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Orioles' Hanser Alberto savors career night in Arlington, Texas.

The Atlanta Braves made the kind of moves in free agency Monday that the Orioles need to build themselves up to be able to think about.

Manny Machado emerged from a tight fan-balloting race to become the AL's starting shortstop. But will he still be an Oriole when the game is played July 17 at Nationals Park?

The Orioles could conceivably be left without a representative in an All-Star Game being played just 40 miles away from downtown Baltimore.

Yankees provide Orioles with good precedent for what to expect in trades for top relievers

Orioles starter Alec Asher gives up six runs in the second inning, squandering a three run lead in an 8-4 loss to the Houston Astros.

The Orioles’ May swoon continued in Texas on Friday night with a 2-0 loss to the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones returns from the World Baseball Classic with a burnished reputation as one of the game’s stars and great leaders.

NATIONAL HARBOR — In forgoing the free agent frenzy and blockbuster trades of baseball's winter meetings over the years, the

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis was named the American League Player of the Week for June 6-12.

Chris Tillman has allowed three homers in back-to-back starts.

Orioles closer Zach Britton made a quick return from his sprained left ankle against Yankees Thursday.

Sometimes, it¿s hard to tell where the good pitching ends and the poor hitting begins, but not on Thursday night.

Orioles right-hander Tyler Wilson had it all working for five innings Wednesday night, but he had no margin for error when he faltered in the sixth.

Outfielder Mark Trumbo hit a pair of home runs to give him nine on the season and lead the way for a 4-1 Orioles win over the struggling New York Yankees before an announced 16,083 at Camden Yards on Tuesday.

Ubaldo Jimenez leads the Orioles with 11 wins and has a decent 4.22 ERA.

On Wednesday in the Bronx, Ubaldo Jimenez was superb, and Steve Pearce smacked a clutch solo homer in the eighth to give the Orioles a 5-3 victory before an announced 30,038.

Losing three games in a row in New York has changed the vocabulary surrounding the Orioles, with fans and commentators suddenly wondering aloud if this team should be focusing on the second wild card rather than defending their 2014 division title.

The Orioles' three-game series at Yankee Stadium provided the opportunity to gain ground on the division-leading New York Yankees. Instead, the Orioles fell six games out of first place in the American League East after their 4-3 loss to the Yankees on Wednesday night in front of an announced 43,887.

The Orioles have won four straight and six of their last seven as they open their three-game series against the division-leading New York Yankees. But tonight, they will face Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda, who recorded arguably the most dominating pitching performance against the Orioles last season.

Right-hander Bud Norris will start for the Orioles in this afternoon's series finale at Yankee Stadium despite dealing with illness this weekend.

Infielder Ryan Flaherty, who re-aggravated his right groin Friday night, is not in the Orioles starting lineup this afternoon for today¿s third game of their four-game series at Yankee Stadium.

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.

The Orioles will play their second game of four tonight at Yankee Stadium.

The Orioles will get Gold Glove shortstop J.J. Hardy back for tonight¿s series opener against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

Peter Schmuck looks at the Orioles bullpen, Jimmy Paredes' status, and the rival New York Yankees.

The Orioles have a lot of concerns going into 2015, but closer Zach Britton isn't one of them.

In 14 spring innings, Wilson has allowed just one run on 10 hits, with 11 strikeouts, one walk and a 0.64 ERA.

As the Orioles and Royals prepare to meet in the ALCS, Kansas City and Baltimore have traveled similar roads as baseball towns.

Nelson Cruz broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning with a two-run homer off left-hander David Price, giving the Orioles a 2-1 clinching victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 3 of the American League Division Series.

The Orioles struck first in Game 3 of the American League Division Series -- and they did it in a familiar fashion. Designated hitter Nelson Cruz went deep in October. He has done that a bit.

When the Orioles signed Nelson Cruz to a club-friendly one-year, $8 million deal in February, executive vice president Dan Duquette was quick to point out Cruz's postseason accomplishments.

Having assisted dozens of organizations and co-written a book about organizational culture, it's clear to me the Orioles are showing us the elements necessary for any organization — business, government or nonprofit — to operate at its highest level.

The Orioles now have won four of five games after a walk-off loss. Here¿s a look at the previous four.

Before Friday night's game, Orioles manager Buck Showalter talked about how difficult it is to get relievers back into a routine following the All-Star break.

Josh Donaldson¿s three-run walkoff homer off Zach Britton, sealed a devastating 5-4 loss at the O.co Coliseum.

Bud Norris, who allowed just one earned run in the Orioles¿ 6-1 victory against the New York Yankees, walked off the mound with right groin tightness, forcing the constantly shuffling club to have to deal with another potential injury issue -- one that comes as Norris was in the middle of an impressive run.

If you're looking for consolation after what had to feel like the most devastating loss of the season on Friday night, you might want to consider that the Orioles had no business even being in the game in the ninth inning.

Zach Britton had allowed just one homer this year before Carlos Beltran's walkoff Friday.

¿You're one good pitch away,¿ Zach Britton said after the loss at Yankee Stadium.

Orioles' starting rotation owns a 6.06 ERA heading into Friday, the third-highest ERA in baseball.

Orioles third baseman Jonathan Schoop knows he will have his share of growing pains at the major league level, but as he struggled through the first five games of the season, one of his teammates noticed that something was amiss with the 22-year-old.

The Orioles won their first series of this young season, taking two out of three games with a 5-4 win at Yankee Stadium in front of an announced crowd of 39,412.

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.

Zach Britton hasn't been told that he will pitch out of the bullpen this season, but all signs point to the Orioles left-hander heading in that direction.

Orioles right-hander Bud Norris battled through his shortest start of spring training on Thursday afternoon, allowing three runs (two earned) and four hits through just 1 2/3 innings.

The Orioles have money to spend — perhaps as much as $17 million for this upcoming season — and are still looking to do so, according to the club's top executive.

With the signing of Masahiro Tanaka, it looks like everyone in the American League East can join hands and sing in protest to those mighty, free-spending New York Yankees.