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- Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said he's "disappointed a lot" that star outfielder Trey Mancini was left off the American League All-Star roster.
- An Associated Press analysis found that this year's All-Star starting lineups could be the youngest in major league history.
- Anthony Santander robbed a home run, then Richie Martin hit one to provide insurance in the Orioles' 4-1 victory to even their series with the Astros.
- Ramírez never got it going in Sunday’s 8-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field, which handed the hosts the series win and dropped the Orioles back to 50 games below .500 at 37-87.
- For Orioles rookie Cedric Mullins, the occasion of his first major league home run was outranked by the bunt single that helped spark an earlier rally.
- Alex Cobb had his best start in an Orioles uniform and the team had a well-earned 4-2 win over the Cleveland Indians before a sellout crowd of 35,007.
- With a pair of consecutive swings in the 10th inning of the 89th All-Star Game at Nationals Park, the two young Houston Astros stars did what everyone else did: they hit home runs.
- Everything you need to know about the 2018 MLB All-Star Game, as well as an unfortunate weather forecast.
- Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman pitched a rare immaculate inning en route to eight solid frames Monday night, but still lost, 2-1, to the Cleveland Indians because of his one mistake and the team's fruitless offense.
- Right-hander Andrew Cashner didn't allow a hit with a runner in scoring position in his first four games as an Oriole. Then came Sunday.
- Chris Tillman allowed three homers on Saturday while Indians righty Mike Clevinger beat the Orioles with a two-hit shutout.
- Orioles catcher Chance Sisco threw out three would-be base stealers in his best career game behind the plate as his playing time grows this week.
- Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy continued his spectacular start to the season, and overcame some of the bad baseball that defined the six-game losing streak he helped end in the process.
- The Orioles have agreed to terms with first-round draft selection D. J. Stewart, according to an industry source.
- CLEVELAND ¿ Matt Wieters, who made his regular season debut Friday night, is back in the Orioles starting lineup today¿s as the team¿s designated hitter against Indians right-hander Danny Salazar.
- Nelson Cruz was selected third on six Most Valauble Player ballots and left completely off 13.
- Orioles designated hitter-left fielder Nelson Cruz finished seventh in the Baseball Writers' Association of America's voting for American League Most Valuable Player, while center fielder Adam Jones placed 14th.
- A day after Orioles manager Buck Showalter finished second in the Sporting News' American League Manager of the Year voting, none of the team's players were selected for the publication's AL All-Star team.
- Stuck in one of their longest offensive droughts of the season, the Orioles finally broke through with two runs in the sixth inning Sunday afternoon.
- Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, making his second start since coming off the disabled list last Saturday, remained maddeningly inconsistent in the Orioles' 6-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians Saturday night.
- J.J. Hardy missed three games with a sprained left thumb, but is in the starting lineup Friday.
- Designated hitter Nelson Cruz and center fielder Adam Jones, the Orioles' two representatives who played in the All-Star Game on Tuesday at Target Field in Minneapolis, had similar results in each of their two at-bats during the annual event.
- Adam Jones is having a career year for the Orioles, but his candidacy for the All-Star game is being dissected.
- Adam Jones makes a strong case to join Nelson Cruz as an All Star. Others seem unlikely
- Facing his former club, Ubaldo Jimenez recorded just 12 outs and was unable to retire a batter before being chased from a five-run fifth inning as the Orioles lost 9-0 to the Cleveland Indians in front of an announced 36,873 at Camden Yards.
- Left-hander Troy Patton, the Orioles' fifth reliever, gave up two runs and three hits in the 13th, sending the club to its first loss in five extra-inning games this season with an 8-7 loss to the Indians.
- CLEVELAND ¿ Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman didn¿t deny it: A pair of leadoff walks that led to runs hurt him in Baltimore¿s 4-3 loss to Cleveland.
- Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman, making a bid for his 16th win of the season, was chased from the game in the sixth inning and the Orioles offense was held scoreless for eight innings. And then the Jekyll-and-Hyde Orioles offense orchestrated a ninth-inning rally that just fell short in a 4-3 loss to the Indians before an announced 9,962 at Progressive Field.
- And when Indians ace Justin Masterson was forced from Monday¿s series opener in the second inning with soreness on the left side of his rib cage, the door of opportunity swung wide open as the Orioles stormed through with a 7-2 win in front of an announced 15,020 at Progressive Field
- Making just his fourth start this month, Casilla hit his first homer of the season ¿ and his first since last August ¿ a three-run shot off Cleveland right-hander Justin Masterson in the seventh inning to give the Orioles a 6-3 win over the Indians.
- And the Indians didn¿t cool off on a muggy night in Baltimore, coming back from a two-run deficit to beat the Orioles, 5-2, before an announced crowd of 18,544.
- Right-hander Justin Masterson pitched masterfully, the Orioles made a key baserunning error and the Indians snapped the Orioles¿ five-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory.
- Zach Britton threw six shutout innings and the Orioles escaped rally in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Cleveland Indians, 4-3, for their fifth straight win.