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High school right hander Hunter Harvey talks about being an Oriole

The 2013 baseball season could be unlike any other in history, with an unprecedented wave of suspensions possible by the All-Star break in the mushrooming Biogenesis scandal.

Right-hander hit Detroit left fielder Matt Tuiasosopo in shoulder with slider with no outs in fourth inning

Anchored by eight scoreless innings from 36-year-old Freddy Garcia, the Orioles beat the Nationals 2-0 in front of an announced 30,655 at Camden Yards.

For the second time within an 18-hour span, the Orioles bats jumped on a Toronto starter early.

Peter Schmuck: After tough early schedule, Orioles again facing difficult stretch

The Orioles are hoping Zach Clark and Eddie Gamboa can take their careers to the next level by learning from Phil Niekro and mastering the knuckleball.

Zach Clark will join the Bowie Baysox and work on his knuckleball with Phil Niekro.

A look at a main storyline for each of the Orioles' opponents in the AL East, as well as a look at who's hot and who's not on each club.

Each Wednesday, Baltimore Sun blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Baltimore Orioles.

The Orioles battered reigning National League Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey at Camden Yards in their first meeting against him as a member of the bolstered Toronto Blue Jays.

One of the most popular areas of concern as the Orioles prepare to wrap up the third week of the regular season with a three-game interleague series against the Los Angeles Dodgers is the performance of the last two pitchers in the starting rotation.

Winning 16 straight extra-inning games last season, the Orioles managed to write chapter after chapter of unforgettable endings. But Thursday night's first extra-inning game of the season, a 10-inning 10-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, might have topped them all.

Steve Pearce has made five starts in 2013 — two against reigning American League Cy Young Award winner David Price, one against former Cy Young winner CC Sabathia, one against current AL ERA leader Clay Buchholz and one against Minnesota lefty Pedro Hernandez.

Ed Reed, Fred Carter and Gilles Villemure are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for April 14 to April 20

The former Major League Baseball pitcher "Bullet" Bob Turley, who died last Saturday at age 82, played for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees, and his name also has a special meaning in the annals of Harford County sports and business.

Miguel Gonzalez takes the mound against Roberto Hernandez in the series finale at Tropicana Field. The Orioles would really like to go back to Baltimore for Opening Day at Camden Yards on Friday with more than one victory to show for this series.

The Orioles chased David Price from the game in the seventh inning, then orchestrated a two-out, five-run rally against reliever Jake McGee for a 7-4 Opening Day win against the Rays, a team they outlasted to earn an American League wild-card berth last season.

Baltimore Sun reporters break down the Orioles' win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Orioles entered Tuesday's season opener against the Tampa Bay Rays with the right approach at the plate. Showing patience in the batter's boxes, the Orioles ran up Rays starter David Price's pitch count to 60 pitches through three innings and 100 through six.

The Orioles open the 2013 season against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday and Steve Pearce and Bobby Dickerson will soak in the moments.

It seems like only a few days ago that the Baltimore Orioles were playing the Tampa Bay Rays with second place on the line.

Orioles and Rays lineups for Tuesday's Opening Day at Tropicana Field.

In his first Opening Day start, Orioles third baseman Manny Machado will hit out of the No. 2 spot.

The Baltimore Orioles begin their season Tuesday. What will the lineup look like against David Price

Orioles, Yankees, Red Sox, Rays and Blue Jays all feel they can win American League East in 2013.

Bob Turley, who pitched the Orioles' first home game, died of liver cancer early Saturday morning, according to his son Terry Turley. He was 82.

The Orioles got a preview of what they'll be seeing on Opening Day on Tuesday at Tropicana Field. And it wasn't encouraging.

Orioles farmhand Jesse Beal gets the start against David Price.

Some Orioles notes about pitcher Jair Jurrjens, the leadoff spot with Nick Markakis and Tampa's David Price.

Baltimore Orioles' Jake Arrieta pitched well again Thursday but Buck Showalter's not handing him a rotation spot yet

Here's another subplot in the build-up to what could be a free-for-all in the AL East this summer: Almost every team in the division can play the nobody-believed-in-us card.

Mark Hendrickson is trying to re-invent himself at the age of 38. The Orioles, especially manager Buck Showalter, believe he can.

Former Orioles vice president Jim Duquette donates kidney to his daughter

Elvis Grbac, Elvin Hayes and Billy Vessels are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for January 20 to January 26

In announcing the extensions of executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter through the 2018 season, Orioles ownership representative Louis Angelos applauded the duo¿s commitment to building a long-term winner ¿ and not making a move this offseason that might jeopardize the future.

Major League Baseball and the players association have agreed to take the next step toward eradicating performance-enhancing drugs from the game by expanding random blood testing for human growth hormone to during the season and conducting additional testing for testosterone.

The electorate of the Baseball Writers Association of America sent a clear message to tainted superstars on Wednesday: If you were suspected of taking performance enhancing drugs, you don¿t belong in the Hall of Fame. At least not in 2013.

How would I rank the five American League teams in position of finish for 2013? Certainly, rosters aren¿t set yet.

Now that the Blue Jays continue to load up this offseason -- agreeing to acquire NL Cy Young award winner R.A. Dickey from the Mets pending signing him to an extension -- I¿m continuing to get questions about why the Orioles are being so quiet.