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Five days after Steve Johnson won his first major league game, he's been called back up to Orioles. Johnson was sent down to Triple-A to make room for third baseman Manny Machado, but he never made a start for Norfolk, instead getting called up for the injured Troy Patton.

The Orioles reunited with veteran reliever J.C. Romero Monday, acquiring the left hander in a trade with the Cleveland Indians in exchange for minor league infielder Carlos Rojas, the team announced.

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When Eddie Murray's sculpture is unveiled at Camden Yards on Saturday, if the sun catches the bronze just so, onlookers might get a glimpse of themselves in the mirrored shine. It's fitting for the Orioles' most prolific hitter ever.

The Orioles have attempted to address their corner infield hole by calling up uber-prospect Manny Machado to play third base. But that doesn't mean Dan Duquette is closing the door on adding help from outside the organization.

The Orioles placed rookie utility man Ryan Flaherty on the disabled list Wednesday so he can recover from a bacterial infection. Reliever Miguel Socolovich was called up to take his roster spot.

Making his first start at catcher since July 28, Taylor Teagarden took advantage of Sunday's start, driving in the game's only run with a two-out, 10th-inning double off Rays reliever Joel Peralta to give the Orioles a 1-0 win over the Rays.

In a career once defined with words like "potential" and "promise," Josh Barfield is now the oldest player in Bowie, just six years after he burst onto the scene in San Diego as a 23-year-old second baseman.

A few recognizable names have been designated for assignment in the past few days, including outfielder Bobby Abreu and first baseman Lyle Overbay. But the one that can most easily be connected to the Orioles is right-hander Derek Lowe, whom the Cleveland Indians designated Wednesday after he allowed seven runs in 2 2/3 innings against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

The Orioles keep passing tests. Or they fail them and we expect them to go away and they rally again.

Right-hander Justin Masterson pitched masterfully, the Orioles made a key baserunning error and the Indians snapped the Orioles¿ five-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory.

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Zach Britton threw six shutout innings and the Orioles escaped rally in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Cleveland Indians, 4-3, for their fifth straight win.

Orioles designated hitter Jim Thome hasn't decided how much longer he wants to play, but he has a legitimate chance to catch Ken Griffey Jr. on one of the most noteworthy lists in baseball history.

Chris Tillman was good enough to stifle the Indians, and Jim Thome and Ryan Flaherty both homered for the second straight night to provide all the runs the Orioles needed.

The Orioles pounded the Cleveland Indians, 10-2, Friday night for their second most lopsided victory of the season.

The Orioles received the fourth pick in Wednesday's first Competitive Balance Lottery, a new initiative from the new collective bargaining agreement aimed at helping small-market and small-revenue franchises.

Chris Tillman made his minor league transitional start Monday at Double-A Bowie in between the two-hit gem against Seattle that he threw Wednesday and his next Orioles outing Sunday against the Detroit Tigers.

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Struggling left-hander Brian Matusz has been sent down to Triple A Norfolk, the Orioles announced Sunday.

Or is it an injured and undermanned upstart that simply hit its peak and now is beginning to slide back to reality after a disappointing homestand that culminated with a 6-2 loss to the previously scuffling Cleveland Indians?

It has been a busy weekend already, but the Orioles made a couple more roster moves on Sunday morning, optioning outfielder Xavier Avery to Triple-A Norfolk to finish making room for the arrival of newly acquired DH Jim Thome and the recall of reliever Miguel Gonzalez. The O's already had optioned pitcher Tommy Hunter to Norfolk on Saturday night.

The Orioles made an additional roster move tonight, optioning RHP Tommy Hunter to Triple-A Norfolk.

For the fifth straight game, an Orioles starter turned in a less-than-stellar performance, this time from lefty Dana Eveland, who was making his first start since May 11, adding to the Orioles' troubles on the mound.

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters probably didn't realize it at the time, but he delivered a nice tribute to Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver when he launched that three-run home run onto Eutaw Street on Friday night to help propel the O's to a 9-8 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Canden Yards.

Xavier Avery's solo homer proved to be the winning run in the Orioles' 9-8 win over Cleveland Friday night, snapping the Orioles' three-game losing streak.

Friday night, during the hottest day of the season so far ¿ the game-time temperature at Camden Yards was a sweltering 100 degrees ¿ the Orioles' bats finally started to heat up.

The Orioles have agreed in principle with three of their top seven draft picks, including second-rounder Branden Kline, a right-hander

Directly after Thursday¿s 7-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians, the Orioles' third consecutive defeat and third straight time they had allowed seven or more runs, the club held a brief, pitchers only meeting on a side ¿team prep¿ room off the clubhouse.

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Let¿s get the most painful part out of the way first. This Orioles offense is dreadful right now.

Johnny Damon returned to Baltimore to haunt the Orioles against Thursday night. And after the 17-year veteran did so, he wondered aloud why the Orioles didn't want him to play at Camden Yards regularly.

An untimely combination has hit the Orioles at the wrong time. The club's offensive struggles have become just the beginning of the issues facing the Orioles. Now, the team's starting pitching has become unglued.

Finally, the Orioles have another outfielder in the outfield. On Thursday, the club promoted Xavier Avery from Triple-A Norfolk when first baseman Nick Johnson was placed on the disabled list with a strained right wrist.