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Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman had a rough go of it at Camden Yards on Saturday night, not making it out of the fourth inning. But down on the farm, the Orioles got mixed results from a pair of noteworthy starters.

Brian Matusz will open the season pitching out of the Orioles' bullpen, where he flourished in the final five weeks of the season, but manager Buck Showalter said he still sees Matusz as an option to start.

Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman went five innings and allowed one unearned run in his final spring start Friday, a 6-1 exhibition win over the State College of Florida.

The Orioles' 25-man roster is nearly complete with two days to go before the list needs to be submitted to Major League Baseball.

Orioles Rule 5 pick T.J. McFarland will make the team's Opening Day roster as a left-handed reliever who can pitch multiple innings.

Chris Tillman has been put on the 15-day disabled list with left abdominal strain retroactive to March 22. He will be able to come off the DL on April 6 and pitch the Orioles' fifth game of the season against the Minnesota Twins.

Orioles farmhand Jesse Beal gets the start against David Price.

Some Orioles notes about pitcher Jair Jurrjens, the leadoff spot with Nick Markakis and Tampa's David Price.

Right-hander Jair Jurrjens was hoping to show the Orioles once more what he can do on the mound before the club makes its final roster decisions. A line drive off the bat of Thomas Neal ended Jurrjens' last audition 21 pitches into Wednesday night's Grapefruit League game.

The Orioles¿ goal in the last few games of spring training is to get out of Sarasota healthy. In an 11-8 loss to the New York Yankees, the Orioles saw two players leave the game with injuries.

Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel has been named the team's Opening Day starter, manager Buck Showalter announced Wednesday.

Baltimore Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis could return to starting lineup Tuesday at DH

Orioles left-hander Zach Britton, who was competing for the team's No. 5 starting rotation spot, was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk before Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Phillies.

Right-hander gives up three-run double to Evan Longoria in third inning, but pitches well during the rest of his outing

Most of the Orioles pitchers competing to be the team's fifth starter have been teammates throughout the minors and majors. They are good friends, and one is going to have to beat out the others.

Orioles right-hander Steve Johnson pitches well as he competes for a spring training job

The Orioles optioned top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy to Double-A Bowie before today's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays in Dunedin.

Orioles lefty Brian Matusz is hoping to springboard back into the starting rotation after embracing a reliever role and becoming an integral part of the Orioles sealing their first playoff berth in 15 years.

The Baltimore Orioles have a competition going for fifth starter. It should be Jake Arrieta's to lose.

Orioles' Brian Matusz, competing for a rotation spot, struck out seven and didn't allow a hit in four innings.

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Daniel McCutchen tested out a new lower arm slot in Tuesday's intrasquad game.

Orioles right-hander Jair Jurrjens said his three-inning outing in Tuesday's intrasquad game was yet another step forward in returning to his past All-Star form.

Late Tuesday morning Baltimore Orioles news and notes on intrasquad, Chris Tillman and Nolan Reimold

Left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada, a former Japanese All Star who signed a two-year deal with the Orioles last offseason but didn¿t pitch because of an elbow injury, threw off a full mound again Saturday.

Orioles' Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman pitch tonight against the Boston Red Sox.

Orioles right-hander Jair Jurrjens was just one pitch away from throwing three scoreless innings Tuesday afternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.

Steve Pearce and Conor Jackson, two players competing against each other trying to win a roster spot with the Orioles, have been the team¿s top two hitters over the first 10 games of the Grapefruit League schedule.

Orioles right-handed pitcher Jair Jurrjens struggled against the Minnesota Twins.

The Baltimore Orioles lost to the Minnesota Twins on Thursday 7-0 at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, Fla.

The Baltimore Orioles will face the Minnesota Twins today at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers

Jason Hammel, Wei-Yin Chen, Miguel Gonzalez, Darren O¿Day and Jim Johnson did not pitch through the first rotation of Grapefruit League games. Instead, they were scheduled to throw in a simulated game Tuesday morning at the Ed Smith Stadium complex while the team traveled to Bradenton for a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Orioles rallied with for two runs in the eighth inning for their second comeback win in as many games with a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays on Sunday at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.

Jair Jurrjens, making his first spring appearance in a Baltimore Orioles uniform, allowed one run and four hits over two innings against the Blue Jays.

Trayvon Robinson's two-run homer in the eighth inning gave the Orioles a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in their Grapefruit League opener at Ed Smith Stadium.

The exhibition season is underway, but it¿ll be awhile before anybody should draw any conclusions from the makeup of the Orioles¿ Grapefruit League starting lineups or the early performances of the pitchers.

In four intrasquad plate appearances this week, Nate McLouth reached base three times, including lacing an early-count double off lefty Zach Britton on Wednesday.

The Orioles played on the Ed Smith Stadium main field for the first time this spring on Thursday afternoon, making it the site for their second straight day of intrasquad games.

Other than the obvious initial impressions -- Chris Davis' opposite field homer, Brian Matusz's clean inning and an RBI single by Brian Roberts -- there were some interesting occurances.

The Orioles will play a pair of three-inning intrasquad games Wednesday starting at 10:15 a.m. Each pitcher is scheduled to throw one inning. The games are open to the public.

Baltimore Orioles right-hander Jair Jurrjens threw his first bullpen session as an Oriole during today's chilly spring workout here in Sarasota.

Trayvon Robinson suited up for the first time as an Oriole on Saturday and took part in the first official full-squad workout, but the outfielder had hoped to be in camp a lot earlier after being acquired in the November deal that sent infielder Robert Andino to the Seattle Mariners.