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In a 14-8 comeback victory over the Royals on Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 45,420 at Camden Yards, it was as if the Orioles finally released some long-festering frustration on baseball's best bullpen.

It was interesting how Friday's game played out -- and that no brawls occurred.

As Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez retraced the Royals' seven-run sixth inning in Monday night's 8-3 loss at Kauffman Stadium, one pitch stood out.

Monday night's series opener ended in an all-too-familiar way, with the Orioles squandering another lead, falling victim to a nightmare seven-run sixth inning in an 8-3 loss to the Royals in front of an announced 27,797 at Kauffman Stadium.

Orioles right-hander Darren O'Day was available out of the bullpen in Thursday's series finale against the Boston Red Sox, hoping the pain, numbness and tingling in his fingers is behind him.

Darren O'Day is back and available in relief tonight. Showalter said he wasn't going to use O'Day on Wednesday.

The Orioles beat the Red Sox, 5-3, in 12 innings Wednesday night, gaining ground in the wild-card chase before an announced sellout crowd of 38,540 at Fenway Park.