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- David Hess pitched six scoreless innings and Trey Mancini tied a career high with five RBIs in the Orioles’ 7-0 win over the Blue Jays on  Monday night at Camden Yards.
- Two defensive breakdowns on the infield's left side were the difference in Friday night's 8-7 loss to the Blue Jays.
- The Orioles hit four home runs, including three in the final two innings, to come back from a five-run eighth-inning deficit, but lost, 8-7, to the Toronto Blue Jays in 10 innings on Aledmys DÃaz’s walk-off single off left-hander Paul Fry.
- The Orioles managed just five hits against Toronto pitching while Andrew Cashner gave them a chance to win Friday night.
- Orioles right-hander Andrew Cashner quickly developed the reputation with the Orioles of someone who will do anything to win. He stuck his foot in front of a 93-mph ground ball to show that Tuesday en route to seven shutout innings against the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Dylan Bundy recorded his third quality start in a row to open the season in the Orioles' 7-1 loss to the Blue Jays.
- Adam Jones was called out for running inside the baseline on a play that would have given the Orioles the lead in the sixth inning of Monday night's series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Heading into Thursday’s series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays, Orioles manager Buck Showalter conceded he didn’t know what to expect from right-hander
- In midst of rough season, Orioles' Kevin Gausman encouraged by recent success against right-handed hitters
- The Orioles grind out a rare low-scoring win in their series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays with a 3-1 victory at the Rogers Centre.
- Orioles notes: Joey Rickard won't make DL date; Alec Asher's next start uncertain
- The Orioles hit four homers, including three off starter Aaron Sanchez, earning their fourth win over the Blue Jays in as many meetings with a 6-4 victory
- Steady defense a difference maker in Orioles' one-run win over Toronto
- Zach Britton stranded the winning run on second base in the ninth inning Thursday night, walking a tightrope through a wild final frame.
- Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman navigated through the end of his longest start of this young season Thursday night relying on the pitch that got him that
- Reactions mixed on new intentional walk rule.
- Orioles' signing of Welington Castillo on short-term deal could be another Duquette magic trick
- As deadline to make qualifying offers approaches today, will Orioles make one to Matt Wieters?
- The national narrative that developed after the Orioles' dramatic loss in Tuesday night's wild-card game was what the late, great broadcaster Howard Cosell liked to call "a piercing look into the obvious." Orioles manager Buck Showalter lost his magic touch at just the wrong moment — when God and a national television audience was watching.
- The Orioles have the edge over the Blue Jays in a few areas heading into Tuesday's American League Wild Card game in Toronto.
- The unpredictable Orioles came to Rogers Centre with the chance to reclaim the first American League wild-card spot with a strong showing against the
- Zach Britton spun out of control for a couple of batters Saturday, but made the right pitch just in time to save the game.
- Mike Wright was optioned to Norfolk on Friday, but Buck Showalter said the Orioles will need him.
- The top of the AL East just got a bit tighter after Michael Saunders' big night for the Blue Jays against the Orioles.
- The Orioles hit five homers Sunday afternoon - clawing their way back from a deep five-run hole they faced in the first inning - and missed what could have been
- The Orioles tried to come back against the Blue Jays twice Saturday, but fell, 11-6.
- Edwin Encarnacion hit a home run in the 10th inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays over the Orioles, 4-3.
- Buck Showalter threw Dylan Bundy into the fire Thursday night
- Mike Wright hasn't had many opportunities to prove his worth in the Orioles starting rotation. Sixteen days into the season and Wright was stepping on the mound Tuesday for just his second start, his scheduled starts postponed twice because of weather and pushed back one other time. And even though he posted a quality start in the Orioles' 4-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, Wright might already be pitching to save his spot.
- The Orioles will participate in the qualifying offer process this season to ease the pain of possibly losing some of their big-ticket free agents.
- Orioles reliever Darren O'Day didn't pitch in Tuesday's All Star Game, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have an on-field moment worth crowing about. "I robbed a home run at the wall in batting practice," said O'Day, who said he shagged a would-be homer by Los Angeles Angels outfielder Albert Pujols. "That was one of my goals."
- I¿ve been intrigued by reliever Chaz Roe since spring training. I assumed he was just a guy to absorb innings in the spring and may not even make the Triple-A roster if he didn¿t pitch well.
- Wyatt Anthony, who can stake claim to the title of being Orioles outfielder Travis Snider¿s biggest fan, will get to reconnect with his hero.
- After taking a tie game into the bottom of the eighth, the Orioles were on the brink of disaster as reliever Darren O¿Day loaded the bases with no outs. Somehow, O¿Day escaped the inning without allowing a run, and the Orioles rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth to give them a 5-3 win over the Jays in front of a sellout crowd of 46,018.
- TORONTO ¿ In need of another bullpen arm, the Orioles have added right-handed reliever Mychal Givens from Double-A Bowie.
- The Orioles couldn't get out of Canada soon enough after their 7-6 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night.
- Left fielder Alejandro De Aza and second baseman Ryan Flaherty are both out of the Orioles' starting lineup for tonight's series finale in Toronto.
- 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.
- Two weeks into the season, the AL East features no dominant team and no doormat. But we already knew that.
- Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez faced the Toronto Blue Jays on the road for the second time this spring on Sunday afternoon, and he could face them again in the first home series of the regular season.
- The Orioles could repeat as division champions partially because the other teams are also flawed.
- DUNEDIN, Fla. ¿ The Orioles making their second of three trips to Florida Auto Exchange Stadium this spring for a 1:07 p.m. start.
- While Dan Duquette's current role as the Orioles' top baseball executive is a powerful one, a move to becoming the Blue Jays' team president and chief executive officer would be a clear promotion.
- Nick Markakis on Wednesday agreed to terms on a four-year, $44 million deal with the Atlanta Braves, according to industry sources.
- The Orioles haven't given up on re-signing right fielder Nick Markakis, or as executive vice president Dan Duquette puts it: "We're still working on it. It's in process for the Orioles." But there's no question now that the competition is on.
- Nobody should be surprised that the Orioles' American League East competitors are driving the free-agent market right now. That's not exactly a new concept, and it isn't necessarily reason for alarm.
- The competition for the reserve catcher role may not be the most compelling story in spring training for the Orioles, but it was very much on display in Monday¿s 7-6 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates at McKechnie Field.