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Orioles optioned infielder Steve Tolleson to Triple-A Norfolk and moved Nolan Reimold from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list Tuesday to make room for Brian Roberts on the 25-man and 40-man rosters.

Seniors perform well in 4-3 loss at Camden Yards

Orioles have parted ways with one of their top scouts, national crosschecker Ron Hopkins, the Sun has learned.

Kevin Cowherd rounds up the latest news on the Baltimore Orioles.

That's the number of runs the Orioles bullpen allowed in the three games in 14 innings of work this series. With two extra-inning games, the teams played 31 innings this series. Their starting pitchers went seven innings just once and the pen had to account for five innings in Friday's series opener, something that usually leads to trouble later on.

Adam Jones had a simple request for the South team of the Brooks Robinson All-Star Game at Camden Yards on Sunday.

Matt Wieters' 10th-inning opposite-field RBI double gave the Orioles a 5-4 win -- their second walk-off victory in as many days -- over the Phillies on Sunday afternoon in front of a sellout crowd at Camden Yards.

Barring a last-minute setback, all indications are that Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts will be activated from the 60-day disabled list Tuesday before the club's three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Camden Yards.

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was mired in an 0-for-18 slump less than 24 hours ago, but you'd never know it now. When he singled off Phillies starter Cliff Lee to start the Orioles' brief two-out rally in the first inning on Sunday, it was his third consecutive hit -- including, of course, his dramatic walkoff homer in the 12th inning on Saturday.

Look for a low-scoring game today. Right-hander Jason Hammel (6-2, 2.97 ERA) heads to the mound for the Orioles. He will be opposed by left-hander Cliff Lee (0-3, 2.92), who is winless through his first three starts for the first time in his career.

There's no wonder why. Jones has delivered in the clutch this season. Even during his biggest slump of the season -- Jones snapped a 0-for-18 slump with a ninth-inning single -- he still wanted to be aggressive at the plate.

The Orioles and Phillies played into the early evening, as the shadows crept over Camden Yards, until Adam Jones -- who snapped a 0-for-18 slump in his previous at-bat -- gave the Orioles a 6-4, 12-inning win with a two-run walk-off homer in front of 46,611 at Camden Yards, giving the Orioles their eighth win in 10 extra-inning games.

While watching Jake Arrieta struggle on the mound against the Phillies on Friday night, Orioles manager Buck Showalter firmly believed that sending Arrieta to Triple-A was the best solution.

In a span of nine wild weeks, Jake Arrieta has gone from newly anointed anchor of the Orioles¿ young starting rotation to a pitcher so saddled with frustration that the called himself ¿lost¿ after his last outing.

When Jake Arrieta was named the Orioles' Opening Day starter this season, he talked about the magnitude of the honor and the leadership responsibility it carried. But the 26-year-old right-hander has looked lost for much of the season.

Having never been on the disabled list in his career, Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis is finding it's almost as painful being away from the team as it is dealing with hamate bone surgery.

Nick Markakis was in the clubhouse sporting a bandage on his right palm/wrist to conceal the stitches from his hamate bone surgery on June 1.

Red Sox rock Brian Matusz in 7-0 win

As Old Mill senior Josh Hader was driving toward Camden Yards yesterday, he was thinking about the news conference for the 31st annual Brooks Robinson All-Star game that he was about to attend at the warehouse. Then he got a call telling him he was drafted by the Orioles.

A few fun facts about the 49-year-old lefty the Orioles signed to a minor-league deal Wednesday.

More than 16 years after he left Baltimore and joined the Dan Duquette-led Boston Red Sox, ageless left-hander Jamie Moyer is back in the Orioles organization.

As Old Mill senior Josh Hader was driving toward Camden Yards yesterday, he was thinking about the news conference for the 31st annual Brooks Robinson All-Star game that he was about to attend at the warehouse. Then he got a call telling him he was drafted by the Orioles.

Real cool moment in the Orioles clubhouse today when William ¿Steel¿ Russell, son of Orioles bench coach and former Pirates manager, John, learned that the Orioles had taken him in the 32nd round of the amateur draft.

Saturday¿s starter has still not been determined. Jake Arrieta will pitch Friday and Jason Hammel will pitch Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Lefty Zach Britton pitches today for Triple-A Norfolk, so he is not an option.

For the first time in his career, Gary Rajsich isn't just making suggestions on players, he'll be calling the shots starting Monday night, when the Orioles select fourth overall in baseball's annual amateur draft.

As an usher for the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Gordon Huggins has witnessed six World Series, Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-setting 2,131st consecutive game, and many of the best players in the game's history.

Andy Freed of Ellicott City is the announcer for the Tampa Bay Rays

The Orioles have agreed to terms with well-traveled left-handed reliever J.C. Romero on a minor league deal, the club announced Thursday afternoon.

Nick Johnson had his first multi-homer game in nearly six years, but the Orioles allowed homers to the bottom three hitters in an injury-plagued Red Sox lineup in a 6-5 loss.

Nick Markakis leads the Orioles to victory with home run in 11th inning

The Orioles challenged 19-year-old Dylan Bundy on Monday by allowing him to pitch five innings for the first time in his young pro career.

As an usher for the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Gordon Huggins has witnessed six World Series, Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-setting 2,131st consecutive game, and many of the best players in the game's history.

The Nationals held a pre-sale for the series in February and March open only to fans with credit cards linked to addresses in Washington, Maryland and Virginia. "We don't release ticket sales numbers, but I can tell you that this is the most successful pre-sale we've had," Nationals chief operating officer Andy Feffer said. The club also offered two free tickets for later games to fans who bought two seats for this weekend.

Robert Andino and the Orioles are not stopping to look back at last year's walk-off win over the Red Sox in the regular-season finale. As the team faces Boston for the first time since Andino's big hit, it says its focus is on 2012.

If there was ever an injury that could sorely test the Ravens' stoic "Next Man Up" philosophy, reigning Defensive Player of the Year Terrell Suggs may have suffered it when he damaged his Achilles tendon this week -- reportedly in a pickup basketball game.

Orioles' Adam Jones: Bring on K-9 units and Tasers for trespassers

Orioles minor league pitcher Dontrelle Willis has reportedly left the club's Triple-A affliate in Norfolk without the organization¿s permission after being placed on the minor league restricted list.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter has no reservations about putting Mark Reynolds back at third base. The Orioles signed veteran righty Joel Pineiro to a minor league deal and

The Orioles have signed 33-year-old right-hander Joel Pineiro to a minor league deal. He reported today to the club¿s extended spring complex in Sarasota, Fla., where he will work out with club trainers until he is ready to pitch in games ¿ likely beginning at Triple-A Norfolk.

New York Yankees starter Freddy Garcia uncorked five wild pitches, becoming the first major league pitcher to do that since Philadelphia¿s Ken Howell on April 5, 1989.

Camden Yards set the bar in 1992, but now it must change to stay with the times

Atholton alum Steve Lombardozzi appears to have secured a roster spot with the Nationals.

Outfielder Jai Miller, who has been shelved for several days because of tendinitis in his right knee, may be able to play in Monday's night game against the Pirates.

There's little debate to the notion that Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz has pitched well this spring training — especially considering he's coming off an awful 2011 season — but whether he's dazzled the Baltimore brass enough to earn a starting rotation spot still remains to be seen.

While dealing with a left hamstring injury this spring, Orioles right-hander Jason Berken maintained a throwing program to keep his arm in shape.