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Answering several questions regarding how to make road games feel more like home games for Orioles after losing three dates at Camden Yards following riots in Baltimore.

This is a Q&A with Liberty senior pitcher/third baseman Trevor Brookhart.

The Orioles failed to sweep their season-opening series against the Tampa Bay Rays, lose 2-0 to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen didn't make it out of the fifth inning and the Orioles clung to a one-run victory, 6-5, over the Tampa Bay Rays in front of an announced 13,906 at Tropicana Field.

The Orioles were ready for the regular season to start a week ago. They had long since had enough of meaningless Grapefruit League games and the drills on the back fields in Sarasota.

Alejandro De Aza scored the Baltimore Orioles; first run of the 2015 season on a single by newcomer Travis Snider.

Zach Davies allowed one run into the fourth inning and the Orioles used a four-run third to beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-3, Monday afternoon at Charlotte Sports Park.

Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen allowed just one hit in two scoreless innings of work in his first spring training start on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays at Charlotte Sports Park.

The Orioles will play their first split-squad games of spring training Thursday when they travel to Port Charlotte to face the Tampa Bay Rays at 1:05 p.m. and then play host to the Toronto Blue Jays at Ed Smith Stadium at 7:05 p.m.

When Tommy Hunter received a call about two weeks ago inviting him to play on a team of major leaguers in the All-Star Series exhibition this month in Japan, the Orioles relief pitcher said the choice was easy.

Orioles reliever Tommy Hunter is joining a team of major leaguers that will travel to Japan this month to participate in the Japan All-Star Series throughout the country.

The Orioles didn't play their best baseball this weekend. But after a career day by Nelson Cruz in a 7-5 win in 11 innings over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon, they left Tropicana Field with a 9 1/2-game lead in the American League East.

The Orioles have played so well away from Camden Yards this season, but on Saturday they dropped their second straight game this weekend at Tropicana Field under strange circumstances.

Brad Brach, Andrew Miller, and Zach Britton combined for three scoreless innings in Thursday¿s 5-4 win, and completed a four-game series against the Rays without allowing an earned run in 14 1/3 innings.

Based on his performance in the Orioles' 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday at Camden Yards, the club can't be happy about facing left-hander Drew Smyly a lot over the next four-plus seasons.

At this point, the Orioles (75-55) don't need style points. They just have to keep winning. And with a couple key hits and a bullpen that didn't allow a run in 4 1/3 innings, they have now beaten the Rays (64-68) in 10 of their 14 meetings this season.

Nick Markakis has seen Adam Jones make his share of spectacular defensive plays over the years, so the right fielder might be the best judge of the center fielder's talents.

The Orioles figured out a simple way Monday night to bust out of an offensive skid that cost them three games at Wrigley Field over the weekend. Get home -- and start homering.

The Orioles bullpen went into the sixth inning of Sunday afternoon¿s game against the Tampa Bay Rays having allowed just one runs over the past 30 innings or work.

Right-hander Kevin Gausman did everything Wednesday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays to retain his place in the rotation, throwing six scoreless innings in the Orioles' 2-0 victory.

The Orioles recorded their best offensive output in the past 14 games as a pair of homers sent them to a 7-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in front of an announced 10,803 at Tropicana Field.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The replay system hasn¿t been kind to the Orioles over the past three weeks as four of the five calls the O¿s challenged have not been overturned.

The Orioles rallied from a three-run deficit to tie the game in the eighth inning Monday night before left-hander Brian Matusz allowed a game-winning two-run homer to Jerry Sands, handing the Orioles a 5-4 loss -- their third defeat in the past four games -- in front of an announced 10,576 at Tropicana Field.

Orioles designated hitter Nelson Cruz has passed David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox as the top All-Star Game vote-getter at his position in the American League, according to results released Monday by Major League Baseball.

The Orioles' Matt Wieters is leading all catchers in All-Star voting despite being hurt.

Chris Davis became the first Oriole to hit three home runs on the road since Cal Ripken Jr. in 1996

Second baseman Ryan Flaherty, making just his second start in 10 days, drove in the winning run with an RBI single in a two-run eighth inning, giving the Orioles a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in front of an announced 11,855.

Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen had his best start so far this season, not allowing a hit until the fifth inning and holding the Rays to one run and five hits over 6 1/3 innings.

The Orioles finished their Grapefruit League schedule with a 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays under the lights at Ed Smith Stadium on Thursday night.

SARASOTA, Fla. ¿ The rain has subsided here at the Ed Smith Stadium complex and it appear we¿re going to play tonight as the Orioles are scheduled to host the Rays tonight for a 7:05 game.

Tillman, who will be the team's Opening Day starter on Monday against the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards, made his first start in nine days after missing his last scheduled appearance with the flu.

With just four days until Opening Day rosters must be finalized, the Orioles made four cuts Wednesday afternoon.

The Yankees have nine players making $15 million or more for 2014; the Orioles have one

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis' remarkable season earned him recognition in every major offseason postseason award, but Davis netted just one trophy -- a Silver Slugger award.

But I¿ve been saying for a while that Manny Machado will win a Gold Glove this season. Those who have watched him this year ¿ and his ability to make both routine and difficult plays seem easy ¿ would agree.

The Orioles were well represented Friday when finalists for this season's AL Gold Glove awards were named.

SABR Defensive Index to account for approximately 25 to 30 percent of the voting this year; as many as six Orioles players could be finalists when announced Friday

The Orioles are rapidly falling out of the race, but right-hander Scott Feldman has done his part in the last two months

On Friday night (and Saturday morning), the Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays combined for the longest game, time-wise, in both franchises' histories, a six hour, 54-minute, 18-inning ordeal that ended on David DeJesus' single to right that gave the celebrating Rays a 5-4 win.

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis sent a history-making homer onto Eutaw Street in the fifth inning and Tommy Hunter got his fourth career save.

The steady stream of fans heading toward the exits in the ninth inning of the Orioles' 7-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night signaled that they had seen enough.

Baltimore Orioles' offense simply couldn¿t take advantage of continual opportunities in a 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.