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Looking at the key additions, key losses and outlooks for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays.

There aren't many lefty starting options in free agency besides David Price and Wei-Yin Chen

Matt Wieters is not in the Orioles starting lineup for the second straight day today after injuring his left wrist attempting to make a diving play at first basel Friday night.

Outfielder Nolan Reimold is on his way to Toronto to join the Orioles. He won¿t be activated for today¿s game, but he was slated to start on Sunday against Blue Jays left-hander Mark Buehrle. Reimold is hitting .400 (6-for-15) with two doubles, one homer and three RBIs in his career against Buehrle.

Two days after acquiring Troy Tulowitzki, a hitter they didn¿t seem to need, the Blue Jays forked over top prospect Daniel Norris for two months of David Price, one of baseball's few unquestioned No. 1 starters.

When the Orioles needed an additional relief arm, they selected the contract of Mychal Givens — the club's 2009 second-round draft pick — to make the jump from Double-A Bowie to the major leagues.

After taking a tie game into the bottom of the eighth, the Orioles were on the brink of disaster as reliever Darren O¿Day loaded the bases with no outs. Somehow, O¿Day escaped the inning without allowing a run, and the Orioles rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth to give them a 5-3 win over the Jays in front of a sellout crowd of 46,018.

TORONTO ¿ In need of another bullpen arm, the Orioles have added right-handed reliever Mychal Givens from Double-A Bowie.

TORONTO ¿ The Orioles haven't played their first game on the Rogers Centre¿s controversial new artificial turf, but they've already had their first adventure on it.

The Orioles are glad to get out of Boston, where their four-game series seemed to last an eternity.

The 12 runs were the most the Orioles have allowed in a home opener since the first game of the team¿s disastrous 0-21 start to the 1988 season.

Baltimore Orioles were down 4-0 in the first inning, but Adam Jones just kept hitting in loss to Blue Jays.

Opening Day is a celebration of a new season, with looks back at previous successes and excitement for the future. Here are the highlights and firsts of Friday's home opener between the Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays.

Buck Showalter will leave the team in late April for the memorial service for his father-in-law, who died Thursday.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter doesn't like to draw attention to any of the tweaks that he makes to the lineup. But when he dropped Chris Davis to the No. 7 spot -- the lowest the first baseman has hit since 2012 -- for Tuesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, it raised some eyebrows.

The Orioles wasted no time taking control of the series Tuesday, posting their best offensive output in more than two months in a 9-3 win over the Blue Jays in front of an announced 36,183.

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.

The Orioles got Game 1 in a key four game series with the Blue Jays

On Thursday night, against a Toronto Blue Jays team that has one of the most dangerous lineups in baseball, right-hander Kevin Gausman made a strong case to remain in the Orioles starting rotation.

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 left-hander Brian Matusz is available for today's series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays after being bedridden the past two days with an illness that included a brief stay in a local hospital.

Eight of the Orioles first 11 games have been decided by two runs or fewer.

Manny Machado gets six at-bats and is cleared to sprint.

With the signing of Masahiro Tanaka, it looks like everyone in the American League East can join hands and sing in protest to those mighty, free-spending New York Yankees.

The Yankees have nine players making $15 million or more for 2014; the Orioles have one

The Orioles were well represented Friday when finalists for this season's AL Gold Glove awards were named.

Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez led the Orioles to a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays Thursday night to win the season series against the American League East¿s last place club.

In a game that featured the top two home-run hitting teams in the majors, the Orioles blasted Toronto left-hander Mark Buehrle for three homers, including Adam Jones¿ three-run blast, to give the Orioles a 8-5 win over the Blue Jays in Friday night¿s series opener in front of an announced 42,660 at Camden Yards.

The Orioles designated right-hander Jair Jurrjens for assignment Friday to clear room on the 40-man roster for right-hander Jairo Asencio, who joined the Orioles before the series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Orioles, Yankees, Red Sox, Rays and Blue Jays all feel they can win American League East in 2013.

Left fielder could end up on disabled list at end of spring training if he can't play in field on regular basis

The Blue Jays have brought a pretty good lineup to Sarasota on Thursday, for early March anyway

The Orioles are back in Dunedin today to face the Blue Jays.

Orioles spring training Sarasota

The Orioles played on the Ed Smith Stadium main field for the first time this spring on Thursday afternoon, making it the site for their second straight day of intrasquad games.