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From the unabashed adoration he's getting to his subtle importance in the Orioles lineup, the debuts of Joey Rickard and Trey Mancini are similar.

Left-hander Wade Miley had lost five of his six decisions as an Oriole when he took the mound on Saturday night, and his 7.55 ERA since he was acquired from the

Right-hander Mike Wright delivered one of the best performances by an Orioles starting pitcher this spring on Thursday night, pitching five shutout innings and giving up just four hits in a split-squad 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Ed Smith Stadium.

Orioles right-hander Mike Wright turned in his finest performance of the spring, tossing five scoreless innings in Thursday¿s home night split-squad game against the Minnesota Twins.

Wright has pitched well against left-handers in his career.

The Orioles and San Diego Padres look like potential trade partners.

The San Diego Padres' trip through Baltimore was both quick and painful for the Orioles, who dropped two interleague games to the Padres within a span of 24 hours.

Orioles closer Jim Johnson blew a one-run ninth-inning lead as the Padres dealt the Orioles a 3-2 loss Tuesday night in San Diego's first game at Camden Yards since 2002.

Day 3 could be last chance for Orioles to make impact at winter meetings

The Orioles are interested in trading for the White Sox's Gavin Floyd and Carlos Quentin. The Orioles, known to be seeking pitchers and an outfielder, have spoken with the White Sox "several times" at the winter meetings, according to Dan Duquette.