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The Baltimore Orioles will get a boost when third baseman Manny Machado returns to the lineup for the beginning of a four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday at Camden Yards. Machado was suspended the previous four games for charging the mound and punching Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura on June 7. The Orioles went 2-2 without Machado in the lineup. Continue to Article

June 23, 2016 7:41:pm EST

Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about.   After pulling off two one-run victories to open the series, history and logic did not favor the St. Louis Cardinals completing the three-game series sweep on Wednesday afternoon in Chicago. That's because St. Louis had not swept a three-game series at Wrigley Field since 1988. They were also facing perhaps the most dominant starting pitcher in MLB over the last 15 months in Jake Arrieta. They were coming off a homestand in which they lost all five games to Houston and Texas. Oh, and you've probably heard the 2016 Chicago Cubs have been on fire all season, posting a 47-20 record while holding a 12 1/2--game lead over the Cardinals coming into this series. None of that seemed to bother the Cardinals though. Instead, they proved they could hang with Chicago by not only winning those first two games, but by completing the unexpected sweep with a 7-2 win .  Continue to Article

June 23, 2016 1:52:am EST

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Ubaldo Jimenez interrupted his exile to the bullpen with a sharp performance in a starting role, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Wednesday night for their 1,000th win at Camden Yards. Continue to Article

June 22, 2016 9:58:pm EST

Baltimore Orioles reliever Brian Duensing has learned the hard way that there's a  price to be paid for getting too comfortable. According to Dan Connolly of BaltimoreBaseball.com, the veteran left-hander will be sidelined the next four to eight weeks after injuring his pitching elbow while performing the seemingly simple task of adjusting his bullpen chair during Monday's game in Texas. Duensing said freak injury adjusting In his chair in bullpen in Texas and felt soreness in elbow. Had it checked out. And found it inflamed — Dan Connolly (@danconnolly2016) June 22, 2016 As a result of the freak incident, Duensing will undergo surgery on Friday to remove loose cartilage chips in his left elbow. The timeline given means he'll be out at least through the All-Star break, and his absence could potentially extend until September once a rehab assignment is factored in. [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now ] Continue to Article

June 22, 2016 7:07:pm EST