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Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb used his two starts on the team's West Coast swing to get his season on track, even as things fell apart around him.

The Orioles finally win a series on their fifth August attempt.

Orioles closer Zach Britton blew his first save since Sept. 20, 2015, on Wednesday against Oakland.

An early Orioles lead was erased just as quickly as it was built Sunday.

Orioles-A's recap

With less than a week to go before Opening Day, teams are paring down their rosters, which has led to an influx of free agents on the market.

Right-hander Tyler Wilson won¿t have many more opportunities to show the Orioles he deserves an Opening Day roster spot, but he did nothing to hurt his chances in the team's Grapefruit League game Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Ed Smith Stadium.

The Orioles' two premier relievers, closer Zach Britton and Darren O'Day, experienced vastly different results Thursday as they pitched in games on consecutive days for the first time this season.

Joey Rickard continued his push to make the Orioles' Opening Day roster with a pinch-hit winner Thursday.

Nick Markakis has seen Adam Jones make his share of spectacular defensive plays over the years, so the right fielder might be the best judge of the center fielder's talents.

The Orioles figured out a simple way Monday night to bust out of an offensive skid that cost them three games at Wrigley Field over the weekend. Get home -- and start homering.

Right-hander Evan Meek and left-hander Brian Matusz combined to give up nine runs -- including seven in a decisive sixth inning -- and the Orioles set a new season-high in runs allowed in a 12-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards.

The Orioles bullpen went into the sixth inning of Sunday afternoon¿s game against the Tampa Bay Rays having allowed just one runs over the past 30 innings or work.

For several weeks, the Baltimore Orioles¿ starting rotation was becoming one of the club¿s biggest strengths. And it wasn¿t the typical five pitchers, but rather a six-man rotation.

In a battle of minor league pitchers promoted for the afternoon game of Friday's day-night doubleheader, the Tampa Bay Rays' Alex Colome bested the Orioles' Kevin Gausman.

The Orioles recorded their best offensive output in the past 14 games as a pair of homers sent them to a 7-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in front of an announced 10,803 at Tropicana Field.

On Thursday night, the Orioles completed a three-game sweep of the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays with a 3-1 victory in front of an announced 11,076 at Tropicana Field.

The Orioles finished their Grapefruit League schedule with a 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays under the lights at Ed Smith Stadium on Thursday night.

SARASOTA, Fla. ¿ The rain has subsided here at the Ed Smith Stadium complex and it appear we¿re going to play tonight as the Orioles are scheduled to host the Rays tonight for a 7:05 game.

Tillman, who will be the team's Opening Day starter on Monday against the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards, made his first start in nine days after missing his last scheduled appearance with the flu.

With just four days until Opening Day rosters must be finalized, the Orioles made four cuts Wednesday afternoon.

The steady stream of fans heading toward the exits in the ninth inning of the Orioles' 7-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night signaled that they had seen enough.

Baltimore Orioles' offense simply couldn¿t take advantage of continual opportunities in a 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.

After making a critical error that fueled the Orioles¿ comeback from a two-run deficit, White Sox first baseman Adam Dunn hit a game-winning solo homer off Orioles right-hander Tommy Hunter in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the Orioles to a 3-2 walk-off loss in front of an announced 21,321 at U.S. Cellular Field.

Alexi Casilla's playing time has been sporadic this season, but the Orioles second baseman took advantage of just his second start in 12 days on Sunday.

Rays manager Joe Maddon blasted crew chief Gerry Davis, calling Sunday's replay review ¿baseball anarchy¿ and saying that Davis ¿made stuff up on the field.¿

Last year's Baltimore Orioles team avoided the long losing streak. Now this year's team must do the same.

Coming into Sunday afternoon's series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays at Camden Yards, Orioles pitchers had allowed 30 total runs in their past three games.

Here's what umpired crew chief Gerry Davis told me about the delay on today's replay review on Rays right fielder Matt Joyce's eventual home run ball in the Orioles' 3-1 loss to the Rays:

If they are going to continue to be successful, if they are going to hang around toward the top of the American League East standings all year, the Orioles have to buck this recent trend of short, uneven starts from their rotation.

The Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. This week, we exchanged emails with Matt Taylor, who blogs about the Orioles for Roar From 34.

Winning 16 straight extra-inning games last season, the Orioles managed to write chapter after chapter of unforgettable endings. But Thursday night's first extra-inning game of the season, a 10-inning 10-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, might have topped them all.

The Orioles' 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night painted an all too familiar picture for the team¿s starting rotation.

But when Matt Joyce¿s solo homer off reliever Tommy Hunter sailed into the right field seats ¿ giving the Rays an 8-7 walk-off win over the Orioles ¿ it ended a bullpen outing very uncharacteristic of the 2012 Orioles.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter unveiled a pull shift on a pair of left-handed hitters in Tuesday's regular season opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, placing third baseman Manny Machado in shallow right field.

Orioles and Rays lineups for Tuesday's Opening Day at Tropicana Field.

Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman struggled with his control early, but recovered well in 2 2/3 innings of work in his first career spring training start on Thursday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays at Ed Smith Stadium.