28. But resilience took over, and so did some heavy bats as the Nationals chipped away at the Braves' seemingly insurmountable lead before Uggla finished off the historic comeback with a game-winning three-run homer in the ninth for the...
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Best of the Decade: Zimmerman's walk-off welcomes Nats to new home

Best of the Decade: Zimmerman's walk-off welcomes Nats to new home
As the Nationals celebrate 10 seasons in Washington, D.C., we reflect on some of the best moments since the franchise moved to the nation's capital. Each Wednesday for the next 10 weeks, check out Nationals Pastime for a remembrance of one of the watershed moments in Nationals history. It was a sight seen before by Nationals fans, but not in this environment, not on this field. Ryan Zimmerman rounded first base, fist raised high in the air, after launching a walk-off homer in the inaugural...
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Andrew Stetka: Return of Schoop could provide O's with a boost

Andrew Stetka: Return of Schoop could provide O's with a boost
The Orioles that is plugging along and moving up the standings in the American League East, but also seem to be getting healthy. Yesterday's return of Adam Jones to the lineup provided the O's with a sense of relief after he missed just over a week with a shoulder ailment. Matt Wieters has returned from Tommy John surgery, and though he isn't playing every day, he's still providing a boost to the batting order and behind the plate. J.J. Hardy, Ryan Flaherty, David Lough, Miguel Gonzalez and...
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Marty Niland: Nationals bench has stepped up

Marty Niland: Nationals bench has stepped up
Many Nationals fans might have predicted at the start of the season that by the end of June, the team would have settled into first place in the National League East and reeled off a season-high eight straight wins. Even their most ardent supporters, however, might not have predicted that they'd have done it largely without the players projected to be their top offensive weapons. Jayson Werth and Ryan Zimmerman have been on the disabled list and were not a part of the Nats' recent run of...
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Strasburg, Desmond are experiencing resurgences

Strasburg, Desmond are experiencing resurgences
The Nationals' season-high eight-game winning streak came to an end with Sunday night's 8-5 loss to the Phillies in the series finale. Despite the setback, the Nationals head to Atlanta experiencing the potential resurgence of two key players: right-hander Stephen Strasburg and shortstop Ian Desmond. Strasburg pitched brilliantly in yesterday's 3-2 win over Philadelphia in the first game of the doubleheader. The 26-year-old gave up just two runs on only four hits while striking out a...
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Orioles return left-hander T.J. McFarland to Triple-A Norfolk after today's doubleheader

Orioles return left-hander T.J. McFarland to Triple-A Norfolk after today's doubleheader
The Orioles today announced that they have returned left-hander T.J. McFarland to Triple-A Norfolk after today's doubleheader. McFarland was recalled as the 26th player for Game 2 of today's doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians and pitched 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out one.
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Tough outing for Roark as Nationals split doubleheader

Tough outing for Roark as Nationals split doubleheader
PHILADELPHIA - The Phillies pounded out 16 hits as the Nationals fell 8-5, ending a season-best eight-game winning streak. Having burned Gio Gonzalez in yesterday's delayed postponement, Nationals manager Matt Williams made the call to start Tanner Roark in the second game of today's doubleheader. "He knew yesterday he was going to get the second game today," Williams said of Roark. "He was prepared." The Phillies pelted Roark with a barrage of ground balls that the Nationals were never...
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Nats' eight-game winning streak ends with 8-5 loss

Nats' eight-game winning streak ends with 8-5 loss
PHILADELPHIA - Some opportune hitting and well-placed grounders led to four runs for the Phillies in the second inning against Nationals starter Tanner Roark. Cody Asche singled to start the frame and then Andres Blanco belted a line drive double to right. The Nationals opted to bring the infield up and Phillies starter Severino Gonzalez hit a bouncing ball to Tyler Moore, but Asche was too quick to the plate and Moore chose to take the safe out. Odubel Herrera followed with a grounder up the...
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Healthy Strasburg spins gem for Nats' eighth straight win

Healthy Strasburg spins gem for Nats' eighth straight win
PHILADELPHIA - Stephen Strasburg delivered his best start of the year as the Nationals held on to beat the Phillies 3-2 in the first game of today's doubleheader. Strasburg allowed a solo homer in the second and an RBI single in the sixth to Phillies right fielder Jeff Francoeur, but that was about it. The tall righty fanned nine Phillies while scattering four hits with one walk in seven strong innings. Strasburg threw 113 pitches, his biggest output of the season thus far, reaching 99 mph...
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Roark starts Game 2, Harper sits

Roark starts Game 2, Harper sits
PHILADELPHIA - Nationals manager Matt Williams will give the ball to Tanner Roark to start Game 2 of the doubleheader. Roark hasn't pitched since he followed Strasburg to the mound for two scoreless innings in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Braves. That was Roark's first relief appearance since returning to the bullpen after going 3-0 with a 3.86 ERA in five starts from May 25-June 16. Jose Lobaton will be behind the plate for Roark. Lobaton is 3-for-10 (.300) with two RBIs in his last three...
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Orioles recall left-hander T.J. McFarland as 26th player for Game 2 of today's doubleheader

Orioles recall left-hander T.J. McFarland as 26th player for Game 2 of today's doubleheader
The Orioles today announced that they have recalled left-hander T.J. McFarland from Triple-A Norfolk as the 26th player for Game 2 of today's doubleheader. McFarland, 26, has gone 0-1 with a 3.18 ERA (11 1/3 IP, 4 ER) in 11 games with the Orioles this season, holding left-handed batters to a .143 batting average (4-28). In nine games (seven starts) with Triple-A Norfolk this season, he went 2-2 with a 3.41 ERA (34 1/3 IP, 13 ER) and one save.
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