stephen drew
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Orioles manager Buck Showalter said last week's signing of Danny Valencia was insurance in case Tim Beckham went out and broke his leg. Where else do the Orioles need cover like that?
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The Orioles' utility infielder options are thin, both internally and externally.
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John Wall, peering over the heads of reporters, checked to see whether his teammate Otto Porter Jr. was across the locker room.
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Alec Asher hasn’t had many easy assignments when the Orioles have used him as a starter, but he didn’t make it easy on himself Thursday night against the
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Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice, Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist and the Capitals beat the host Devils, 5-2, on Thursday night to head into the All-Star break with the most points in the NHL.
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Looking at the key additions, key losses and outlooks for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays.
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Drew, 32, is a left-handed hitter who provides some power and the ability to play shortstop, second and third base.
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On Wednesday in the Bronx, Ubaldo Jimenez was superb, and Steve Pearce smacked a clutch solo homer in the eighth to give the Orioles a 5-3 victory before an announced 30,038.
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The Orioles didn¿t get a deep outing form their starter, their offense piled up strikeouts and they again relied on the home run. Occasionally, though, that formula works ¿ and it did Tuesday in a 2-1 victory against the New York Yankees before an announced 30,785 in the Bronx.
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The Orioles left the Bronx with barely a whisper, swept in a three-game series at Yankee Stadium for the first time under manager Buck Showalter with a 9-3 loss to the Yankees in front of an announced crowd of 46,875 on Thursday afternoon.
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The Orioles have won four straight and six of their last seven as they open their three-game series against the division-leading New York Yankees. But tonight, they will face Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda, who recorded arguably the most dominating pitching performance against the Orioles last season.
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Right-hander Bud Norris will start for the Orioles in this afternoon's series finale at Yankee Stadium despite dealing with illness this weekend.
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Infielder Ryan Flaherty, who re-aggravated his right groin Friday night, is not in the Orioles starting lineup this afternoon for today¿s third game of their four-game series at Yankee Stadium.
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The Orioles will get Gold Glove shortstop J.J. Hardy back for tonight¿s series opener against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
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Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez struck out a career-high 10 batters and Adam Jones hit his fourth home run of the season in a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees.
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When New York Yankees left-hander Andrew Miller took the mound in the eighth inning Monday with one on, one out and his club clinging to a one-run lead, he wasn't nostalgic. He wasn't considering that the guys in the batter's box were his teammates just a few short months ago.
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The Orioles bullpen couldn¿t preserve a two-run lead as right-hander Tommy Hunter allowed a grand slam to pinch hitter Stephen Drew in the top of the seventh inning. Despite that, the Orioles still had hope, but plated just one run in the bottom half of the inning after loading the bases with one out.
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Rule 5 pick Jason Garcia doesn't have much time to impress the Orioles this spring training, and he's facing an uphill climb to crack a crowded bullpen.
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If shortstop J.J. Hardy had not spent most of the 2014 season trying to play through a painful back injury that forced him to alter his swing and trade power for playing time, would he have bypassed free agency for the three-year, $40 million contract he signed right in the middle of the Orioles' postseason run?
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New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter beat the Orioles one last time, hitting a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 6-5 walk-off win Thursday.
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Any concern about the Orioles' offense could be put to rest after their 9-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
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The Orioles hit three home runs, including Nelson Cruz's 40th of the season, and had 17 hits in a 5-4 win over the Yankees in front of an announced 43,201, putting a dagger in New York's already faint postseason hopes.
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Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman didn't have his best outing Sunday night against the New York Yankees, but he still extended his remarkable streak of consistency that has now lasted more than three months as he has solidified his spot as the club's ace.
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With a 5-3 comeback victory paced by eighth-inning home runs from Jonathan Schoop and Adam Jones, the Orioles are now eight gamse ahead of the New York Yankees in the American League East.
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The Orioles' trade with the Boston Red Sox on Thursday that added left-handed reliever Andrew Miller to the bullpen was received with positive reviews in the clubhouse, both for what he does on the mound and what he won't be doing anymore.
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The Orioles have acquired the do-it-all left-handed reliever they were seeking, picking up Andrew Miller from the Boston Red Sox for minor league left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez.
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The Orioles' plan all along was to let Kevin Gausman loose in the second half. It took some rigid discipline — limiting his innings and pitch counts earlier this year — and some unpopular roster moves in order to preserve him for the stretch run.
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Winning two of three games this weekend at Fenway Park wasn't easy, but the Orioles had reason to celebrate after surviving their series finale Sunday afternoon with a 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox in 12 innings.
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When Ubaldo Jimenez walked off the mound in the fourth inning in the nightcap of the Orioles' split doubleheader Saturday night, a split of their twin bill against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park seemed unlikely.
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As Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette sat in his office at the Ed Smith Stadium complex on a sunny afternoon earlier this month, overlooking a well-manicured cloverleaf of fields, a bitter winter seemed like an eternity ago in more ways than one.
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Players union chief Tony Clark concerned about qualifying offer process
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The Orioles' offseason is waning and there are still some quality free agents available.
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The Orioles' shopping list hasn't changed much in recent weeks, and executive vice president Dan Duquette said Friday that the priority remains pitching.
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The Orioles provided little spark in a 12-3 loss to Boston in front of an announced crowd of 30,774 at Camden Yards.
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The momentum the Orioles built over their first two nights against the Red Sox at Fenway Park quickly diminished Thursday.
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The Orioles beat the Red Sox, 5-3, in 12 innings Wednesday night, gaining ground in the wild-card chase before an announced sellout crowd of 38,540 at Fenway Park.
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On a night when slugger Chris Davis made Orioles history with his 51st home run of the season ¿ setting a single-season franchise record ¿ the team's hero was its unheralded hottest hitter.
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If right-hander Chris Tillman is indeed the Orioles¿ ace, if he is indeed a bona fide top starter who can walk into any situation against any club and succeed, than he had the perfect opportunity to prove it Thursday night at Fenway Park.
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Before a sold-out home crowd on Saturday night, the Orioles lost a 7-3 contest to the Boston Red Sox, a game in the standings and chunks of their visiting dugout phone.
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Orioles right-hander Jake Arrieta, who was called up from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday to provide bullpen depth, will start tonight against the Tigers in Detroit in place of right-hander Jason Hammel.
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Orioles left-hander T.J. McFarland threw 3 2/3 innings of one-hit, one-walk relief while striking out five Saturday against the Boston Red Sox.
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When the Red Sox put three runs across in the fourth inning, it broke a streak of 18 consecutive scoreless innings posted by Orioles pitchers.
