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Everything you need to know about the 2018 MLB All-Star Game, as well as an unfortunate weather forecast.

Manny Machado emerged from a tight fan-balloting race to become the AL's starting shortstop. But will he still be an Oriole when the game is played July 17 at Nationals Park?

Nick Markakis will play in his first All-Star Game at the age of 34.

Manny Machado needs to maintain his 137,000-point lead over the Astros' Carlos Correa to make his fourth All-Star Game appearance.

Little big man Jose Altuve won the American League MVP award and showed why baseball really is the most democratic major sport.

The Orioles’ recent struggles suddenly has them closer to the American League East cellar than first place, which they occupied at least a share of for 35 days

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado finished fifth in the voting for American League Most Valuable Player, while closer Zach Britton was fifth.

Zach Britton should have been a finalist for the Cy Young Award

Orioles closer Zach Britton not finalist for AL Cy Young award, Showalter among final three for AL manager of the year

Orioles closer Zach Britton finished eighth in Sporting News' player voting for the Major League Baseball Player of the Year.

Even among the American League All-Stars, Orioles third baseman Manny Machado is in a good spot in the lineup, hitting third in Tuesday’s All-Star Game.

Here's a rundown of who the Orioles could send to the All-Star Game in San Diego, along with their chances of selection, as the Tuesday roster announcement approaches.

Adam Jones still struggles calling himself a "leadoff hitter," shaking his head at the thought of it. That's because the Orioles center fielder isn't the

Orioles right-hander Mike Wright didn¿t get hit hard by a pedestrian Oakland Athletics lineup, but he did get hit often Saturday.

Orioles right-hander Tyler Wilson had it all working for five innings Wednesday night, but he had no margin for error when he faltered in the sixth.

Orioles outfielder Mark Trumbo's record-setting power display this past week earned him his first career weekly award of his six-year major league career.

The All-Star Game will have a Kansas City flavor, just not as much as it appeared last month. And the hometown Reds can celebrate a starter, too, despite Cincinnati's sorry season.

It really doesn't matter whether one of baseball's tiniest markets has decided to totally rock the Internet-based All-Star vote or some brilliant miscreants have simply hacked it to monopolize the American League lineup with Kansas City Royals. What matters is that Major League Baseball has left the integrity of the World Series to dangle in the middle of this latest ballot controversy

The Orioles open their two-game interleague series against the Philadelphia Phillies tonight at Camden Yards.

Center fielder Adam Jones¿ solo homer in the eighth off reliever Chad Qualls gave the Orioles a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros, ending their five-game losing streak and avoiding a four-game sweep on the first stop of a two-city, seven-game road trip.

HOUSTON ¿ As the Orioles complete their four-game series at Minute Maid Park this afternoon, the they hope to avoid being swept in the four-game series for the first time since Sept. 20-23, 2013, a series in Tampa Bay that all but killed their playoff hopes two years ago.

HOUSTON ¿ The Orioles made a roster move before Wednesday¿s game to replenish their bullpen, recalling left-hander T.J. McFarland from Triple-A Norfolk and optioning right-hander Oliver Drake back to Norfolk.

There will be a lot of Tuesday morning quarterbacking today after last night's 5-2 Orioles loss at Minute Maid Park.

Ubaldo Jimenez walked off the mound with a one-run lead, but saw usually dependable reliever Brad Brach blow the lead and the Astros rally for a gut-punch four-run seventh inning, handing the Orioles a 5-2 loss.

After dropping their last two games against the Rays this weekend, the Orioles open a two-city, seven-road trip tonight in Houston.

Chris Davis homered twice, including the eventual winning homer in the eighth, to lead the Orioles to a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros.

This Orioles team is immersed in a month-long struggle to score runs. And a day after beating the Astros in Monday's series opener thanks to a pair of two-run homers, the Orioles bats continued to struggle in a 4-1 loss to Houston in front of an announced 21,541 at Camden Yards.

After spending time with five different organizations, Jimmy Paredes finally feels like he might have found a home.

The Baltimore Orioles head to New York for six game against the Mets and Yankees having won five of their past six games because of improved pitching and Adam Jones.

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones doesn't mind getting your attention, whether it's with a flashy play in center field, a long home run or a controversial opinion on Twitter.

Orioles reliever Tommy Hunter is joining a team of major leaguers that will travel to Japan this month to participate in the Japan All-Star Series throughout the country.

A day after Orioles manager Buck Showalter finished second in the Sporting News' American League Manager of the Year voting, none of the team's players were selected for the publication's AL All-Star team.

The Orioles still don't know their next step with pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez, but sending the veteran right-hander to the bullpen for the time being is among the possibilities.

TORONTO ¿ Orioles first baseman Chris Davis will hit from the No. 7 spot tonight for the first time since Sept. 23, 2012 as Delmon Young will bat from the cleanup spot for the second time in the past three games.

Adam Jones makes a strong case to join Nelson Cruz as an All Star. Others seem unlikely

The Orioles took advantage of Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel¿s control problems, scoring two runs on a pair of bases-loaded walks in the fifth inning on their way to a 4-1 win over the Astros in front of an announced 29,609 at Minute Maid Park.

HOUSTON -- Matt Wieters just completed his brief throwing session in the outfield of Minute Maid Park.

After Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez grinded out a quality start, reliever Preston Guilmet allowed a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning, sending the Orioles to a 3-1 loss in front of 22,884 at Minute Maid Park.

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters isn't looking beyond Friday, when he is scheduled to throw for the first time in more than three weeks, but he's still encouraged by the progress with his right elbow.

A crisp, well-played pitchers¿ duel between two first-place teams imploded horribly in the ninth for the Orioles when playing-with-fire closer Tommy Hunter served up two, two-out homers to hand the Tigers a 4-1 victory.

Following a 55-minute rain delay Saturday night, the Orioles had new life against the Houston Astros.

Orioles outfield prospect Henry Urrutia will undergo sports hernia surgery on Tuesday in is expected to miss six to eight weeks.

With questions swirling around Baltimore regarding where the Chris Davis of the first-half had gone following the All-Star break, the Orioles slugger made a definitive return Tuesday night with another towering smash into the outfield seats at Camden Yards.

Six different Astros homered in the first four innings against Orioles pitchers Freddy Garcia (2-3) and Steve Johnson in an 11-7 O's loss.

If there's anything fans will remember about the eighth inning of Tuesday night's All-Star Game in Kansas City, it'll probably be seeing flamethrowers Craig Kimbrel and Aroldis Chapman light up the radar gun one after the other for the National League.