Brad Bergesen got into another jam in the third inning with a one-out single and two-out walk. I stress that it was a two-out walk. Marco Scutaro sent a grounder up the third base line. Josh Bell fielded the ball and stepped on the bag. The inning was over, except Bell forgot the number of outs. He went for the unnecessary double play, firing the ball to first baseman Ty Wigginton, who tried to knock it down as it skipped in the dirt. Players sort of milled around the infield for a few...

Bowie has a 3-0 lead on Altoona after two innings. Baysox slugger Joel Guzman hit his 33rd homer, a three-run shot in the last of the first. That homer ties Walter Young's club record for homers in one season with Bowie, set in 2004. The 26-year-old Guzman ripped a 1-0 pitch from Jeff Locke over the wall in left center. It scored Danny Figueroa, who walked and Ryan Adams, who had singled. Guzman has now homered in three straight games and has hit five over his past eight games. He began...

A very underrated movie. Also a keen strategy by the Orioles that got Brad Bergesen through the first inning without any real damage. The Orioles shifted their infield with two outs in the first inning, Victor Martinez on first base and left-handed slugger David Ortiz at the plate. A typical maneuver that worked perfectly as Ortiz sent a sharp grounder past first baseman Ty Wigginton. The ball was headed for right field, but Brian Roberts had moved to the exact spot and made the pickup and...

Here is tonight's starting lineup here in Bowie at the Baysox face Altoona. CF - Xavier Avery LF - Danny Figueroa 2B - Ryan Adams DH - Joel Guzman 1B - Joe Mahoney 3B - Brandon Waring C - Steve Lerud RF - Jonathan Tucker SS - Carlos Rojas P - Rick Zagone I have had major internet connection issues today, I think mostly related to my computer. I will try to file some entries from here tonight, but I am not optimistic. We'll see.

Breaking news: Jake Arrieta shaved off his mustache. Double-A Bowie outfielder Xavier Avery has been added to the Scottsdale Scorpions' roster in the Arizona Fall League. He'll join pitchers Kam Mickolio, Wynn Pelzer, Oliver Drake and Pat Egan, infielders Ryan Adams, Greg Miclat and Tyler Townsend, and catcher Caleb Joseph. Single-A Frederick pitching coach Blaine Beatty will serve as pitching coach for Scottsdale. Manager Buck Showalter says he's familiar with Bowie's Joel Guzman, who...

Checking in from Bowie where I'll get to watch the Baysox chase a playoff berth tonight as they host Altoona. It's the final regular season home game for Bowie, but they, of course, hope to be back here this year for the playoffs. The Baysox are trying to get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Bowie is a ½ game back of second place Harrisburg for a playoff berth with five games left. "Harrisburg has been playing well, so we have our work cut out for...

Adam Jones doesn't think he'll be cleared to play for a few more days because of soreness in his upper back. Felix Pie is starting in center field tonight. "He had that one swing that really bit him last night," manager Buck Showalter said. Update: Jones was given the option of receiving a cortisone injection, but he's undecided. He's never had one. For now, he still hopes to return in a few days. Showalter said it's too soon to determine whether the club will call up an outfielder...

Potomac Nationals first baseman Tyler Moore has won the Carolina League Player of the Year honors. Moore has guided the P-Nats to challenge for the Northern division title with a scorching second half of the season, dating back to mid-July, when he was batting below .200. He has hit 22 of his homers since early July. He has raised his batting average 67 points to .262. "I would have never thought I could be in this position after the first half I had," says Moore. "I tried to make the...

For the Orioles: Brian Roberts 2B Nick Markakis RF Ty Wigginton 1B Luke Scott DH Felix Pie CF Matt Wieters C Nolan Reimold LF Cesar Izturis SS Josh Bell 3B Brad Bergesen RHP For the Red Sox: Scutaro SS Drew RF Martinez C Ortiz DH Beltre 3B Lowrie 2B Lowell 1B Nava LF Kalish CF Matsuzaka RHP Update: Brian Matusz was named AL Rookie of the Month for August. In six August starts, Matusz went 4-1 with a 2.43 ERA. He's the first Oriole to be named Rookie of the Month since Nolan Reimold (June...

MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, has announced its extensive NCAA college football line-up for the 2010 season. The network will host 45 games and ten conferences this season including some of the best football programs in the country and many local colleges and universities within MASN's seven-state territory. College football action kicks off on Saturday, September 4th with St. Francis at Liberty at 12 p.m. and and Coastal Carolina at West Virginia at 3:30 p.m., both...