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Adam Jones can add ESPN.com blogger to his digital resume after filling in for Buster Olney.

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones set off a national discussion on race when he tweeted about a banana being thrown onto the field in San Francisco.

That¿s why the Orioles made the playoffs last season ¿ and with 42 games left in the season and many of them against the division ¿ this is when we will truly find out whether the Orioles are a playoff-caliber team and can become 25 men against the world again.

Orioles closer Jim Johnson blew his third straight save opportunity, and his ninth of the year, and the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep with a 5-4 victory.

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones said he wants to move on after an incident in which he said a fan threw a banana toward him in center field at San Francisco's AT&T Park.

The San Jose Mercury News reported Monday that the fan that threw a banana toward Adam Jones called their offices and said the whole thing was unintentional.

Baltimore Orioles CF Adam Jones took to Twitter claiming that a fan at AT&T Park threw a banana at him in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Adam Jones' tweets about having a banana thrown at him Sunday by a fan at AT&T Park have made the incident a national topic of conversation, and the Giants today issued an apology to the Orioles center fielder.

SAN FRANCISCO --The Orioles have to be feeling good about themselves heading into their three-game series in Arizona tonight. They took two of three from a Jekyll-and-Hyde Giants team that can play well enough to be deserving of the title defending World Champions on day and can then stink up the joint the next.

The Orioles rallied from an early two-run deficit to score 10 unanswered runs for a 10-2 victory Sunday afternoon in their series finale in San Francisco in front of an announced sellout crowd of 41,622 at AT&T Park

Orioles right-hander Scott Feldman will make his first start after eight days rest in Monday's series opener in Arizona.

After shutting out the San Francisco Giants for five innings Saturday afternoon, Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen appeared well on his way to his fourth win in five decisions since coming off the disabled list.

Heading into the season, Buck Showalter believed that one of the organization's talented young starters needed to make a significant step forward for the Orioles to remain competitive.

But with momentum suddenly on their side, that¿s what the San Francisco Giants did in the 10th inning on Friday night. And Davis made them pay with the game-winning hit in the Orioles¿ 5-2 extra-inning victory over San Francisco.

Executive vice president Dan Duquette wouldn't comment on the Orioles' interest in bringing back former first baseman Mark Reynolds, who was designated for assignment by the Cleveland Indians on Thursday, noting that Reynolds is still under contract.

When Manny Machado steps in for his first at-bat tonight against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park, it will mark the one-year anniversary of his major league debut.

The Orioles have played well on the road this season, and sometimes getting away can relieve some pressure.

Chris Davis blasted Colt Hynes' first pitch deep into the right-center field seats at Petco Park, sending the Orioles on their way to a 10-3 win over the Padres before an announced 21,206.

Given a recent setback, Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel -- on the disabled list with a right flexor mass strain -- will be challenged to return by the time he¿s eligible to come off the DL on Tuesday.

Adam Jones had played just three major league games in his hometown before Tuesday night's game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. But the Orioles center fielder definitely felt right at home.

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is lauded for having the best power in the American League as Baseball America published the findings of its "best tools" polling Tuesday.

Sunday's loss to the Seattle Mariners dropped the Orioles to 4-5 on a homestand that featured the division rival Boston Red Sox, the last-place Houston Astros and up-and-coming but below .500 Seattle team.

Danny Valencia is up from Triple-A Norfolk, but maybe just for a day.

Jason Hammel has no structural damage in his right elbow.

The best homer-hitting team in baseball did it again Friday night, launching three longballs -- including Chris Davis' 40th homer of the season and Nate McLouth's first career grand slam -- to beat the Seattle Mariners, 11-8, at Camden Yards.

Bud Norris' whirlwind two days came full circle on the pitcher¿s mound at Camden Yards on Thursday night. A day after switching clubhouses following a trade-deadline deal that abruptly placed him in the unfamiliar uniform of a contender, Norris faced his old team and a lineup full of friends suddenly turned into foes.

At 3 p.m. Wednesday, Steve Pearce was in Frederick preparing to take batting practice for his third rehabilitation game with the High-A Keys. By 7 p.m., Pearce was at Camden Yards, batting ninth as the Orioles' designated hitter in an 11-0 loss to the Houston Astros.

Infielder Wilson Betemit (knee) will begin a rehab assignment in the Gulf Coast League on Tuesday, manager Buck Showalter said before Thursday¿s game between the Orioles and Astros. He hasn¿t played since suffering a Grade 2/3 tear of his PCL in spring training.

The Baltimore Orioles beat the deadline by minutes with a trade for Bud Norris on Wednesday. Here's a roundup of what some of the national pundits think of the deal.

Brett Oberholtzer wasn't a household name entering Wednesday night's game between the Orioles and Houston Astros, with only three major league appearances and a 7.36 ERA.

L.J. Hoes walked into the Orioles clubhouse on Wednesday glad to see his name in the starting lineup. He didn¿t know that come gametime, he¿d be playing for the opposing team, the Houston Astros.

Shortly after Bud Norris was traded to the Orioles from the Astros, the right-hander made his way from the visiting clubhouse of Camden Yards down the hall to his new locker inside the Orioles clubhouse.

The Orioles placed right-hander Jason Hammel on the disabled list with a flexor mass in his right arm retroactive to Monday, manager Buck Showalter said before Wednesday's game against the Houston Astros. He's eligible to return Aug. 13.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter is continuing to give some of his key players days off from playing in the field. Tonight, it is Adam Jones, who will be the Orioles' designated hitter against the Astros.

The Orioles have just begun a stretch of 11 straight games against four of the losingest teams in baseball, and center fielder Adam Jones isn¿t afraid to call out himself and his teammates for the way they have failed to store up wins against the teams that a contending club is supposed to beat.

Two years ago Tuesday, Tommy Hunter and Chris Davis received a set of phone calls in a Toronto hotel room: They were traded from the pennant-chasing Texas Rangers to the last-place Orioles in a move that would help alter the course of a franchise and their careers.

Former Orioles manager Dave Trembley returns to Camden Yards with the Houston Astros.

In the midst of his most prolonged slump of the season, Chris Davis will be the Orioles¿ designated hitter in Tuesday night's game against the Houston Astros. He'll still bat fifth, while Ryan Flaherty will take over at first base and bat eighth.

The Orioles (58-48) had dominated Boston, winning nine of their past 10 series against Boston heading into the weekend, but their bats went cold over the past two games with runners in scoring position.

When L.J. Hoes was called up to the Orioles last September, it was to learn. The Orioles were in the heat of the playoff race, and Hoes -- the team's 2012 minor league player of the year -- was on the periphery.

When the Boston Red Sox would visit Camden Yards in the past, a large chunk of Red Sox fans would dominate the stands and turn the ballpark into ¿Fenway South,¿ as center fielder Adam Jones called it.

With a masterful, 6-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night that snapped a three-game losing streak for the Orioles, the 25-year-old Tillman (13-3) became the first Oriole since lefty Erik Bedard in 2007 to win at least 13 games in a season. He¿s the first to hit the mark in July since Sidney Ponson won No. 13 on July 10, 2003.

After Friday night¿s 6-0 win over Boston, Jones got a double dose of his own medicine, receiving two pies to the face ¿ including one from hitting coach Jim Presley