Rob Manfred: Red Sox-Orioles intervention was about player safety

And now, after this week, Machado has something else in common with Alex Rodriguez: He's the chief villain in a rivalry with the Boston Red Sox.

"We split two at their park [against a] really good baseball team", manager Buck Showalter said.

Baseball and Central Mass. go way back - to the 1860s. "I heard the N-word out of my black teammates' mouths about 100 million times", Schilling added. Not getting out of here. But you just have people, and everybody is not the same.

Manfred said more severe punishment for a pitch thrown at a batter's head would have to be collectively bargained with the players' union.

Seth Smith had four of the Orioles' 17 hits - including a bases-loaded, game-tying double in the fourth - and also scored on a double steal for his first stolen base since 2014.

As April turns to May, the Boston Red Sox woes still continue. Jonathan Schoop had three hits for the Orioles. He pitched well here once before as a starter.

It was a far calmer, cooler Machado than we saw for most of the week. But you know what, I'd get suspended for a year and the pitcher only gets suspended for two games.

Wilson found out that he was starting late May 3.

"He did it on objective, and everybody knew it", Gausman said. "And I have to say, listen, there's racism everywhere", he said.

Orioles: Return home to start a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox.

Machado has a team-leading seven homers this season, including three in the Orioles' heated four-game series with Boston.

Machado didn't bite when it came to talking about the overriding theme of the series.

"Go look at my home runs", Machado said, per ESPN. "It's been a month now that I've struggled a little bit, but I'm finally, little by little, taking baby steps, feeling better at the plate, seeing the ball a little better, still making good contact with the ball". "It's f--ing bulls--". "All I can do is get ready for my next start, throw well in the next one and this one's forgotten about". "I bleed for them". Yeah, it's equally as petty and immature, but someone's not going to get hurt over it.

SMITH'S NIGHT: Smith equaled a career high with four hits.

If Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman continues to hit almost as well as he did in April, he will certainly enter the NL MVP race.

The feud seemed to settle down after Gausman's ejection, but we doubt we've seen the last of the fireworks between these two clubs. A diving catch in the field.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Orioles TBD vs. He is estimated to be out four-to-six weeks. LHP Wade Miley (1-1) faces righty Miguel Gonzalez. He will be facing Baltimore for the first time.