Brian Roberts 2B Robert Andino SS Nick Markakis RF Ty Wigginton 3B Jake Fox DH Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Nolan Reimold LF Brandon Snyder 1B Brian Matusz LHP

Syracuse Chiefs manager Trent Jewett joined the Nats following the end of the Triple-A season, and Sunday he got the chance to sit down and speak with one of his former players in outfielder Nyjer Morgan. Morgan is likely facing a long suspension for a string of incidents the last couple of weeks and could find out his fate for the remainder of the 2010 regular season as early as today. Jewett, who managed Morgan while he was with the Indianapolis Indians in the Pirates organization from...

Welcome back for another week of 'Where in the Yard?' here in the Orioles Buzz. I wound up stumping quite a few of you last week, so this time around, we'll go with something that might not be the most glamorous feature of Oriole Park, but it's something you've almost certainly seen around the Yard. We have a few weeks left before the end of the regular season, so don't miss your chance to be crowned September's 'Where in the Yard?' Winner and to take home the MLB gift card that...

You want me to truly believe that the Orioles are a different team under Buck Showalter? Let them beat the Blue Jays. I'm not pushing for a sweep, though that would be terrific. Just beat this team one time and stop making it look like the '27 Yankees. Or the '92-'93 Jays. I'd feel better about tonight if Brian Matusz wasn't 0-2 with a 22.85 ERA against Toronto, if he hadn't allowed six runs in 1 2/3 innings in his last visit to Canada. But Matusz has turned in four straight quality...

I sense that on the wall in his office near the O's clubhouse, Buck Showalter has these items on his to do list. -Win more than we lose - Check -Motivate players - Check -Get solid starting pitching - Check -Convince Matt Wieters he's good - Check -Use Koji in the ninth, but don't call him closer - Check -Take in some minor league games - Check -Find some nuggets - Working on it, partial check -Remind the players to stop giving the other team too much credit - Check -Have my own T-shirt...

I began listening to the game on 105.7 The Fan on my ride home from Ocean Pines with the Orioles leading, 2-1. Manager Buck Showalter had pushed the right buttons again. He started Jake Fox behind the plate, and Fox delivered an RBI triple and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch. He started Robert Andino at shortstop, and Andino singled. The easy part was handing Chris Tillman the ball. Tillman held the Tigers to one run and one hit over 6 2/3 innings, but those six walks jacked up his...

Just like on Wednesday at New York, the Orioles came within a few outs of sweeping a series, but could not get it today at Comerica Park. Miguel Cabrera's three-run double off David Hernandez in the last of the 8th gave Detroit the lead as the Tigers beat the Birds 6-2 this afternoon as the Orioles wasted a very strong start by Chris Tillman. Detroit came up in the inning down 2-1, but Will Rhymes singled and Ryan Raburn doubled to left vs. Mike Gonzalez putting runners on second and...

Maybe I am watching this game through Orange and Black glasses, but I thought Chris Tillman was squeezed on some pitches early in this game today by home plate ump Derryl Cousins while Justin Verlander was not. Verlander blanked the O's through four, but they just scored two in the 5th to take a 2-1 lead. Jake Fox scored Felix Pie with a triple to right center and later scored on a wild pitch. It was the first career triple for Fox, who now has a double, triple and homer in this...

Danny Espinosa makes a diving stop towards the second base then gets up and throws the runner out, saving potentially two more runs and keeping the Nats in game. Ryan Zimmerman grabs a hot shot out of the air and throws to first to get the hitter. Adam Dunn quickly fires back across the mound to the shortstop who nabs the runner at third trying to take an extra base for a unique 5-3-6 double play. These may have been plays that would not have been made when the team was struggling to...

Manager Jim Riggleman shuffled the top of the lineup for Sunday's final game of the season against the Florida Marlins, placing Ian Desmond in the lead off spot and Adam Kennedy batting second. Riggleman said, "I am not going to play (Danny) Espinosa today. I am going to get Adam Kennedy some at bats. He has been sitting for a few days. I would like to get him some at bats. Espinosa has been leading off. "I know eventually we are not going to have Nyjer (Morgan) so I would like to...