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LaMonte Wade Jr., an Owings Mills native who played at St. Paul’s, was called up to the Minnesota Twins from Triple-A Rochester on Thursday.

Dylan Bundy traded shutout innings with Chris Sale until the Red Sox caught up to him in the sixth inning. Red Sox defeated the Orioles, 7-2, at Camden Yards.

With $8.5 million in international bonus pool slots for the 2018-19 period, the Orioles have used nearly all of it under new GM Mike Elias and Koby Perez.

When the MLB All-Star ballot updated Monday, Trey Mancini was the only Oriole to break 100,000 votes.

Peter Schmuck's "News Item" column on a variety of subjects including an NFL preseason game in Canada, Le'Veon Bell's female problem and a Warriors prediction.

In taking Adley Rutschman with the MLB draft's first pick, the Orioles added a potent switch-hitter at a position that isn't often seen in the top five picks.

Who is Adley Rutschman, the Orioles' No. 1 draft pick?

Peter Schmuck's takes on Drake and the Raptors along with a bunch of other news items from the past week.

After a career-low 89.8 mph average fastball velocity in his last start, analyzing how Orioles starter Dylan Bundy typically bounces back from that.

Friday, the Orioles began a nine-game homestand with a 3-10 record in Baltimore. Both manager Brandon Hyde and outfielder Trey Mancini pointed to this season’s slow start at Camden Yards as a case of a small sample size.

Orioles legend and Hall of Famer Jim Palmer says he sees a more confident Chris Davis as the team returns to Chicago, the site of Palmer's comments calling into question Davis' work ethic and desire to break out of his slump last May.

In an Orioles bullpen that has faced plenty of turnover one month into the 2019 campaign, Sunday marked perhaps a record day of change. Excluding the three position players manager Brandon Hyde has sent to the mound, the Orioles have deployed 18 relief pitchers this season, the most in baseball.

Sunday, the Orioles recalled catcher Austin Wynns and right-handers Branden Kline and Luis Ortiz from Triple-A Norfolk. Right-hander Alex Cobb was placed on the injured list, right-hander Jimmy Yacabonis was optioned to Norfolk, and catcher Jesús Sucre was designated for assignment.

Right-hander Dylan Bundy allowed four runs in five innings while striking out eight as the Twins swept the Orioles with a 4-1 victory at Target Field, their 12th straight win over Baltimore.

Orioles on deck: Lineups, pitching matchups and how to watch Sunday's game at Twins

Orioles outfielders have spent the first month of the season not only getting comfortable with life in a major league outfield, but also with each other. The Orioles have deployed eight starting outfield combinations through 28 games.

Five home runs against Orioles relievers Saturday lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 9-2 win and their second series victory over Baltimore in a week.

After delivering his American League-leading 39th hit of the season in the first inning of Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Twins, Orioles right fielder Trey Mancini exited with what manager Brandon Hyde clarified afterward was a bruised right index finger.

The Orioles entered this weekend’s series with the Minnesota Twins with the worst staff ERA in baseball. The team’s young pitching staff is required to put together competitive outings while learning how to, and how not to, pitch in the major leagues throughout them.

On a night he extended his hitting streak to eight games and boosted his status as the American League’s leader in hits, Trey Mancini left his three-hit performance in the Orioles' loss Friday to the Minnesota Twins more concerned more with an at-bat that ended unsuccessfully.

Orioles on deck: Pitching matchups and how to watch Saturday's game at Twins

Right-hander Alex Cobb gave up four home runs, including three straight in the first inning, in the Orioles' 6-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Friday. The Orioles have allowed 64 home runs through 27 games.

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde announced Friday that right-hander David Hess would be available out of the bullpen as the team opened a rotation spot for Means, who will pitch during the upcoming series at the Chicago White Sox.

Here's what you need to know before the Orioles' game Friday night at the Minnesota Twins.

Left-hander John Means pitched five strong innings to continue his rotation case as the Orioles held on for a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox, clinching their first home series win of the season.

As Orioles relievers Miguel Castro and Tanner Scott look to put Monday's struggles behind them, manager Brandon Hyde and his coaching staff have to help players improve and focus on development while ensuring that the results matter, too.

Alex Cobb traded a bullpen session for a simulated game on Monday in an attempt to refine his command after two injuries hamper his ability to get into a routine.

For four innings Monday night at Camden Yards against the Chicago White Sox, it seemed as if Orioles right-hander David Hess had rediscovered whatever he had working for him on the month’s first day in Toronto. The fifth frame, though, looked more like the three weeks since.

Dwight Smith Jr. has been one of the most productive hitters in the Orioles lineup this month, but quadriceps tightness knocked him out of Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Twins.

Dylan Bundy and the Orioles kept the ball in the park Sunday, but that wasn't enough in a 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins that secured the club's second home sweep of the season.

Orioles on deck vs. Twins

The Orioles have been giving up home runs at a record pace this season and Saturday shattered the major league record for homers allowed by the end of April. The 17 hit in the doubleheader sweep by the Twins also set a major league record.

The Orioles lost to the Minnesota Twins, 6-5, in the first game of a doubleheader at Oriole Park.

Jonathan Schoop played at Oriole Park at Camden Yards as a visitor for the first time Saturday, with the Orioles' longtime second baseman facing them as a member of the Minnesota Twins.

After a minor league career that included three elbow surgeries and a move to the bullpen, Branden Kline, a Frederick native and the Orioles' second-round pick in the 2012 draft, got his first major league call-up Saturday as the 26th man for the Orioles' doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins.

Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Blake Snell won the American League Cy Young Award in 2018, posting a 1.06 ERA in his 10 starts with Jesús Sucre behind the plate. Now, Sucre is the Orioles' starting catcher and trying to have the same impact on Baltimore's young staff that he did on Snell.

The Orioles' game Friday night against the Minnesota Twins has been postponed due to rain.

With right-hander Alex Cobb coming off the injured list to start the Orioles’ series opener with the Minnesota Twins on Friday, left-hander John Means’ stay in the rotation has temporarily ended, but he remains an option to receive starts down the line.

Hyun Soo Kim's continued popularity in South Korea is evident in a commercial he shot for Baltimore-based Under Armour (he had signed an endorsement deal with the company when he joined the Orioles).

Fresh off about 50 pitches in the ballpark he used to call home, right-hander Alex Cobb is expected to come off the injured list to start for the Orioles in Friday’s series opener against the Minnesota Twins at Camden Yards, manager Brandon Hyde said Tuesday.

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was ejected for arguing MLB's slide rule at second base in the fifth inning of Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox.

Orioles left-hander John Means' eye-opening start to the season continued Sunday with five strong innings against the Boston Red Sox, illustrating just how much has changed for him since he made his major league debut last season.

Orioles outfielder Dwight Smith Jr. was scratched from Sunday's lineup with a sore right leg but is still available, the team announced.

Remember when Brady Anderson, Brooks Robinson and Howdy Myers were on the sports pages?

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis was left out of the lineup for the second game of the season against tough left-hander James Paxton, but manager Brandon Hyde said it won't always be the case.

Orioles fans spent Thursday's Opening Day loss to the New York Yankees trying to get to know a team full of unfamiliar faces.

Andrew Cashner pitched just two innings in his final spring start so that he can remain available to replace Alex Cobb as Opening Day starter if needed.

Orioles Opening Day starter Alex Cobb left Saturday night's exhibition start with right groin soreness, throwing his Thursday start against the New York Yankees into doubt.

The two Orioles relievers that filled in for Alex Cobb on Saturday night allowed four runs each in an 8-7 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Chris Davis hit his second homer of the spring.

Orioles third baseman Rio Ruiz has opened eyes at camp, but could find himself left off the Opening Day roster in favor of Renato Núñez for factors out of his control.