luke hochevar
- The Orioles had the top picks to build a Cubs-like core, but it never came to fruition.
- In a 14-8 comeback victory over the Royals on Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 45,420 at Camden Yards, it was as if the Orioles finally released some long-festering frustration on baseball's best bullpen.
- As Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez retraced the Royals' seven-run sixth inning in Monday night's 8-3 loss at Kauffman Stadium, one pitch stood out.
- Monday night's series opener ended in an all-too-familiar way, with the Orioles squandering another lead, falling victim to a nightmare seven-run sixth inning in an 8-3 loss to the Royals in front of an announced 27,797 at Kauffman Stadium.
- Orioles catcher Matt Wieters drove in three runs, including the game-winner with an eighth-inning double that proved to be the difference in a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals at Camden Yards.
- By the time the Kansas City Royals left Baltimore with a four-game series split, they had seen enough of a certain 20-year-old rookie infielder.
- Manny Machado whipped Camden Yards into a frenzy by hitting his first two career home runs in the Orioles' 7-1 win over the Kansas City Royals, becoming the youngest Oriole to hit two in a game.
- Adam Corder, a 15-year-old Millersville native currently living with his family in the United Arab Emirates, caught both of Manny Machado¿s home run balls.
- Orioles rookie Manny Machado hit his first career big league home run tonight in his second major league game, blasting a solo homer to left in his second at bat of the night.
- Heralded rookie Manny Machado made his second straight start at third base on Friday, an indication that the 20-year-old might play third base on a regular basis.
- Manny Machado is getting his second straight start at third base tonight against the Royals, hitting eighth in the Orioles lineup.
- After dropping the rubber match, 4-2, to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon before an announced crowd of 33,919, the Orioles (29-19) have now lost five of seven games as they embark on a tough road trip to Toronto, Tampa Bay and Boston.
- With their 5-3 win over the Royals, the Orioles (25-14) went 11 games over .500 for the first time this season and ensured their stay in first place in the American League East for the night.