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The Orioles scored three runs in the first inning but little after that in a 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.

Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop is 8-for-20 over his past five games. But he knows there's much work to be done in salvaging his season.

Chris Davis' ninth-inning strikeout Thursday night was his 1,305th with the Orioles, tying Ripken for first on the Orioles' all-time list.

An Opening Day that seemed scripted for disaster Thursday at Camden Yards ended with the longest-tenured Oriole — center fielder Adam Jones — the hero.

Sure, the Orioles won, 3-2, in 11 innings on a walk-off homer, just as they did in last year's season opener. But Thursday's victory flipped the script.

The Orioles won on Opening Day for the eighth straight year — and the third via walk-off hit — by beating the Twins 3-2 on March 29, 2018.

A roundup of firsts from the Orioles' Opening Day game against the Minnesota Twins.

Orioles' Zach Britton wins the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year award

Reliever Mychal Givens came on to pitch the seventh inning of a game the Orioles appeared to have well in hand and could not get anybody out.

The Orioles margin for error this season has been razor thin. They know it, and the statistics back it up. That streak was snapped in a 6-3 Orioles loss before an announced crowd of 36,508 at Camden Yards.

Adam Jones makes a strong case to join Nelson Cruz as an All Star. Others seem unlikely

After allowing two base runners in ninth inning, 27-year-old right-hander escapes trouble

As Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette sat in his office at the Ed Smith Stadium complex on a sunny afternoon earlier this month, overlooking a well-manicured cloverleaf of fields, a bitter winter seemed like an eternity ago in more ways than one.

One of the Orioles' top offseason free-agent targets, veteran right-hander Bronson Arroyo, has agreed to terms with the Arizona Diamondbacks, an industry source has confirmed.

Orioles likely will go with an internal candidate for closer in 2014. Tommy Hunter is the favorite

Even after a winning season in 2013, the club heads into Saturday's FanFest lacking much of the giddiness that permeated last year.

The Orioles' offseason is waning and there are still some quality free agents available.

Contrary to reports, talks between the Orioles and Fernando Rodney have not heated up.

Tommy Hunter was at first a secondary option for the ninth inning. The Orioles would prefer to keep him in last year's eighth inning role, but with less than a month until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, it's almost inevitable that Hunter will be the leading candidate to assume the closer job.

The Orioles' shopping list hasn't changed much in recent weeks, and executive vice president Dan Duquette said Friday that the priority remains pitching.

The Orioles enter 2014 without making any major moves. What would you do?

The possibility of the Orioles opening spring training with Tommy Hunter as the team's closer is becoming more real by the day. Once the team dealt 50-save closer Jim Johnson to Oakland, the club saw Hunter as a fallback option. But now he's turning into much more of a possibility.

Club's executive vice president says Orioles are turning attention elsewhere to find new closer

If you view the attempt to complete a deal with veteran closer Grant Balfour totally in its own context, there¿s no way to fault the Orioles for balking at the results of his physical and -- apparently -- pulling back the two-year contract that was agreed upon by both sides pending the medical examination.

With the decision on Grant Balfour in limbo, the Orioles are expected to turn their sights to former Tampa Bay Rays closer Fernando Rodney, according to an industry source.

Grant Balfour's two-year, $15 million deal with the Orioles is now in major jeopardy, after team doctors expressed concern with Balfour's right shoulder during his physical, according to industry sources.

The lobby at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort quickly emptied out as Major League Baseball's winter meetings ended Thursday. While the Orioles only added a pair of Rule 5 draft picks this week, the club continued efforts to land a free-agent closer.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette suppressed speculation that the club was nearing a deal with a free-agent closer on Tuesday at baseball's winter meetings.

Back in September, Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said definitively that closer Jim Johnson would be tendered a contract and return next season.

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.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ¿ Games like the Orioles¿ 2-1 loss to the Rays Friday night are tough ones to swallow, especially when another team beats you at your own game.

A look at a main storyline for each of the Orioles' opponents in the AL East, as well as a look at who's hot and who's not on each club.

Members of the Orioles starting rotation have had their struggles getting deep into games, but right-hander Jason Hammel gave the team a gritty six-inning effort against the Dodgers in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader.

But when Matt Joyce¿s solo homer off reliever Tommy Hunter sailed into the right field seats ¿ giving the Rays an 8-7 walk-off win over the Orioles ¿ it ended a bullpen outing very uncharacteristic of the 2012 Orioles.

Orioles reliever Pedro Strop assembled with his new World Baseball Classic Dominican teammates three weeks ago for their first workout in Tampa, and that's when the tone for an undefeated championship run was set.

Stephen Strasburg surrendered three hits over two innings -- including a single and home run to the first two batters he faced -- in his first action since Sept. 7.

Orioles setup man Pedro Strop probably won't get any opportunities to close games for the Dominican team during the World Baseball Classic.

The American League East has long been considered one of baseball's toughest divisions, and that should hold true again in 2013. But it's no longer a division dominated by a couple high-spending teams and the occasional upstart. Suddenly, the AL East is being recognized for its depth.

Orioles closer Jim Johnson finished seventh in the American League Cy Young voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America voters.