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Scott Feldman was forced to watch from the dugout as the Texas Rangers opened up the game with a six-run sixth inning, charged with a season-high seven runs over 5 1/3 innings as the Orioles dropped a 8-5 decision to Texas in the series opener in front of an announced 24,619 at Camden Yards.

Several Orioles talk about Manny Machado's defense.

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis was selected to the American League¿s Home Run Derby squad by captain Robinson Cano on Monday.

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones¿ dramatic two-run homer off Mariano Rivera in the top of the ninth on Sunday afternoon, giving the O¿s a much-needed 2-1 win to salvage a win in this weekend's series at Yankee Stadium, was his fifth homer in the ninth inning or later to give the Orioles a lead since the beginning of the 2012 season.

The situation was dire Sunday afternoon in the Bronx. The Baltimore Orioles were on the verge of getting swept by the New York Yankees, a team that had been written off by some just a week ago. The 1-0 deficit seemed pretty much insurmountable, and that was before the greatest closer in baseball history took the ball in the ninth. But in an instant, All-Star center fielder Adam Jones turned the tide for the Orioles.

Jim Johnson rebounds from his blown save on Friday with a perfect ninth Sunday

The greatest closer of all-time, the New York Yankees' Mariano Rivera, served up a one-out, two-run homer to Adam Jones that basically handed the Orioles a 2-1 win and helped them avoid the sweep.

The Orioles deserve props for their campaign to get players into the All Star Game.

First baseman Chris Davis, shortstop J.J. Hardy and center fielder Adam Jones were all elected by the fans for their first times in their careers and will start the annual exhibition, which will be Tuesday, July 16 at Citi Field in New York City. Orioles third baseman Manny Machado

Adam Jones was caught by TV cameras Friday night crushing his helmet with a swing after a strikeout.

Perhaps more than other officials, Baltimore City Councilman Brandon Scott has a ground-level perspective of the recent wave of violence. He grew up in Park Heights during the crack-ridden 1990s, and sees the breakdown of family and community as the root of a problem that City Hall and police can't solve on their own.

But right fielder Nick Markakis is in a battle with Toronto's Jose Bautista and Detroit's Torii Hunter for the third and final starting spot in the outfield. According to the most recent tallies, Bautista is third in the outfield with 2,679,230 votes, Markakis was fourth with 2,536,864 and Hunter had 2,390,336.

What a difference a year makes. Last year at mid-season, Orioles fans were still skeptical. For 13-plus seasons, they had been disappointed either by slow starts or summer swoons. This year the Orioles are bona fide contenders, coming off a season where they reached the playoffs, and fans believe again.

Center fielder Adam Jones¿ first-inning walk Thursday was his first in 43 games, spanning 184 plate appearances, the longest stretch in the majors this season.

After making a critical error that fueled the Orioles¿ comeback from a two-run deficit, White Sox first baseman Adam Dunn hit a game-winning solo homer off Orioles right-hander Tommy Hunter in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the Orioles to a 3-2 walk-off loss in front of an announced 21,321 at U.S. Cellular Field.

Chris Davis drove in three of the Orioles' four runs as they beat the Chicago White Sox in Scott Feldman's first start in a Baltimore uniform.

Jason Hammel unraveled in the late innings as the Orioles dropped a 5-2 decision to the Chicago White Sox to snap their four-game winning streak.

The Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. This week, we exchanged emails with Avi Miller, who blogs about the Baltimore Orioles for Baltimore Sports Report.

Henry Urrutia was wildly successful at the Double-A level, hitting seven home runs and 16 doubles, driving in 37 runs and producing a .365/.433/.550 slash line in 52 games in Bowie. Last Wednesday, Urrutia was selected to participate in the All-Star Futures Game during the MLB's All-Star festivities in New York City. A day later, Orioles manager Buck Showalter announced that Urrutia was being promoted to Triple-A Norfolk.

CHICAGO -- Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis¿ chances to make his first All-Star Game took a hit with Monday¿s latest AL fan-balloting results as Markakis slipped out of a starting spot, going from third to fourth.

Nick Markakis dropped to fourth among outfielders with the last tally coming Saturday.

The Orioles haven't won this many consecutive games at home against the Yankees since 1981-83.

What could be better than watching the Baltimore Orioles pound the Baltimore Orioles 11-3 on a summer's night? How about watching the Orioles pound the Yankees on a national telecast on Fox.

The Orioles managed just five hits in seven innings against Sabathia ¿ and were held without a hit for the game¿s first five innings ¿ but McLouth¿s go-ahead solo homer off Sabathia in the bottom of the seventh was the difference in the Orioles¿ 4-3 comeback win in front of an announced 40,041 at Camden Yards.

The Orioles' 7-3 victory over featured one ridiculously weird inning that included an out that wasn't, a safe baserunner who jogged off the field, and the end of Manny Machado's consecutive-innings streak due to an ejection by an umpire making his big league debut behind the plate.

The two Baltimore baseball stalwarts sat at a table at the Four Seasons at the Inner Harbor, reminiscing on the past, like the first time they met, their fathers and their playing days.

Johnson, who hadn't blown a save since May 26 in Toronto, walked off the mound to boos from some in the announced crowd of 18,082 that had braved a rain delay of 1 hour and 6 minutes before the first pitch on a sticky and soggy Baltimore night.

Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy will have elbow surgery on Thursday.

Making just his fourth start this month, Casilla hit his first homer of the season ¿ and his first since last August ¿ a three-run shot off Cleveland right-hander Justin Masterson in the seventh inning to give the Orioles a 6-3 win over the Indians.

The Orioles sign top draft picks Hunter Harvey, a pitcher, and Josh Hart, an outfielder, who will start their professional careers in the Gulf Coast League

Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters is batting .209 this month with just four extra base hits (two doubles and two home runs), five RBIs and an underwhelming .209/.243/.328 slash line. The Orioles should consider dropping him in the lineup until he turns things around.

After being swept by the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre this weekend, the Orioles quickly wanted to turn the page on their trip here.

The Orioles couldn't wait to get out of Canada following Sunday's 13-5 loss to the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre.

TORONTO -- Four Orioles players are still in line to start for the American League in this year¿s All-Star Game, but one race is getting extremely close, according to the latest AL all-star fan balloting results released Saturday night.

After daughter's birth, starting pitcher holds Blue Jays to three runs, three hits in 7 1/3 innings Saturday

Since the Orioles started playing never-say-die comeback baseball the second half of last season, TV viewing has spiked. In 2011, O¿s telecasts on MASN ranked 18th in ratings among the teams in Major League Baseball. So far this season, they rank fifth, and have had an 86 percent jump in ratings since 2011.

The Orioles pounded Tigers pitching in Wednesday afternoon's 13-3 series finale win over the defending American League champions with three homers and 17 hits.

Each Wednesday, Baltimore Sun blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Baltimore Orioles.

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has seen enough of Justin Verlander to know that the deeper the Detroit Tigers' ace right-hander gets into games, the more unbeatable he becomes.