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The Orioles¿ earned a 7-5 comeback win before 14,918 on a warm night at Camden Yards.

The Orioles' rotation has improved of late, and the team's top brass sees plenty of reasons why.

First pitch, broadcast info, starting pitchers and what to watch in the Orioles' game against the Tigers.

It was an everyday clout, as home runs go — a solo shot to left field in a meaningless late-season game between two teams tied for last place in the American League. Except that the man who hit it, Joe Durham, was African-American and the first of his race to homer for the Orioles in 1954. Joseph Vann Durham died Thursday of natural causes at Northwest Hospital Hospice Center. A Randallstown resident, Durham was 84.

Josh Pieniazek drove in the winning run with a single to left field as host Mount Saint Joseph upset No. 2 Calvert Hall, 5-4, in baseball Thursday.

Orioles outfielder Mark Trumbo hit two home runs and the team had four in a record-setting seventh inning Friday in Texas.

Patterson Mill (4-1, 5-3) took a half game lead in the UCBAC's Chesapeake Division baseball standings on Friday with an 3-1 win over host Elkton.

Between rain delays this afternoon, Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman made quick work of the Minnesota Twins, tossing two perfect innings and striking out five of the six batters he faced.

This spring training, Tillman posted a 7.24 ERA but was strong in his final outing, holding the Detroit Tigers to just one run and four hits.

Rule 5 outfielder Joey Rickard will begin the season on the Orioles¿ Opening Day roster, manager Buck Showalter and the coaching staff told him Wednesday night.

Opening Day starter Chris Tillman, in his go-home start Wednesday before returning to Baltimore to begin the Orioles' season on Monday, finally turned in the type of start that reflects the kind of stuff he says he's had all spring. It came in a 2-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers that halted the Orioles' six-game unbeaten streak, on a night when the offense was uncharacteristically quiet. But all that matters to Tillman and anyone else in white Wednesday was getting this close to the end of spring

Gottlieb, a Towson alumnus and its coach since 1988, ranks 39th in wins among active college baseball coaches with a record of 700-769-10.

On Monday, Jimenez turned in the best starting pitching performance in an Orioles spring training that's been short on highlights. Jimenez threw three scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while striking out three and walking one in the Orioles' 3-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Ed Smith Stadium.

Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez rebounded from his rocky spring training debut on Monday afternoon, tossing three scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins at Ed Smith Stadium.

Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez's first spring training start was a short one, as he retired just one of the seven batters he faced before the was pulled in the first inning.

It took just one day for the Orioles to salvage their agreement with right-hander Yovani Gallardo as the sides came to terms on Wednesday evening to a restructured two-year deal that will pay Gallardo a guaranteed $22 million, according to an industry source.

The Orioles and CBS Radio's 105.7 The Fan (WJZ-FM), the flagship station of the Orioles Radio Network, have announced that 12 spring training games will be broadcast in 2016.

The Orioles had another South Korean player in camp on Tuesday, but it's not what you think. Former Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Marlins first baseman Hee Seop Choi was at the Ed Smith Stadium complex as a guest of the team and will spend some time this spring coaching at the Twin Lakes Park minor league facility.

Yovani Gallardo, who turns 30 on Feb. 27, had been issued a qualifying offer by the Rangers, so the Orioles had to forfeit their first-round draft pick (14th overall) in order to sign him.

Comedy short "The Other Ripken" offers a humorous take on Bill Ripken's infamous 1989 Fleer baseball card, the one with an obscenity written on the knob of his baseball bat

It¿s not often that a nonroster invitee cracks an Opening Day 25-man roster, but the nonroster players who receive big league camp invitations are nonetheless critical to a team¿s success.

How important is the 14th overall pick? And how much should the Orioles be committed to keeping that selection in the upcoming draft?

The Orioles are close to hiring former San Diego Padres and New York Mets general manager Joe McIlvaine to join the club¿s front office in an advisory role, according to industry sources.

The Orioles managed to bring back Matt Wieters, Darren O'Day and Chris Davis, three of the six players who were in a position to leave for a possibly more lucrative contract with another team. The price tag was staggering — $207.8 million — and that number figures to rise before the club is through upgrading the pitching staff.

The Orioles hope to have their deal with Chris Davis finalized and announced before a major snowstorm is projected to affect the area this weekend.

Signing Chris Davis to the largest deal in club history won't complete the Orioles' offseason to-do list. They are still seeking to upgrade their rotation and solidify their corner-outfield situation, despite rapidly dissolving markets in both areas.

It is midway through the first full week of January and the Orioles are no closer in their attempt to retain first baseman Chris Davis.

As 2015 comes to an end, we take a look at the 10 most memorable moments of last year¿s Orioles season.

The Orioles selected outfielder Joey Rickard in the Rule 5 draft on the last day of baseball's winter meetings.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette hoping to work out deals with clubs that have signed big-money free-agent starting pitchers.

Jordan Zimmermann's contract shows just how costly good starting pitchers will be this offseason.

That first domino probably fell on Sunday, when the right-hander Jordan Zimmermann reportedly agreed to terms on a five-year, $110-million deal with the Detroit Tigers.

Here¿s hoping that everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving today, one full of turkey and pumpkin pie. And in the Thanksgiving spirit, here¿s an extra helping of Orioles thoughts and observations.

It looks like leading the majors in home runs these days doesn¿t guarantee a Silver Slugger award anymore.

Free agent reliever Darren O'Day has plenty of suitors, and that shouldn't be a surprise.

Frank "Jocko" Svoboda, 89, a sandlot baseball coach and umpire who had three of his players make the big leagues, died of multiple organ failure Thursday at the Glen Burnie Rehabilitation Center.

Orioles prospect Oliver Drake, who was named Top Relief Pitcher for the 2015 season by Minor League Baseball on Wednesday.

There aren't many lefty starting options in free agency besides David Price and Wei-Yin Chen

Two-thirds of the Baltimore Sun baseball crew expects the Toronto Blue Jays to win the World Series

First baseman Chris Davis was yet again robbed of a home run on Friday night ¿ this take-away coming with two outs in the ninth inning of the Orioles¿ 7-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

With 10 days left in the regular season, the Orioles¿ playoff hopes are now more than a pipe dream.

As the Orioles play the neighboring Nationals this week, hundreds of thousands are expected to flock to Washington, D.C. for Pope Francis¿ first visit to U.S. soil as head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Sports leagues, hoping to engage large women's market, are moving beyond jerseys and marketing accessories.

Kevin Gausman's performance Monday shows that the 24-year-old continues to mature as a pitcher.

The current front office deserves a chance to make this right. But if it chooses instead to fall back on player development and a long-term rebuild — rather than increasing the payroll and trying to get right back up after this year's collapse — the Orioles are going to lose the fans they worked so hard to win back.

The feel-good vibes from the Orioles¿ back-to-back wins Wednesday and Friday are now long gone. The Orioles are still heading in the wrong direction fast.

After hitting five homers over the past three games -- including two in Friday night's 10-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays -- Orioles first baseman Chris Davis became the first player in franchise history to record multiple 40-homer seasons.

The losses continue to pile up for the Orioles as September arrives. Their 6-3 loss to the Rays on Monday had its moments. The Orioles showed patience against Rays ace Chris Archer early, despite being unable to score on him. They rallied in the middle innings against the Tampa Bay bullpen, a sign of the fight these players insist they still have. But the result was the same, the Orioles¿ fifth straight loss and 11th in their last 12 games against a Tampa Bay team just as desperate in clinging to their postseason hopes.