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Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman has won the Golden Spikes Award as the nation's outstanding college baseball player.

Right-hander David Hess' second-half progress was halted as the Orioles lost a sloppy 9-1 matinee with the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

The Orioles' 9-2 loss Friday night at the Kansas City Royals, who now at 43-91 are 3 1/2 games better than the 40-95 Orioles in the race to not have the league’s worst record, was largely the kind of baseball that got the visitors into the sad situation they find themselves.

Tanner Scott struck out four in two scoreless innings of relief Thursday.

Orioles slugger Chris Davis has hit four home runs this season. Alex Kopp got four home run balls in one game.

The Orioles' Dylan Bundy became the first pitcher in the modern era to allow four homers without recording an out.

The 2017 Royals dealt with the same problems in the final year of their competitive window as this year's Orioles have. "It's almost like the last year of high school," Kansas City pitcher Jason Hammel said.

The iconic structure at Oriole Park at Camden Yards has been struck on the fly by one home run, by Ken Griffey Jr. at the 1993 All-Star Home Run Derby

The Orioles were swept out of Kansas City after their ugly 9-8 loss to the Royals at Kauffman Stadium and have lost four straight games overall.

With multiple late-inning relievers apparently unavailable Friday night, the Orioles dropped a 3-2 decision to the Kansas City Royals in their series opener at

The Orioles had the top picks to build a Cubs-like core, but it never came to fruition.

When it comes to pitchers attacking hitters, there are few secrets. Hitters have seen the Orioles' arms several times by now, and the emphasis on advance scouting leaves no stone unturned. The Orioles will go into their final week aware that the division rivals they're facing — the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees — will try to know them better than they do.

Orioles starter Mike Wright made the most of the opportunity presented to him, earning his first win in nearly three weeks in the Orioles' 4-1 comeback victory over Kansas City. Wright allowed a sole unearned run over seven innings of work, tying his longest start of the season, while holding Kansas City to five hits — four of them singles.

The Orioles (11-6) have just three quality starts over their first 17 games.

Right-hander Tyler Wilson's spot start on Saturday night was by no means an audition — he was placed in the position because it was the best way for the Orioles to protect their bullpen — but Wilson made a strong case to remain in his team's struggling rotation in his first starting opportunity of the season.

Hijacked in years past by rehabbing major league stars, free-agent rumors and veterans on tryouts, this year's edition of the Orioles' January minicamp seems to be more focused on its core purpose: getting a look at the stock of young, up-and-coming arms in the organization.

When this week began ¿ and the hot-stove season resumed after the holiday break ¿ I thought it would end with a little more clarity about the Orioles¿ chances of re-signing first baseman Chris Davis.

It is midway through the first full week of January and the Orioles are no closer in their attempt to retain first baseman Chris Davis.

Alex Gordon reportedly has agreed to a four-year deal worth about $72 million to remain with the Royals. Is that bad news or good news for Orioles' hopes of keeping Chris Davis?

Reports that the Orioles are a leading candidate to acquire slugger Yoenis Cespedes might bring a smile to the faces of fans, but the club seems unlikely to meet his price.

Daniel Kim has seen Hyun-soo Kim play for years

According to an industry source, roughly $150 million was earmarked for Davis only. And, with his rejection of that seven-year offer last week, the Orioles are highly unlikely to entertain any deals with a $100-million value or more for the remainder of the offseason. That seemingly takes the Orioles out of consideration for outfielders Justin Upton, Alex Gordon and Yoenis Cespedes, all of whom were predicted by Mlbtraderumors.com to receive at least $100 million deals at the outset of free

The Orioles agreed to a two-year deal with left-handed hitting South Korean outfielder Hyun-soo Kim.

The Orioles stood by their reported seven-year, $150 million offer to Davis on Thursday, according to an industry source.

The Orioles have been uncharacteristically active early in the offseason, trading for slugger Mark Trumbo, retaining catcher Matt Wieters on a one-year qualifying offer and nearing a deal with relief pitcher Darren O'Day.

That first domino probably fell on Sunday, when the right-hander Jordan Zimmermann reportedly agreed to terms on a five-year, $110-million deal with the Detroit Tigers.

The Orioles seem interested in Korean outfielder Hyun-soo Kim.

The Orioles most likely don't have enough to trade for an all star quality outfielder.

Depending on whether the Orioles are able to retain Wei-Yin Chen, Chris Davis and Matt Wieters, next year¿s draft could be the club¿s most important in years.

Up until Saturday, free agents were only able to negotiate with their 2015 clubs, but this morning the market is officially opened up to all teams. Free agents are now free to negotiate and sign with any team.

The Royals might give some teams cover for staying on budget, but the Orioles don't need to take a lesson from anybody about that. If they want to take something from the Royals, how about a few of their key players?

The Royals are the heavy favorites among Sun baseball guys ¿ maybe it¿s an American League bias.

Neither Orioles third baseman Manny Machado nor manager Buck Showalter believe participating in Monday's Home Run Derby will negatively impact Machado's season, or the swing that has produced a career-high 19 home runs.

Adam Jones will replace the injured Alex Gordon in the AL starting lineup.

As his team struggled to manufacture runs over its past eight games, Orioles manager Buck Showalter was quick to point out that the O¿s lead the majors with runners in scoring position.

After being selected by player vote to play in next Tuesday's All-Star Game in Cincinnati, both Adam Jones and Manny Machado made it clear they were honored to be picked by their peers.

The All-Star Game will have a Kansas City flavor, just not as much as it appeared last month. And the hometown Reds can celebrate a starter, too, despite Cincinnati's sorry season.

What they're saying about Manny Machado and the Baltimore Orioles

A day after Orioles manager Buck Showalter finished second in the Sporting News' American League Manager of the Year voting, none of the team's players were selected for the publication's AL All-Star team.

The Baltimore Orioles built a contender by patchwork, but the Royals built their American League champion through the farm

The Orioles' "We Won't Stop" season finally came to a screeching halt Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium when the won't-be-beat Kansas City Royals won another nailbiter, 2-1, in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.

Cycling between hope and dread, Orioles fans watch their magical team collapse in the face of an apparently even more magical ones, the Kansas City Royals who now head to the World Series

Baltimore Sun columnist Peter Schmuck looks at several key moments from Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.

The Royals haven't lost in the postseason, and they take a 3-0 ALCS lead by doing everying right

It was windy and cool Tuesday night for Game 3 as the Kansas City Royals handed the Orioles a devastating 2-1 loss to take a 3-0 lead in the American League Championship Series.

Baltimore Sun columnist Peter Schmuck shares several key moments from Game 3 of the American League Championship Series.

Major League Baseball teams collect, authenticate and auction to fans — who willingly pay thousands of dollars for them — some very unique items.

It is talked about enough that we should probably call it The Trade, capital letters, and the impact of acquiring James Shields and Wade Davis is obvious to anyone who watches this team.

Don Markus leads you through the important parts of the Orioles' Game 2 loss to the Royals.