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Evan Meek's journey from Rule 5 pick, to All-Star reliever, to nonroster spring training invitee has taken its share of wild twists and turns, but the Orioles hope that they've snagged the 30-year-old at just the right time.

The Orioles recalled infielder Danny Valencia from Norfolk and immediately inserted him into Sunday's lineup as the designated hitter. Valencia responded with a homer and a double against the Seattle Mariners.

Right-hander Kevin Gausman¿s ERA at Triple-A Norfolk crept back over the seven mark Saturday night, as he allowed four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out two in 4 1/3 innings pitched against Rochester.

In baseball circles, especially among pitchers, a visit to Los Angeles Angels team doctor and renowned orthopedist Dr. Lewis Yocum was often seen as a prelude to surgery and a lengthy disabled list stint.

Nolan Reimold has hit the 15-day DL with a strained right hamstring. Jake Arrieta is back with the Orioles.

Major League Baseball suspended Orioles pitcher Daniel McCutchen 50 games for violating the league's drug policy.

Orioles left-hander Zach Britton, who was competing for the team's No. 5 starting rotation spot, was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk before Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Phillies.

Wednesday morning Orioles thoughts and observations on Matusz, Gausman, Roberts and McCutchen

Orioles third baseman Danny Valencia launched a solo homer in the ninth inning off Red Sox reliever Terry Doyle to give the Orioles an 8-7 win over Boston at JetBlue Park on Tuesday afternoon.

While Jake Arrieta threw 4 2/3 scoreless innings for his second straight scoreless spring outing, Buck Showalter quickly pointed out that Arrieta had seven three-ball counts and threw just eight first-pitch strikes to the 19 batters he faced.

As the competition for the Orioles' fifth rotation spot begins to heat up, right-hander Jake Arrieta made his case Saturday afternoon, throwing 4 2/3 shutout innings in a 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.

Orioles right-hander Jake Arrieta will make his fourth spring outing, his second start, today against the Blue Jays.

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Daniel McCutchen said he's ready to experiment with his new delivery in a Grapefruit League game.

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Daniel McCutchen tested out a new lower arm slot in Tuesday's intrasquad game.

Orioles right-hander Jair Jurrjens said his three-inning outing in Tuesday's intrasquad game was yet another step forward in returning to his past All-Star form.

The Blue Jays have brought a pretty good lineup to Sarasota on Thursday, for early March anyway

Tampa Bay's Yunel Escobar, Ryan Roberts hit long balls in fourth inning of Saturday's game

Orioles left fielder Nolan Reimold was pulled from Friday's game against the Pirates with a sore shoulder

Trayvon Robinson's two-run homer in the eighth inning gave the Orioles a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in their Grapefruit League opener at Ed Smith Stadium.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- With 16 players capable of playing the outfield in Orioles camp this spring, manager Buck Showalter will spend a lot of time with his eyes on the outfield.

The Orioles played on the Ed Smith Stadium main field for the first time this spring on Thursday afternoon, making it the site for their second straight day of intrasquad games.

Other than the obvious initial impressions -- Chris Davis' opposite field homer, Brian Matusz's clean inning and an RBI single by Brian Roberts -- there were some interesting occurances.

The Orioles will play a pair of three-inning intrasquad games Wednesday starting at 10:15 a.m. Each pitcher is scheduled to throw one inning. The games are open to the public.

Trayvon Robinson suited up for the first time as an Oriole on Saturday and took part in the first official full-squad workout, but the outfielder had hoped to be in camp a lot earlier after being acquired in the November deal that sent infielder Robert Andino to the Seattle Mariners.

Kevin Gausman, the Orioles¿ first-round pick last season out of LSU, threw his first bullpen session with the big league club Thursday.

The Orioles added their latest reclamation project Wednesday, agreeing to terms with first baseman Conor Jackson on a minor league deal with an invitation to major league spring training, executive vice president Dan Duquette announced.

The Orioles have interest in free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes, an industry source has confirmed.