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- Former Orioles closer Zach Britton came to Camden Yards for the first time as a visitor Friday.
- The Orioles continued their rebuild Tuesday night, trading closer Zach Britton to the American League East-rival New York Yankees in exchange for three pitching prospects.
- The Orioles managed just five hits in a 4-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Friday night.
- Brad Brach didn't duplicate last year's All-Star numbers, but he showed his ability to close out games. What does his future hold with the Orioles?
- The Orioles come up short against wild-card rivals after taking early three-run lead.
- After being well represented in the midsummer classic in recent years, the Orioles might not have many All-Stars this season.
- A back-and-forth final few innings of what had initially been a sleepy exhibition game against the Dominican Republic ended with the Orioles spoiling the first
- Aroldis Chapman returns to Yankees and agrees to highest-priced contract ever for a relief pitcher.
- Orioles right-hander Brad Brach seemed to have overcome his second-half struggles, coming into Saturday’s game at Yankee Stadium having pitched nine straight
- Once the Orioles shook off the cobwebs from a three-city, three-time zone road trip and got settled back in the comforts of home, they began a stretch that even
- The Orioles rallied, but ultimately lost, 8-6, to the Yankees on Saturday night.
- Looking at the key additions, key losses and outlooks for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays.
- Who has the best bullpen in the AL East? And who has the best late-inning combo in the division?
- The Yankees now have the three most dominant relievers in the same bullpen. The only question is where they all fit.
- Chen (11-8) was charged with two runs on four hits and three walks through six-plus innings.
- After sweeping the Oakland Athletics at Camden Yards in mid-August, the Orioles held the second wild card spot in the American League. They have dropped 16 of 20 since then, and now sit 13 games behind the Blue Jays in the East and are behind six other teams in the race for the second wild card spot. The Orioles are now seven games under .500 for the first time since the end of the 2011 season.
- The Orioles' three-game series at Yankee Stadium provided the opportunity to gain ground on the division-leading New York Yankees. Instead, the Orioles fell six games out of first place in the American League East after their 4-3 loss to the Yankees on Wednesday night in front of an announced 43,887.
- Mike Trout flashed the skill that puts him at the front of baseball's new generation, just moments after four of the all-time greats walked off the field.
- The fact that the Orioles and Royals each will send two relief pitchers to Cincinnati next week is emblematic of the outsized role that their bullpens have played in the dramatic resurgence of both franchises. Sure, there have been some pundits grumbling about the presence of setup man Darren O'Day on the AL team, but the best seventh-inning and eighth-inning relievers have been getting more All-Star love in recent years and it's about time.
- The Orioles finished their six games in Gotham with a frustrating 6-2 loss at Yankee Stadium in which they were dominated by Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda.
- Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman said the discomfort in his right shoulder isn¿t unusual.
- Adam Jones stays in game after collision with wall at Yankee Stadium. Orioles rally to within one, but can't overcome rough outing from Miguel Gonzalez.
- Andrew Miller showed Monday why the Orioles will miss him this year.
- The Orioles bullpen couldn¿t preserve a two-run lead as right-hander Tommy Hunter allowed a grand slam to pinch hitter Stephen Drew in the top of the seventh inning. Despite that, the Orioles still had hope, but plated just one run in the bottom half of the inning after loading the bases with one out.
- The Orioles will have much more work to do at next week's Winter Meetings in San Diego than they did at the beginning of this week, one that saw the club lose three key pieces of its 2014 playoff team.
- Orioles closer Zach Britton just missed winning the first-ever Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award, finishing tied for second place behind Kansas City Royals closer Greg Holland.
- A day after Orioles manager Buck Showalter finished second in the Sporting News' American League Manager of the Year voting, none of the team's players were selected for the publication's AL All-Star team.
- Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop struggled to explain the magic that seems to be in his bat when he faces the New York Yankees after his eight-inning homer tied the game Wednesday night and stole momentum from the Yankees in the Orioles' eventual 5-2 win.
- With a 5-3 comeback victory paced by eighth-inning home runs from Jonathan Schoop and Adam Jones, the Orioles are now eight gamse ahead of the New York Yankees in the American League East.