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Orioles hird baseman Manny Machado has to be the most likely Orioles player to be named to the AL squad. Machado is off to the best start of his career, hitting .299/.356/.522 with 17 homers and 46 RBIs.

The Orioles scored six in the fourth after Eduardo Rodriguez retired the first 10 batters of the game, and rode that wave to an 8-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.

As expected, the Orioles optioned right-handed reliever Mychal Givens to Double-A Bowie to make 25-man roster space to activate right-hander Miguel Gonzalez.

Duquette's failure to sign Cruz and Miller raise questions about O's future

A decade ago, it was nicknamed the "American League Beast," the biggest, baddest division in all of baseball. It featured the sport's two free-spending behemoths and three other talented but inferior teams that seemingly prayed for the gift of realignment to win a title. But the American League East has become — gasp — anyone's race each season, with four clubs winning the division title in the past five years. Only the Toronto Blue Jays haven't captured the crown recently.

Four University of Maryland players were selected on the final day of the MLB Draft Wednesday, giving the school a record eight players drafted this year and headlining a sizable crop of players with state ties to be selected.

Eduardo Rodriguez didn't bite when asked if the Orioles should regret trading him to Boston, but has become a much more consistent pitcher since then.

The Orioles blanked the Red Sox despite the Orioles bullpen having to account for 4 2/3 innings after starting pitcher Miguel Gonzalez was forced from the game in the fifth with a right groin strain.

As the Orioles open their three-game series tonight against the Red Sox, all eyes will be on former O¿s pitching prospect Eduardo Rodriguez, who will make his third career big-league start tonight against his old team.

On Tuesday, Eduardo Rodriguez will be making his third major league start for the division-rival Boston Red Sox -- against the Orioles at Camden Yards. Rodriguez, who was hesitantly dealt to Boston for left-handed reliever Andrew Miller at last year's trade deadline, has been marvelous in his brief time with the Red Sox, allowing just one run in 14 2/3 innings over two starts, yielding just five hits while striking out 14 and walking four.

Former Orioles minor leaguer Eduardo Rodriguez beats the Texas Rangers in his major league debut for the Boston Red Sox

The Orioles certainly would have a better, deeper bullpen if they had ponied up the $40 million or so it would have taken to re-sign reliever Andrew Miller. But you have to look beyond his near-perfect performance with the Yankees to evaluate the decision to let him get out of Baltimore.

Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman said the discomfort in his right shoulder isn¿t unusual.

Adam Jones stays in game after collision with wall at Yankee Stadium. Orioles rally to within one, but can't overcome rough outing from Miguel Gonzalez.

With the Orioles appearing Wednesday on ESPN for the end of their brief two-game set against the New York Mets, ESPN broadcaster Rick Sutcliffe, a former Orioles pitcher and National League Cy Young Award winner, took a few minutes to chat about the Orioles' 2015 campaign and how recent unrest in the city has impacted both the team and its fans.

When New York Yankees left-hander Andrew Miller took the mound in the eighth inning Monday with one on, one out and his club clinging to a one-run lead, he wasn't nostalgic. He wasn't considering that the guys in the batter's box were his teammates just a few short months ago.

Andrew Miller showed Monday why the Orioles will miss him this year.

The Orioles bullpen couldn¿t preserve a two-run lead as right-hander Tommy Hunter allowed a grand slam to pinch hitter Stephen Drew in the top of the seventh inning. Despite that, the Orioles still had hope, but plated just one run in the bottom half of the inning after loading the bases with one out.

The Orioles, a surprise in 2014, return to their nest fine feather — even if some doubt they'll take flight again

With three superstars fleeing in free agency, the Baltimore Orioles still find a way to win on Opening Day.

Predictions for the 2015 Baltimore Orioles and the American League East from ESPN, Fox Sports, Baseball America and more.

The Orioles' 274 wins the past three seasons are the most the franchise has compiled over a three-year span in three decades, when the 1982-'84 teams won 277 games, including the club's last World Series title in 1983. Next season is almost certain to bring major roster turnover.

Orioles fans didn't necessarily enjoy the offseason as they watched key players depart in free agency and learned of health setbacks for some of the stars who remained. Yet they've developed a deep faith in the players and decision-makers who brought winning baseball back to Baltimore.

Say the Orioles can't repeat as AL East champs and can't win without Nelson Cruz and Nick Markakis? That's fine with them.

It was fair of Dan Duquette to assume that the Orioles could replace Nelson Cruz's major-league-leading home run total and Nick Markakis's offensive production if all else went well. It just wasn't fair to assume that all else would go well.

It is less than two weeks until the Orioles open the regular season on April 6 in Tampa Bay, but with 13 Grapefruit League games remaining in spring training, they still have plenty of time to finalize their 25-man Opening Day roster.

Rodriguez retired all nine Orioles hitters he faced, striking out three while displaying a fastball that sat between 94 and 96 mph.

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph was scheduled to play in today's Grapefruit League game against the Boston Red Sox. But Joseph isn't with the team today after taking his wife, Brooke, to a local hospital late Friday night.

The Orioles enter Friday's first spring workout for pitchers and catchers with several players entrenched in starting spots and very few position battles.

Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette always has put a premium on defense, so no one should have been surprised when he played a little of it in his first media briefing of spring training.

The Orioles have not finalized a one-year deal with free agent infielder Everth Cabrera, but the strong possibility that they will is certain to spark some debate over the wisdom of acquiring a player with significant off-the-field issues.

As the Orioles prepare to start spring training later this week at the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota, Fla., here's a look at what other media outlets are saying about the team.

It's time to jump in the Hot Tub Time Machine and go back exactly one year for a little spring training perspective.

The Orioles have expressed interest in free-agent reliever Dustin McGowan, according to multiple industry sources.

Pitchers and catchers report to Sarasota, Fla. in 10 days. Here are some more quotes from Orioles players.

The flaw in all the happy rationalization from Orioles fans about the quiet offseason is that the club needs just about everything possible to fall into place to stay ahead of an American League East division in which the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays made major roster upgrades this winter.

It didn't become a top priority until they had already lost outfielders Nick Markakis and Nelson Cruz to free agency, but the Orioles always wanted to re-sign designated hitter-outfielder Delmon Young.

When he was introduced for the first panel of the day — a question-and-answer session for season-ticket holders — Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Duquette took the stage to a warm reception and partial standing ovation.

Orioles executive vice president on his commitment to building Orioles: 'I've always done my job 24 hours a day and to the best of my ability. That¿s a habit.'

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said the franchise is not in any limbo because of the Toronto Blue Jays' ongoing interest in hiring away executive vice president Dan Duquette.

At his minicamp, Orioles manager Buck Showalter had a chance to connect names and faces, to see if the videos he has seen of pitchers throwing match up to what it looks like up close. He received an early glimpse of players who he will soon have to evaluate, like Rule 5 draft picks Jason Garcia and Logan Verrett.

The simmering controversy - and the appearance of both conflict of interest and organizational dysfunction that has come with it - is the last thing the Orioles needed coming off their most successful season in 17 years.

The one person who can add clarity to the Dan Duquette-to-Toronto situation is Duquette himself. And he hasn't said anything publicly on the topic since last month.

Nick Hundley, who was with the Orioles since May, has agreed to a deal with the Rockies pending a physical