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Talking aces, Orioles and growing your own playoff pitchers

Fifteen of the 27 pitchers to start a division series game this year were developed by their current organization.

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O's lose close game in pitching battle

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Right-hander Chris Tillman was terrific in tough-luck Orioles loss

Chris Tillman's performance Saturday afternoon would have been enough to earn his 15th win of the season on most days.

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Coco Crisp homers off Darren O'Day in 9th inning as A's beat Orioles, 2-1

Coco Crisp's solo homer to lead off the top of the ninth off reliever Darren O'Day sent the Orioles to a numbing 2-1 loss before an announced 33,834 at Camden Yards.

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Jason Hammel throws from mound, could get rehab start by midweek

Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel took his next step toward returning from the disabled list, throwing a bullpen session from a full mound on Friday for the first time since his last start on July 28.

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Orioles first baseman Chris Davis receives second AL Player of the Week honor of the season

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis eye-popping offensive numbers continued to gain him national recognition on Monday.

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Orioles show little jet lag in 10-2 win over the A's in Oakland

Starter Jason Hammel pitched six solid innings, leadoff hitter Nate McLouth continued his recent torrid streak and all nine Orioles starters had at least one hit in a 10-2 win over the Oakland A's.

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Orioles lose the mind game vs. A's

The Orioles obviously are suffering from some kind of delayed jet lag, because they had a team brain cramp during the early innings of Saturday night¿s game against the Oakland A¿s at whatever that stadium is called now.

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Oakland beats Orioles, 5-2, knocking them out of first place in the AL East

If there's one thing that separates the Oakland A's and the Orioles, the American League¿s two upstarts, it¿s that the A¿s young pitching has been a tick better this season. On Saturday, in Oakland's 5-2 victory, A's 23-year-old right-hander Jarrod Parker was a whole lot better than 24-year-old lefty Zach Britton.

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Down the Stretch (Sept. 15)

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.

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O's snap losing season streak, eyeing more

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Jim Johnson gives up 6 runs in the 9th as the O's lose wild one to the A's

The Orioles' series opener with the Oakland A's dragged out longer than an Olympic Opening Ceremony, a four-hour marathon that included five lead changes.

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Johnson rocked, Birds fall

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For the Birds: Big series this weekend

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Fantasy Sports: Ranking the American League starting pitchers

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2008 season recap -- Midwest League

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2008 season recap -- Midwest League