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With the Mark Trumbo deal done, the Orioles have a few small needs and the list of candidates is shrinking.

As Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette sat in his office at the Ed Smith Stadium complex on a sunny afternoon earlier this month, overlooking a well-manicured cloverleaf of fields, a bitter winter seemed like an eternity ago in more ways than one.

With their playoff hopes desperately in need of a boost Sunday afternoon, the Orioles finally got the offense they needed. And when they did, the outburst was enough to quickly silence Yankee Stadium.

The Orioles returned to Camden Yards from their road trip unsure of the reception they¿d receive for this weekend¿s critical four-game series against the division-leading New York Yankees.

Coming off the worst start of his major league career, Orioles rookie right-hander Miguel Gonzalez's next challenge was pitching against the division-leading New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.