3B Manny Machado played for the first time since Saturday after sitting out a four-game suspension. The crowd gave him a huge ovation on his first at-bat, and he finished 2-for-4 with a solo homer in the eighth. He clearly was happy to return to the field and worked hard during his break. "I wasn't sitting at home and just drinking some beer and not doing anything," he said. "I was in here working, working out in the cage, doing what I needed to do to stay fresh."

3B Manny Machado was out of the lineup Sunday against the Texas Rangers, serving the first contest of a four-game suspension for charging the mound and punching Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura on June 7. It also snapped Machado's major league-leading active consecutive games streak at 229. Machado, who declined to appeal the suspension, is batting .317 with 17 homers and 42 RBIs. Machado leads all American League third basemen in All Star voting. Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Machado will work out while he serves the suspension. "He'll get his work in somewhere and hopefully be ready Friday," Showalter said.

3B/SS Manny Machado will accept the four-game suspension from the brawl in the Kansas City series and begin serving it Sunday. He will not appeal. This will end his streak of 229 consecutive games played. The Orioles will not be able to replace his spot in the roster and will remain one player short for the next four games -- and Machado clearly was not thrilled with the final outcome of this situation. "All I can say is I wish whoever is making those opinions could step in the batter's box and try to get hit by a 99-mph fastball -- a couple times thrown at them. But, like I said, whatever happened, happened. It's in the past now," Machado said.

BALTIMORE -- Manny Machado will begin serving his four-game suspension on Sunday, the penalty he was given for his part in the brawl with Kansas City pitcher Yordano Ventura on June 7, the Orioles confirmed after Saturday's game.Machado will not appeal the suspension and is going to sit out the next four games. He'll miss the series finale with Toronto on Sunday, plus Monday's rain-out make-up in Texas and then two games versus the San Diego Padres in Baltimore.Machado returns on Friday for the four-game series with the Rays."I think MLB thought it was fair what they gave me," Machado said Saturday night. "I think they were pretty strong in the four games. I think it's not right that he's going to be missing one start, and I'm going to be missing four games. I think I'm more valuable as a player for my teammates than he is as a starter -- and he's going to miss one? For the incident he did? This whole problem started with him. Why do I get four, and he gets one?"Ventura was handed a nine-game suspension, which got reduced by one game, according to MLB.com and other media reports. The pitcher began serving his suspension Saturday. For Machado, the suspension will end his consecutive games streak at 228, tops in the major leagues.

3B Manny Machado blasted a two-run home run in Tuesday's first inning, giving him 17 homers and 41 RBIs on the year. It was the 33rd go-ahead homer of his career and sixth of the year. Machado has now homered in back-to-back gamers contests against Boston for the first time in his career.

NEW YORK -- Jameson Taillon carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his second major league start and picked up his first career win by allowing two hits in eight shutout innings on Tuesday night as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 4-0 at Citi Field.Jung Ho Kang and Starling Marte hit two-run homers in the sixth and eighth innings, respectively, for the Pirates.Taillon, who made his major league debut against the Mets last Tuesday, was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis before the game to fill the rotation spot vacated by injured Gerrit Cole. A six-pitch first inning against a depleted New York lineup missing five Opening Day starters provided an early hint that Taillon might flirt with history.The Mets' only base runners in the first six innings were Kevin Plawecki, who was hit by a pitch in the third, and Yoenis Cespedes, who drew a walk in the fourth. The closest Taillon came to giving up a hit was on slow rollers to first base by Curtis Granderson in the fourth... [More]

3B Manny Machado said he will appeal his four-game suspension for his part in Tuesday's brawl with the Kansas City Royals. Machado charged the mound after being hit in the back by a 99 mile per hour fastball from Royals RHP Yordano Ventura, who received a nine-game suspension. Teams with a player suspended must play with 24 instead of 25 players. "It's tough for any team with 24 players," manager Buck Showalter said. No date has been set for an appeal hearing so Machado will play at least through the four-game series in Toronto. Machado was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI Thursday.

3B Manny Machado will appeal the four-game suspension he received Thursday after the brawl with the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday. Machado charged the mound after being hit in the back by a 99 mph fastball from Royals RHP Yordano Ventura, who received a nine-game suspension. Teams with a player suspended must play with 24 instead of 25 players.

SS Manny Machado was ejected after charging the mound and punching Royals RHP Yordano Ventura, who plunked him with a 99 mph fastball.Machado thought Ventura threw a bit too close to him in an earlier at bat and yelled out to the Kansas City starter while running to first. This time, he raced to the mound and punched Ventura in the face. "He came in on me and hit me with a 99 mph fastball-- 99 is no joke," Machado said. "You can ruin somebody's career like that. It just played out how it played out."

3B/SS Manny Machado is the leader in the All-Star voting for third base in the results released earlier today on MLB.com. Machado is ahead of Kansas City's Mike Moustakas, already injured and out for the season.

BALTIMORE -- Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Yordano Ventura and Baltimore Orioles shortstop Manny Machado were both ejected after they helped start a huge fifth-inning brawl during Tuesday night's game.Machado jawed at Ventura in his previous at-bat, and the right-hander nailed him around the left hip/lower back with the first pitch when the shortstop came up in the fifth. Machado then threw off his helmet, raced to the mound and fired a hard right that appeared to hit Ventura's face.Ventura, who had gotten rid of his cap and glove, then tackled Machado while both benches and bullpens emptied with lots of pushing and shoving for several minutes.The umpires tossed both Machado and Ventura, and Baltimore's next two batters -- Mark Trumbo and Chris Davis -- answered back with home runs off Chien-Ming Wang to give the Orioles an 8-1 lead.

SS Manny Machado went 2 for 4 in Tuesday night's 6-2 loss to the Red Sox. He has now hit safely in seven of his last eight games, batting .367 (11 for 30) with five doubles, a homer, five runs scored and three RBIs.

SS Manny Machado has hit mostly second in the order for the Orioles this year. But with the team in a slump manager Buck Showalter decided to move Machado to the No.3 spot in the order Friday night, and the results couldn't have been more dramatic. Machado went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and one RBI. "I was a little worried because what if you move a guy and he goes 0-for-5 with five punchouts?" Showalter said. "You only do it if you trust your players."

SS Manny Machado is the current major league leader in consecutive games started with 207.

SS Manny Machado walked three times, matching his career high last accomplished on July 17, 2015 at Detroit. Including two intentional walks on Wednesday night, Machado has reached base on balls five times in two games, the most he has compiled in such a span in his career.

SS Manny Machado hit his 13th home run in the sixth inning off Astros RHP Doug Fister to tie RF Mark Trumbo for the club lead. It was his sixth home run this month and second in his last four games. He has more home runs in May (15) than any other month in his career.

SS Manny Machado started his 201st consecutive game Thursday. He was 1-for-3 with a double and is hitting .319. He continues to play strong defense at shortstop with J.J. Hardy is on the disabled list.

SS Manny Machado started his 200th consecutive game on Wednesday. That's the longest active streak in the major leagues. STATS, LLC said that Tampa Bay 3B Evan Longoria ranked second at 140 after Tuesday's action.

SS Manny Machado will cool off at some point. Maybe. He went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and is hitting .440 in his six-game hitting streak. He's also got hits in 12 of his last 13 games and has been one of baseball's top players this season.

SS Manny Machado went 3-for-3 with a pair of walks and hit his 10th home run of the season. Machado, who hit his 10th homer in his 59th game last season, got there in 30 games this season. He has hit especially well against the Twins, hitting safely in 17 of 20 games. He is a career .452 hitter at Target Field.