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Orioles camp roster contains many pitchers but is short on starting rotation experience

Of the 35 pitchers the Orioles will bring to big league camp, only nine have ever made a major league start.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Feb 2, 2018

• Sports

Though Orioles tend to wait, November bargains exist for free-agent starting pitchers

The Orioles more often than not wait until later in the offseason to sign free-agent pitchers, but there has been plenty of value in November recently, too.

By Jon Meoli

Nov 3, 2017

• Sports

Orioles recap: Yovani Gallardo returns in 4-2 win over Blue Jays

It's too early for the Orioles to breathe a sigh of relief after Yovani Gallardo delivered a very solid five innings in his first start back in the rotation.

By Peter Schmuck

Jun 18, 2016

• Baltimore Orioles

Orioles on deck: J.J. Hardy and Yovani Gallardo return, what to watch Saturday vs. Blue Jays

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

By Josh Land

Jun 18, 2016

• Sports

Orioles batters have no answer for knuckleballer Wright, who throws complete game

Before the Orioles faced Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright on Monday afternoon, manager Buck Showalter likened hitting baseball's most unpredictable pitch to "swatting a butterfly with a needle."

By Eduardo A. Encina

May 30, 2016

• Sports

Even in walk-off win, Orioles struggling to sustain offense

There's no doubt the Orioles lineup has big-inning potential, and there was no greater example of that than Friday's nine-run seventh inning in Texas. Aside from that inning, the Orioles have been unable to manufacture any sort of sustainable offense since their 7-0 start to the season, which is a troubling sign.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Apr 20, 2016

• Toronto Blue Jays

Orioles on deck: What to watch Wednesday vs. Blue Jays

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

By Josh Land

Apr 20, 2016

• Sports

Orioles-Blue Jays postponed by rain, to be played as part of doubleheader Wednesday

The Orioles¿ game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday has been postponed due to inclement weather and will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader beginning at 4:05 p.m. at Camden Yards.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Sep 29, 2015

• Sports

Orioles morning observations on Ubaldo Jimenez, Adam Jones, Kevin Gausman and Bud Norris

Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez certainly deserved a win Friday night against the Chicago White Sox. And more often than now, holding an opponent to one run over seven innings will get a victory.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jul 4, 2015

• Sports

AL East previews: Toronto Blue Jays

By Jon Meoli

Apr 3, 2015

• Sports

Showalter gives Gamboa encouragement with knuckleball, plus notes on Tillman and Britton

Even though Eddie Gamboa struggled in his short time in big league camp this spring, Orioles manager Buck Showalter believes he's further along in the his transformation into a knuckleballer than former Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey was at the same time.

• Maryland

Arts Council offers a series of baseball films

• Sports

Orioles notes on not knowing ALDS opponent, postseason rotation and more

Orioles manager Buck Showalter wants to see his collective group of starters in action today for the team's final regular-season game and last action before Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Thursday.

• Sports

Miguel Gonzalez scheduled to start regular season finale in Toronto

Right-hander Miguel Gonzalez will likely start the Orioles' regular-season finale in Toronto on Sunday.

• Sports

Orioles hitters shut down in 5-1 loss to Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night

The Orioles struggled mightily against Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Drew Hutchison, managing only one hit in a 5-1 loss Wednesday night in front of an announced 33,054 at the Rogers Centre.

• Maryland

Commentary: Pearce blooming late

• Sports

Orioles: Davis delivers in key situation

• Sports

Norris continues Orioles' strong run of pitching, Davis homers in 3-2 win over Blue Jays

Counting Saturday afternoon's 3-2 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Orioles have registered six consecutive quality starts, padding their season high. That's a huge turnaround for a rotation that entered the week with the fourth-worst ERA in the AL.

• Sports

O's rotation set for Tampa; Caliendo brings laughs; Saturday's lineups

Miguel Gonzalez and Kevin Gausman are expected to start in Tampa.

• Sports

Chen, Birds blank Boston

• Orioles

Orioles bullpen gives up six runs in 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays

The overused Orioles bullpen -- asked to do so much over the first five games of this road trip -- gave up a pair of three-run homers in the eighth inning in a 9-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

• Sports

Orioles clearly can't deal with prosperity

If you just look at the 9-3 final score from the Orioles' loss Tuesday night in Toronto, you'd never know that the club is riding a strange wave of reversible momentum.

• Baseball

Orioles hitters look to continue success over R.A. Dickey

The Blue Jays traded for R.A. Dickey ahead of the 2013 season for the knuckleballer to anchor their rebuilt rotation, but he hasn't found much success against his division rival from Baltimore.

• Sports

Showalter 'proud' of Orioles after American League-leading six Gold Glove finalists

The Orioles were well represented Friday when finalists for this season's AL Gold Glove awards were named.

• Orioles

Orioles minor leaguer Eddie Gamboa takes his knuckleball to Triple-A Norfolk

Eddie Gamboa, the Orioles knuckleballer who tossed a no-hitter June 30 with Bowie, makes his first start for Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday.

• Maryland

Orioles Notebook: Gausman adjusting to bullpen role

• Sports

Taking a look at Orioles second baseman Ryan Flaherty's sudden success at the plate

For much of the season, Orioles second baseman Ryan Flaherty struggled at the plate. But now, as Brian Roberts is on the verge of being activated from the disabled list to take over starting second-base duties, Flaherty has found his comfort zone at the plate.

• Sports

Orioles suffer 7-6 walk-off loss to Blue Jays

Pedro Strop gave up the game-winning hit to Toronto. Orioles manager Buck Showalter was ejected in the second inning.

• Sports

Showalter on overturned call: 'Two wrongs don't make a right'

That¿s when Showalter teed off on home plate umpire Angel Hernandez on a curious call in the second inning of the Orioles 7-6 loss to the Blue Jays.

• Sports

Orioles manager Buck Showalter ejected from Friday night's game against Blue Jays

TORONTO -- Orioles manager Buck Showalter was ejected from Friday night¿s game against the Blue Jays in the second inning after a heated argument with home plate umpire Angel Hernandez.

• Maryland

Davis hits 2 homers as O's crush Tigers

• Orioles

Freddy Garcia wins unlikely pitcher's duel as Orioles take 3 of 4 from Nationals

Anchored by eight scoreless innings from 36-year-old Freddy Garcia, the Orioles beat the Nationals 2-0 in front of an announced 30,655 at Camden Yards.

• Orioles

Orioles bats stay hot in a 6-5 win against the Toronto Blue Jays

For the second time within an 18-hour span, the Orioles bats jumped on a Toronto starter early.

• Sports

Jake Arrieta sent back to Triple-A to make room for Gausman

Orioles right-hander Jake Arrieta, who hasn't pitched in 16 days, was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk before Thursday's game to make space on the 25-man roster for starter Kevin Gausman.

• Sports

More with Phil Niekro on working with Zach Clark and Eddie Gamboa

In today's Baltimore Sun, I wrote a story on the Orioles' efforts to convert minor-league pitchers Zach Clark and Eddie Gamboa. Both are working under the tutelage of Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro, who won 318 games and revolutionized the knuckleball, at Double-A Bowie.

• Orioles

Orioles minor leaguers Clark and Gamboa hope knuckleball lands them in big leagues

The Orioles are hoping Zach Clark and Eddie Gamboa can take their careers to the next level by learning from Phil Niekro and mastering the knuckleball.

• Sports

Orioles notes and observations (road trip, Hammel, Clark, Gavin Floyd)

The Orioles were 7-4 on this last road trip; 6-5 would have been a success.

• Sports

Zach Clark clears waivers, sent to Bowie to work on knuckler

Zach Clark will join the Bowie Baysox and work on his knuckleball with Phil Niekro.

• Sports

Around the AL East: Storylines through the first few weeks

A look at a main storyline for each of the Orioles' opponents in the AL East, as well as a look at who's hot and who's not on each club.

• Sports

Five Baltimore Orioles stats that stand out this week

Each Wednesday, Baltimore Sun blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Baltimore Orioles.

• Maryland

O's solve Dickey early, hold on for win

• Orioles

Orioles rally against R.A. Dickey in 4-3 win over Blue Jays

The Orioles battered reigning National League Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey at Camden Yards in their first meeting against him as a member of the bolstered Toronto Blue Jays.

• Maryland

Orioles Notebook: Hunter reflects on Saturday's save

• Sports

Orioles' bats go cold in 3-0 loss to Yankees

The Orioles managed just five hits — all singles — against Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda, who recorded the first complete-game shutout against Baltimore since the Mets' R.A. Dickey did it last June.

• Orioles

O's and their opponents prepared for a 'five-horse race' in the AL East

Orioles, Yankees, Red Sox, Rays and Blue Jays all feel they can win American League East in 2013.

• Sports

Orioles notes and observations: Schoop, Strop, leadership, Huff

Jonathan Schoop and Pedro Strop had great days representing the Orioles at the World Baseball Classic

• Sports

Is there an underdog in the AL East this season?

Here's another subplot in the build-up to what could be a free-for-all in the AL East this summer: Almost every team in the division can play the nobody-believed-in-us card.

• Baltimore City Paper

Bar Raised for O's

• Maryland

Commentary: O's lack of offseason moves puzzling

• Maryland

Orioles face heightened expectations