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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.

Matt Wieters was out of the starting lineup for the first time since the All-Star Break in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Rays after complaining of back stiffness following Saturday's game against Tampa Bay.

The Orioles¿ 5-2 victory over the Rays had its challenges, but still resulted in the team¿s second series win on their three-city road trip, even though they went just 4-5 overall.

Matt Wieters is out of the starting lineup for today's series finale in Tampa Bay after complaining of back stiffness after catching Saturday's 5-1 win over the Rays.

Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy and infielder Ryan Flaherty are both slated to begin their minor-league rehab assignments on Monday for Double-A Bowie.

The Orioles will are back at ¿home¿ tonight at Tropicana Field for the second game of their three-game series against the Rays.

Ryan Flaherty gets his third straight start this season.

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.

Travis Snider was the driving force in the Orioles' 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday afternoon. He had two singles and a double, drove in two runs and became the first Orioles player since Ronny Paulino in 2012 to have three hits in his team debut.

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.

The only thing in the way of the Orioles and their first American League East title since 1997 on Friday was a final stretch of 23 regular-season games against teams in their division.

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.

The Orioles' plan all along was to let Kevin Gausman loose in the second half. It took some rigid discipline — limiting his innings and pitch counts earlier this year — and some unpopular roster moves in order to preserve him for the stretch run.

Starting with today's series opener against the Texas Rangers, the Orioles will play 14 games in as many days until the All-Star break. And their biggest challenge might be how to assemble a roster that keeps them competitive on a nightly basis.

Right-hander Evan Meek and left-hander Brian Matusz combined to give up nine runs -- including seven in a decisive sixth inning -- and the Orioles set a new season-high in runs allowed in a 12-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards.

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.

Chris Tillman has been searching for the consistency that turned him into an ace in 2013. The Baltimore Orioles right-hander had a complete-game shutout on May 16 against Kansas City. And then his next outing, he lasted just one inning.

Orioles' Nelson Cruz hit his 25th home run of the year in a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of a doubleheader.

Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman continues to show that he's grown from the flame-throwing pitcher he was in his previous big league stints to a much more polished starter who can use all his pitches to limit damage.

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.

Second baseman Jonathan Schoop watched Orioles center fielder Adam Jones carry the offense with a pair of towering solo home runs before he hit a two-run shot in the club's 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter¿s decision to pitch right-hander Miguel Gonzalez in today¿s series finale against Tampa Bay appears to have paid off.

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.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he didn't think left-hander Wei-Yin Chen had one of his better games Monday, but the results were undoubtedly there.

Delmon Young and Jonathan Schoop aren't in today's lineup.

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.

Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez overcame a rocky first inning to allow two runs over five hits over six innings in a 3-3, 10-inning tie with the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon at Charlotte Sports Park.

He opened the Orioles¿ Grapefruit League season by striking out three and giving up just one hit over two innings against a representative Tampa Bay Rays lineup in the Orioles 4-2 win at Charlotte Sports Park.

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

The Orioles lost their fifth consecutive game on Monday, a 5-4 defeat to the Tampa Bay Rays that ended when pinch-hitter James Loney hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning against right-hander Tommy Hunter.

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.

Once again, the Orioles pitching prospect showed flashes of his immense promise, but Gausman's night ended prematurely on Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Rays

With one swing, one of Jason Hammel's strongest outings of the season turned into one of his most frustrating.

Jason Hammel was rocked for a season-high seven runs on 10 hits over 4 2/3 innings as part of a 17-hit Tampa Bay hit parade Friday, but a furious Orioles late-inning rally fell just short in a 12-10 loss to the Rays in front of an announced 38,061 at Camden Yards.

The Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. This week, we exchanged emails with Matt Taylor, who blogs about the Orioles for Roar From 34.

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.