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The Orioles lost their third straight game for the first time in this young season, falling to the Blue Jays 4-2.

In the Orioles' 13-6 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday night at the Rogers Centre, Bud Norris lasted just 21/3 innings, his shortest nonweather-related start in nearly three years.

Jose Bautista and Adam Jones exchange gestures after another irritating home run celebration

TORONTO ¿ The Orioles haven't played their first game on the Rogers Centre¿s controversial new artificial turf, but they've already had their first adventure on it.

A defensive error by Wei-Yin Chen in the third opened the door to an ugly four-run inning as the Orioles dropped a 7-1 decision to the Boston Red Sox on Patriots Day.

Despite a gloomy forecast that calls for rain throughout the day today, it looks like the Orioles and Red Sox will start their 11:05 a.m. Patriots' Day game on time this morning.

There¿s no question that the Orioles¿ bullpen is trying to find its way through the first two weeks of the season. And a major part of that process is figuring out the role Rule 5 pick Jason Garcia will play among the relief corps.

The Orioles came away with an 8-3 victory backed by center fielder Adam Jones' five-RBI afternoon in front of an announced sellout crowd of 37,761.

The team lost their third starter to injury on Saturday as second baseman Jonathan Schoop went on the 15-day disabled list with a Grade 1 partial PCL tear and an MCL sprain in his right knee.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he spoke to Major League Baseball¿s chief baseball officer Joe Torre in the aftermath of Friday¿s strange game in which right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez was ejected, but wouldn¿t divulge any details of his conversation.

Peter Schmuck looks at the Orioles bullpen, Jimmy Paredes' status, and the rival New York Yankees.

Buck Showalter will leave the team in late April for the memorial service for his father-in-law, who died Thursday.

Ryan Flaherty has started at shortstop and second base so far this year.

Ryan Flaherty gets his third straight start this season.

In postgame interviews following the Orioles' 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays Monday, outfielders Travis Snider and Alejandro De Aza were already toeing the company line. Both spewed cliches about how it¿s all about the team and not individual accomplishments.

The Orioles were ready for the regular season to start a week ago. They had long since had enough of meaningless Grapefruit League games and the drills on the back fields in Sarasota.

The Orioles' roster carousel spun before the first pitch of Opening Day and it's not expected to stop revolving any time soon, though Dan Duquette thinks it might slow down.

With three superstars fleeing in free agency, the Baltimore Orioles still find a way to win on Opening Day.

Baltimore Sun reporters provide instant analysis of the Orioles' Opening Day win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Orioles have posted their Opening Day lineup against the Tampa Bay Rays. Ryan Flaherty gets the start at shortstop over Everth Cabrera.

The Orioles set their Opening Day roster Sunday, with a couple mild surprises. Catcher Steve Clevenger beat out Ryan Lavarnway for the backup catcher job and right-handers Ryan Webb and Rule 5 pick Jason Garcia are among 14 pitchers that made the 25-man roster.

SARASOTA, Fla. ¿ The Orioles play the Braves at night again, this time at Ed Smith Stadium.

The Orioles will make their first of two trips to Lake Buena Vista, the home of Disney World, to face the Atlanta Braves at ESPN Wide World of Sports.

Expect to see plenty of lineup shuffling that will include a revolving door at designated hitter this year.

Logan Verrett, 24, is trying to make the Orioles as a Rule 5 pick after going 11-5 at Triple-A Las Vegas in the New York Mets organization last season.

A trade or two may be needed to help ease roster decisions this week

With past examples like Steve Pearce and Miguel Gonzalez on their roster, players who need a second chance know the Baltimore Orioles are just the place to be.

It was fair of Dan Duquette to assume that the Orioles could replace Nelson Cruz's major-league-leading home run total and Nick Markakis's offensive production if all else went well. It just wasn't fair to assume that all else would go well.

Buck Showalter doesn't want to "rob Peter to pay Paul" when it comes to his shortstop situation.

As the injuries pile up for the Orioles, their depth is going to be tested. But they should be fine at shortstop and in the outfield.

J.J. Hardy has a muscle strain in his shoulder and will not be ready for Opening Day.

If David Lough goes to the disabled list, it lessens the Orioles' roster crunch.

Orioles outfielder David Lough has been scratched from the starting lineup for today's Grapefruit League game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

It is less than two weeks until the Orioles open the regular season on April 6 in Tampa Bay, but with 13 Grapefruit League games remaining in spring training, they still have plenty of time to finalize their 25-man Opening Day roster.

The Orioles used three homers and another strong performance from expected Opening Day starter Chris Tillman to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4, before 7,883 fans at Ed Smith Stadium.

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters was scheduled to have precautionary X-rays taken before Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Pittsburgh Pirates as Ed Smith Stadium.

Orioles infielder Ryan Flaherty was hit in the head by a pitch on Tuesday. He hopes to play Thursday.

The wind was blowing out of Ed Smith Stadium, but it was the Minnesota Twins who took greater advantage of the homer-friendly conditions on the way to a wild 10-9 victory over the Orioles on Tuesday.

Orioles Rule 5 pick Jason Garcia, who hasn¿t pitched in a week after tweaking his left hamstring, is slated to throw a live batting practice session today.

SARASOTA, Fla. - For the first time this spring, Orioles starters Adam Jones, Chris Davis, Manny Machado and Steve Pearce will make a road trip this afternoon at the O's travel north to Bradenton to play the Pirates at McKechnie Field.

DUNEDIN, Fla. ¿ The Orioles making their second of three trips to Florida Auto Exchange Stadium this spring for a 1:07 p.m. start.

This spring, Everth Cabrera is receiving his first extended time at second base since playing in Low-A minor league ball in 2008, as the Orioles evaluate what the former All-Star shortstop can do.

Baltimore Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph worked as a landscaper, UPS driver to support himself; he's not the only one

The Orioles rallied from an early three-run deficit on Friday at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, but still lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4, in a game that was delayed 100-minutes by rain.

SARASOTA, Fla. ¿ After winning both games of their split-squad doubleheader on Thursday, including a 5-0 win over the Blue Jays in the night game, the Orioles will travel to Dunedin to face the Jays.

The Orioles will play their first split-squad games of spring training Thursday when they travel to Port Charlotte to face the Tampa Bay Rays at 1:05 p.m. and then play host to the Toronto Blue Jays at Ed Smith Stadium at 7:05 p.m.

The Orioles are hosting their spring training home opener Wednesday afternoon against the Detroit Tigers at Ed Smith Stadium.

The Orioles' pending deal with infielder Everth Cabrera is expected to be finalized Wednesday as the team officially kicks off spring training with its first full-squad workout of the season.

New Orioles outfielder Travis Snider wasn't around for FanFest because he's a huge Seattle Seahawks fan and he attended the Super Bowl that weekend, so he probably figured he was going to get a question about "The Play" in his first interview session with the Baltimore media covering spring training.

The Orioles enter Friday's first spring workout for pitchers and catchers with several players entrenched in starting spots and very few position battles.