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Chris Davis' solo homer in the bottom of the 11th inning off Rays reliever Matt Andriese gave the Orioles a 7-6 walk-off victory, snapping their six-game losing streak. The Orioles entered the night having lost 11 of their last 12, their playoff hopes in need of major help.

Buck Showalter said the Orioles won't be putting the full-court pressure on Notre Dame hoops star Pat Connaughton to join the organization any time soon. But once he joins, the Orioles want the right-handed pitcher to focus on baseball.

Orioles catcher J.P. Arencibia received a cortisone shot in his right forearm/elbow area on Monday morning for a flexor mass strain that has kept him out of action for the past five days.

Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy is undergoing a MRA on his injured left shoulder, but he feels it is precautionary.

The Orioles will give right-hander Kevin Gausman at least one more spring start.

Catcher Matt Wieters is scheduled to resume throwing Saturday, and although his return from Tommy John elbow reconstruction in June remains uncertain, the Orioles have begun mapping out parts of his recovery.

It is less than two weeks until the Orioles open the regular season on April 6 in Tampa Bay, but with 13 Grapefruit League games remaining in spring training, they still have plenty of time to finalize their 25-man Opening Day roster.

Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman pitched three strong innings on Sunday morning in the Orioles¿ B game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Ed Smith Stadium, a game that ended in a 2-2 tie after seven innings.

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters won't throw from the catching position in today's minor league exhibition game against the Puerto Rico development team today but before the game, Wieters' throws were times during a pregame workout.

The Orioles open their Grapefruit League schedule today with 1:05 p.m. against the Detroit Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium.

The sting of being sent down to the minor leagues last season still fuels Orioles catcher Steve Clevenger. And he's not shy talking about the emotional and frustrating year that was 2014.

Every team brings a bunch of catchers to spring training to catch the countless bullpen sessions and audition for roles at the upper levels of the organization, and every manager publicly declares that the major league backup job is wide open. In this case, it shouldn't be.

As the Orioles hold their first pitchers and catchers workout at the Ed Smith Stadium complex, catcher Matt Wieters has his eyes focused on being fully recovered in time for Opening Day.

The Orioles enter Friday's first spring workout for pitchers and catchers with several players entrenched in starting spots and very few position battles.

When the Orioles parted ways with Nolan Reimold, reluctantly designating him for assignment in July, the outfielder didn't think he'd be back with the organization.

The Orioles will have 56 players in major league spring training camp, barring any late additions, the club announced Tuesday.

The Orioles' Ryan Lavarnway cleared waivers for the first time in four tries this offseason.

Catcher Matt Wieters increased his throwing distance to 120 feet Monday, the next step in his recovery from Tommy John surgery last June, according to Orioles manager Buck Showalter.

After the Orioles announced their signing of designated hitter-outfielder Delmon Young, executive vice president Dan Duquette texted an interesting quote.

Adding another catcher to their growing list for spring training, the Orioles have finalized a minor league deal with J.P. Arencibia. He will get an invite to spring training.

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.

After Orioles slugger Chris Davis hit his 50th homer of the season Friday night, tying Brady Anderson¿s franchise record for home runs in a single season, I asked Davis where this one ranked among his favorites homers.

Right-hander gives up six runs, 10 hits in six-plus innings against Toronto

The Orioles continued to use the home run to their advantage against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night, erasing a two-run deficit and building a three-run lead.

The Orioles couldn't wait to get out of Canada following Sunday's 13-5 loss to the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre.

It didn¿t take long for Kevin Gausman to show why the Orioles have such high hopes for their prized right-hander.

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.

Right-hander Josh Stinson yielded four homers to the Toronto Blue Jays in his Orioles debut Wednesday afternoon, the most allowed by an Orioles starter in nearly 11 months.

Zach Britton gives up five runs and doesn't get out of the second inning.

As we continue to poke and prod at the Orioles' competition in the American League East, it's worth a quick check of how these teams have been addressing their glovework in the offseason.

Here's another subplot in the build-up to what could be a free-for-all in the AL East this summer: Almost every team in the division can play the nobody-believed-in-us card.

As the regular season winds down, the Orioles insist they aren't sneaking glances at the out-of-town scoreboard in right field of Camden Yards to see how the division-leading New York Yankees are doing.

Down the stretch is a daily Orioles Insider blog that will set up the coming night for the O's and their American League competition as the push for the postseason continues.

The Orioles' regular season is whittled down to 8 games following Monday¿s single-admission doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays at Camden Yards. And the O's chances of catching the division-leading New York Yankees are steadily dwindling.

Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis missed his first game of the season Wednesday night, forced to watch his team's series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays from the dugout with his right hand and wrist wrapped tightly.

Jake Arrieta is now 0-4 with a 8.00 ERA since throwing a gem against the Yankees, and his Orioles are reeling.

Orioles notes: Zach Britton won't need surgery but could be out up to six weeks. Dr. James Andrews says left-hander doesn't have any significan tears in his ailing left shoulder.

Tommy Hunter solid in Orioles' 6-3 loss to Toronto. Right-hander returns to the major-league mound after dealing with back soreness.

Before an announced crowd of 18,587, the Baltimore Orioles' Zach Britton struggled with his control against the free-swinging Toronto Blue Jays, throwing just 47 of his season-low 81 pitches for strikes.