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Pitcher Zach Stewart hoping two-year stay in KBO pays off with Orioles

By Jon Meoli

Mar 15, 2017

Former Westminster baseball standout Trevor Houck played summer ball in North Carolina. His strong performance gave him more confidence heading into his junior year at Lafayette College (Pa.)

DJ Stewart, the Orioles' 25th overall pick out of Florida State, reported to Aberdeen Sunday and will likely start playing in games for the IronBirds within the next few day

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jun 28, 2015

Darren O'Day gave up a back-breaking home run in the 10th Friday.

Lost in the Orioles¿ 3-0 shutout loss to the Yankees Sunday night at Yankee Stadium was the relief performance of Rule 5 pick T.J. McFarland.

After going through an early-season 1-for-18 slump, third baseman Manny Machado is starting to find his comfort zone in the No. 2 spot in the Orioles batting order.

There's no rally killer like the triple play, and Friday night's was a combination of divine execution with a side of luck.

Mental mistakes cost the Orioles in a 5-2 loss to the New York Yankees, the most critical one coming when Gold Glove center fielder Adam Jones dropped a two-out fly ball, allowing three runs to score and break a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Orioles are back in Yankee Stadium tonight for the first time since their season ended last year with a Game 5 loss to the Yankees in the American League Division Series.

Here's another subplot in the build-up to what could be a free-for-all in the AL East this summer: Almost every team in the division can play the nobody-believed-in-us card.

The Orioles and outfielder Nate McLouth, one of their key stretch run players from last year¿s playoff season, agreed to a one-year deal Wednesday, essentially shutting the door on acquiring more major league outfielders, including free agent Nick Swisher.

While the first-base position remains a question for the Orioles, the team currently has no interest in acquiring veterans Justin Morneau and Kevin Youkilis.

The Orioles head into free agency — which starts in earnest Saturday with free agents permitted to negotiate with all 30 teams for the first time this offseason — in a much different situation than this time last year. Executive vice president Dan Duquette is not only in place as club's decision-maker, but he seems to be established as a man with a plan.

On Monday, it was left fielder Nate McLouth, who hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning off reliever Brett Myers to propel the Orioles to a 4-3 victory over the White Sox.

Kevin Cowherd rounds up the latest news on the Baltimore Orioles.

Nick Johnson had his first multi-homer game in nearly six years, but the Orioles allowed homers to the bottom three hitters in an injury-plagued Red Sox lineup in a 6-5 loss.

Brian Matusz dazzles Red Sox as Orioles win, 4-1

Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz said he "got chills" when the crowd at Oriole Park gave him a loud, standing ovation on his way off the field after a strong 6 1/3-inning performance against the Boston Red Sox.

Pre-game: Orioles vs Red Sox (split squads)

Orioles: Orioles' Jeremy Guthrie, Buck Showalter criticize umpiring in ejection-filled Red Sox series. Umps show 'lack of feel by not understanding what is going on,' pitcher says.