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- The Baltimore Orioles waste no time jumping into the thick of the American League East race, that's for sure.
- The Orioles¿ goal in the last few games of spring training is to get out of Sarasota healthy. In an 11-8 loss to the New York Yankees, the Orioles saw two players leave the game with injuries.
- Manny Machado's key defensive play and Nate McLouth's walk-off single gave the Orioles a thrilling victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.
- Steve Johnson (3-0) won again for the Orioles on Tuesday night, entering the game in the fourth with little warning after Jason Hammel had to leave due to a knee injury.
- Right-hander Jason Hammel limped off the mound in the fourth inning of the Orioles' 9-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays and left the game with what the team announced was a right knee injury.