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Orioles right-hander Luis Ortiz didn't make a good first impression when he was acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers in the Jonathan Schoop deal. He was overweight and out of shape, but arrived at training camp this spring with a new body and a new lease on his baseball life.

Luis Ortiz has made good on his promise to his late great-grandfather by making the major leagues.

While the focus has been on trading the Orioles' pending free agents before this month's nonwaiver trade deadline, the focus is likely to shift to its top long-term assets, Kevin Gausman and Dylan Bundy.

The Orioles score just three runs in a three-game series in Milwaukee, lose, 4-0, to Brewers at Miller Park.

First pitch, broadcast info, starting pitchers, lineups and what to watch in the Orioles' game against the Brewers.

SARASOTA, Fla. ¿ Even though the Orioles handed out a historic four-year, $48-million deal to right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, the club believes it has gotten a deal given the money being handed out on the free-agent market.

Right-handed pitcher Grant Balfour signed a two-year deal Thursday with the Tampa Bay Rays, one of his former teams, that is reportedly worth $12 million total.

The Orioles have money to spend — perhaps as much as $17 million for this upcoming season — and are still looking to do so, according to the club's top executive.

Christmas may be over, but the Orioles still have plenty of items left on their offseason shopping list.

Fifteen of the 27 pitchers to start a division series game this year were developed by their current organization.

An argument could be made that the Orioles fielded a club this season with more stability — and talent — than the one that won 93 games and advanced to the American League Division Series in 2012.

With Major League Baseball's trade deadline Wednesday at 4 p.m., Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo does not see the next two days as an opportunity to blow up a struggling team or a chance to spark a late-season push.

Yesterday was a busy day in Birdland, and despite the Orioles' 5-2 loss to the White Sox here in Chicago, Baltimore fans had to be happy with the progress made Tuesday.

With the Orioles entering July in second place in the American League East and tied with the Oakland A's for the top Wild Card spot, it's natural to look ahead to the end of the month and baseball's non-waiver trade deadline.

The Orioles main priority heading into July 31¿s non-waiver trade deadline is adding a starting pitcher, and the club has been actively scouting potentially available arms, according to several sources.

There will be plenty of rumors over the next five weeks and the Orioles will likely be involved in many of them. The Orioles have some trade chips, but at what price would the club make a deal?

One of the teams the Orioles had to outlast to make the playoffs last season was the Tampa Bay Rays, and on Sunday night, the Rays made one of the biggest trades of the offseason.

The Orioles' first-half statistics aren't pretty, but they hold one statistical trump card. The only one that really, truly matters right now: .529. That's the fifth best winning percentage in the American League.

I want to know what you think the Orioles¿ five-man rotation should be by, say, the start of the second half. I¿ll let you pick one guy out of the organization, but only one.

Some Orioles notes on Manny Ramirez, roster additions, Jeff Larish, Jeremy Guthrie. The Orioles maintain some interest in signing Manny Ramirez.

MLB.com and its prospects guru Jonathan Mayo listed the Top 100 prospects in the sport this week. And there's great news and not-so-good news for Orioles fans.

Orioles: Luke Scott agrees to deal with Rays

Luke Scott, the outspoken, energetic slugger who spent four seasons in Baltimore and was named the 2010 Most Valuable Oriole, has agreed to a one-year deal with the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays that includes a 2013 option.

Predictions about what the Orioles might get done Tuesday at the winter meetings

New O's GM doesn't want to trade fan favorites, but knows difficult choices must be made