chris colabello

It was just Chris Tillman's first Grapefruit League start, and second game action of the spring after being limited by a hip strain that pushed back his debut. Yet his outing Tuesday fits too comfortably into the growing concern about the starting rotation to be qualified by that. It's early for everyone, but for a staff that entered the season with questions, answers have been few.

Newly signed slugger Pedro Alvarez doesn¿t look at all like he showed up three weeks into Orioles spring training.

After taking a tie game into the bottom of the eighth, the Orioles were on the brink of disaster as reliever Darren O¿Day loaded the bases with no outs. Somehow, O¿Day escaped the inning without allowing a run, and the Orioles rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth to give them a 5-3 win over the Jays in front of a sellout crowd of 46,018.

TORONTO ¿ In need of another bullpen arm, the Orioles have added right-handed reliever Mychal Givens from Double-A Bowie.

Despite being held hitless going into the eighth inning Friday night, the Orioles nearly stole a win from the Toronto Blue Jays.

DUNEDIN, Fla. ¿ The Orioles making their second of three trips to Florida Auto Exchange Stadium this spring for a 1:07 p.m. start.

In their three-game series against the Minnesota Twins this weekend at Target Field, the Orioles scored just six total runs -- and four of those came on a pair of mammoth two-run home runs by left fielder Nelson Cruz.

After an unsightly April in which he was winless and struggled with control while pitching to a 6.59 ERA, Jimenez turned the calendar to a new month Friday night and dominated a Twins team he¿s had much success against in his career.

That was the question posed to manager Buck Showalter on Monday afternoon after top infield prospect Jonathan Schoop delivered another strong offensive performance in the Orioles, 9-2, exhibition loss to the Minnesota Twins.

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis hit his first mammoth home run of the spring that temporarily gave the Orioles the lead in a game they would eventually lose, 9-2, to the Minnesota Twins at Ed Smith Stadium.

Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy will lead off and Nick Markakis will start at DH against the Minnesota Twins. Nelson Cruz will get his first spring start in the outfield, starting in right field.