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Steve Pearce is considered day-to-day with abdomen strain, source says.

Orioles minor league spotlight for August 9

Rookie right-hander Kevin Gausman, who was eligible to return to the Orioles from the minor leagues Tuesday, is a candidate to start Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.

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.

While left-hander T.J. McFarland remains the most likely option to make Tuesday's spot start against the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards, the Orioles have yet to make that decision official.

Manny Machado is in the starting lineup Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays, and Orioles manager Buck Showalter said in his pregame news conference that he doesn't know when the verdict of the third baseman's appeal hearing will be released.

One of the first things Orioles manager Buck Showalter said to reporters during his pregame news conference Sunday afternoon was about right-hander Dylan Bundy's outing for short-season Single-A Aberdeen on Saturday.

Randy Wolf is back in the Orioles organization after signing a minor league deal

With six walks in 5 2/3 innings during the Orioles' 5-3 loss Friday, Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez took over the major league lead in walks with 51 in 81 2/3 innings pitched.

Catcher Matt Wieters underwent successful Tommy John elbow ligament reconstruction surgery, performed by renowned orthopedist Dr. James Andrews in Gulf Breeze, on Tuesday afternoon.

Before Monday's game, the Orioles purchased the contract of right-hander Josh Stinson from Triple-A Norfolk to bolster a bullpen that was depleted after right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez's short outing Sunday against the Oakland Athletics.

A trip to Houston to face the Astros could be just the right thing to break Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez out of a pair of sub-par starts.

The Orioles have been shuffling their bullpen a lot in recent weeks, and plenty of potential fill-ins are pitching well in Norfolk.

Mount St. Joseph graduate Steve Clevenger is now the starting catcher for his hometown Orioles and has been called on to replace the injured Matt Wieters, one of the best at the position.

Even though right-hander Preston Guilmet has been primarily a one-inning reliever pitching at Triple-A Norfolk this season, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he believes Guilmet can provide the club the length it needs.

After he pitched three innings Sunday against the Houston Astros, the Orioles optioned left-hander T.J. McFarland to Triple-A Norfolk.

Here are a few options the Orioles can call up from the Norfolk bullpen should the need arise.

After the Orioles' 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, there was definitely a rare tone of concern in manager Buck Showalter's voice.

Right-handed reliever Brad Brach will join the Orioles Friday and be recalled from Triple-A Norfolk before the team's series opener against the Minnesota Twins, according to an industry source.

The Orioles activated reliever Troy Patton between games Thursday, upon completion of Patton¿s 25-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy.

Manny Machado has been activated from the disabled list but will sit in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader

The overused Orioles bullpen -- asked to do so much over the first five games of this road trip -- gave up a pair of three-run homers in the eighth inning in a 9-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Orioles officially recalled left-hander T.J. McFarland from Triple-A Norfolk, and as expected, outfielder Steve Pearce has been designated for assignment.

Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, whom the Orioles signed to a four-year, $50 million contract in February, couldn't get out of the sixth inning against a free-swinging Toronto Blue Jays lineup in an 11-3 rout Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards in front of an announced 39,281.

Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz was back in uniform Sunday morning and back on the mound later in the day.

Orioles' starting rotation owns a 6.06 ERA heading into Friday, the third-highest ERA in baseball.

The Orioles scored in bunches Tuesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, exploding for season-highs in runs and hits in a 14-5 win over the New York Yankees in front of an announced 35,864.

After starting 46 times in his major league career, 26-year-old has shifted to relief this season

Orioles top position player prospect Jonathan Schoop will make his first Opening Day start today as the team's second baseman.

The Orioles have set their 25-man roster, although it will not become official until Sunday.

The Orioles will play their final spring game in Florida tonight, hosting the Tampa Bay Rays in their Grapefruit League finale under the lights at Ed Smith Stadium.

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.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- It¿s currently raining heavily here at the Ed Smith Stadium complex, but the Orioles still hope to get this afternoon¿s 1:05 p.m. game in against the Boston Red Sox.

The Orioles are working on a minor league deal with right-hander Luis Ayala, according to industry sources.

Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz threw five innings in a minor league game against the Twins' Triple-A team at Ed Smith Stadium.

Which Orioles player still fighting for a roster spot do you most want to see run down the orange carpet on Opening Day?

Between the raindrops, the Orioles will try to fit in a split-squad road game against the Philadelphia Phillies this afternoon at Bright House Field.

The Orioles announced Tuesday that they had agreed to terms on one-year deals with 19 players on for this season and renewed third baseman Manny Machado's contract.

BRADENTON, Fla. ¿ Orioles manager Buck Showalter is considering opening the season with a short bench in order at keep a 13th pitcher on the Opening Day roster.

The Orioles' power-packed lineup has gotten a lot of attention over the past couple seasons, and it looks like the hitters aren't ready to surrender the stage to the upgraded pitching staff.

The results weren¿t particularly impressive, but Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen seemed happy with his performance in his first competitive appearance since undergoing offseason surgery to remove bone spurs from his right knee.