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- Orioles manager Buck Showalter said last week's signing of Danny Valencia was insurance in case Tim Beckham went out and broke his leg. Where else do the Orioles need cover like that?
- The club doesn't appear to be in the mix for Corey Dickerson, recently designated for assignment by the Rays.
- Orioles closing in on trade to acquire left-hander Vidal Nuno from Dodgers
- Yovani Gallardo hasn't been an Oriole for long — just two weeks to be exact — but manager Buck Showalter already liked what he had seen well before the veteran right-hander took the mound for his first spring training appearance with his new team Wednesday afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies.
- Manager Buck Showalter brought much of his front-line batting order to Bright House Field on Wednesday, but the song remained the same.
- One day after pitching eight shutout innings and striking out nine, Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen was optioned to High-A Frederick before Tuesday's game against the Phillies.
- Orioles slugger Chris Davis was suspended 25 games by Major League Baseball on Friday for testing positive for Adderall, a banned stimulant. What does that mean for Davis and the Orioles?
- The New York Yankees signing of Brian McCann may have created a perfect suitor for Matt Wieters
- The Orioles and Phillies played into the early evening, as the shadows crept over Camden Yards, until Adam Jones -- who snapped a 0-for-18 slump in his previous at-bat -- gave the Orioles a 6-4, 12-inning win with a two-run walk-off homer in front of 46,611 at Camden Yards, giving the Orioles their eighth win in 10 extra-inning games.
- While dealing with a left hamstring injury this spring, Orioles right-hander Jason Berken maintained a throwing program to keep his arm in shape.