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Orioles closer Zach Britton will have his ninth inning job back before long, even if it's not immediately, Buck Showalter said.

The Brewers hit four home runs in beating the Orioles on Tuesday for the second straight time at Miller Park.

The Orioles face another difficult roster decision before Wednesday's game and it's likely the club will lose a key piece when making room for right-hander Kevin Gausman, who is scheduled to start the middle game of the ongoing series at Yankee Stadium.

Colby Rasmus hits the 78th homer onto Eutaw Street at Camden Yards

After lasting just 2 1/3 innings Wednesday in his first big league start since July, lefty Zach Britton's next appearance seemed tenuous. It's now expected to happen within the next week for the short-season Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds.

Jason Hammel and Steve Johnson are back, and Zach Britton is headed to Aberdeen

The Orioles made major switches at the catcher position on the first day of roster expansion Sunday, designating backup Taylor Teagarden for assignment while purchasing the contracts of veteran Chris Snyder and Baltimore native Steve Clevenger from Triple-A Norfolk.

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has suddenly drawn four in his past three games entering Saturday.

Infielder Jonathan Schoop, the Orioles¿ top position player prospect who has missed the past two months with a stress fracture in his lower back, returned to action earlier Thursday in the Gulf Coast League.

The Orioles acquired minor league outfielder Eric Thames from the Seattle Mariners¿ organization on Sunday afternoon for infielder Ty Kelly.

The Baltimore Orioles sent eight batters to the plate in the first and nine more in the second, staking starter Chris Tillman to a 7-0 lead by the time he stepped onto the mound in the bottom of the second.

Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman picked up his fourth straight victory and the Orioles won for the sixth time in their last eight games, beating the Seattle Mariners, 3-1.

The Orioles hit home runs in their first three at-bats ¿ getting solo shots from Ryan Flaherty, J.J. Hardy and Nick Markakis in the first inning ¿ part of a five-homer game in a 6-5 win in Game 1 of the doubleheader.

Matusz has first quality start since 2010 as Orioles sweep Blue Jays

When switch-hitting catcher Matt Wieters homered in the fourth inning on Tuesday night, it was his sixth home run of the season and all of them have come from the left side of the plate.

The Orioles and Blue Jays combined for seven solo home runs, but it was Wilson Betemit's two-run single up the middle with two outs in the eight that proved to be the biggest hit in the game, propelling the Orioles to a 7-5 win over the Blue Jays.