For the Orioles: Julio Lugo 2B Adam Jones CF Nick Markakis RF Miguel Tejada 3B Ty Wigginton DH Matt Wieters C Nolan Reimold LF Garrett Atkins 1B Cesar Izturis SS David Hernandez RHP For the Mariners: Ichiro RF Figgins 2B Gutierrez CF Lopez 3B Langerhans 1B Wilson SS Griffey DH Johnson C Saunders LF Lee LHP Double-A pitcher Luis Lebron will undergo Tommy John surgery today after Dr. James Andrews examined his right elbow yesterday in Birmingham, Ala. Lebron totaled 20 saves between Single-A...

See what I did there? I drove in a steady rain to Camden Yards this afternoon, but it wasn't coming down hard enough to warrant an umbrella for the walk to home plate plaza. And that's the extent of my expertise on predicting the weather. I'm told it's supposed to storm around 8:00 p.m. tonight. A 100 percent chance, according to one person in the press box. The Orioles won't postpone the game anytime soon. That's never been their style, not with a field that drains this effectively...

Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 20th for the first ESPN Zone Q&A of the season. Nats shortstop Ian Desmond will be the first guest of the season for the hugely popular lunch-time sessions. Desmond will take questions about his impressive defensive play, the team's hot start to the season and life in the Nats' clubhouse. Doors usually open at 11 a.m. for these 12 p.m. events, but we'll have more details next week. After the Q&A, Desmond will take pictures with fans and sign...

Cliff Lee vs. David Hernandez. Lee: 0-1, 2.40 ERA. Hernandez: 0-4, 5.74 ERA. Lee: no walks, 13 strikeouts in 15 innings. Hernandez: 19 walks, 20 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings. Lee: 3-0, 2.70 ERA lifetime vs. the Orioles. Hernandez: 0-2, 5.09 ERA lifetime vs. the Mariners. Don't worry. Patterns are made to be broken. The Mariners lost eight in a row before ending the streak on Sunday. They fired their hitting coach (yeah, yeah, I know). There's growing speculation that Ken Griffey Jr. will...

Checking on some O's and Mariners stats as those teams begin a three-game series tonight at Camden Yards. The Orioles scored just one run and hit .161 (10 for 62) in losing the last two games of the Minnesota series. The Birds have scored two runs or less in five of the last seven games. The Orioles have gone without a hit with runners in scoring position in six of their last seven games. They went 8 for 16 with RISP in the other game which was the first game of Saturday's...

MASN will televise Stephen Strasburg's second Triple-A start, as the Norfolk Tides visit the Syracuse Chiefs on Wednesday May 12th. MASN will show the Strasburg game via tape delay starting at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, following the Orioles-Mariners tilt at 7:00 p.m. Last Friday, in Strasburg's first game with the Chiefs, the highly touted prospect allowed just one hit and no runs through six innings. In the stellar outing, which was also televised on MASN, Strasburg struck out...

Just so you have them when the Nats pick Bryce Harper with the number one overall selection, here are his stats: Bryce finished his first collegiate regular season with a .417 batting average, 71 runs, 17 doubles, 2 triples, 23 homers, 68 RBI, .917 slugging percentage, .509 on-base percentage, grounded into only 2 double plays, 16-20 stolen bases, .982 fielding percentage, 165 total bases in 55 games. The College of Southern Nevada finished 43-13 and won the Scenic West Conference. The...

O's outfielder Adam Jones is struggling at bat, and the worry for fans - and for team officials as well - is that this could be more than just a slump. It hasn't been only a series, road trip or month where Jones has been not great at bat, but all season, and his struggles date back well into last year. This time in 2009, Jones was looking great at the plate, just like the All-Star he would soon be. But the story has been different since the first of June last season, after Jones' torrid...

Double-A Bowie's Steve Johnson got another no-decision tonight after holding Richmond to two hits over six scoreless innings. He walked four and struck out six, and he'll wake up tomorrow with a 3.08 ERA. Johnson hasn't gotten the win in three starts this season when he's shut out the opponent. Triple-A Norfolk's Jake Arrieta allowed three runs (two earned) and four hits over seven innings, with five walks and six strikeouts. He also was stuck with a no-decision, as reliever Ross Wolf...

The leftovers are in the fridge and the dishes are clean. Time to take a quick scan of the farm system. Corey Patterson is starting in right field tonight for Triple-A Norfolk. He's 1-for-2 with a triple and run scored, raising his average to .373. Scott Moore is 2-for-2 with a triple. Josh Bell, serving as the designated hitter, has an RBI. Bell played third base yesterday, but he's back at DH tonight. No idea why. He should be starting at third regularly since he's far from...