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