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- The Orioles put a lot of runs on the board on Saturday afternoon, the it was the defense that really allowed them to end their 10-game losing streak.
- Orioles manager Brandon Hyde didn't have a starting shortstop when he took the Orioles job, but after an overhaul, he feels good about the position.
- The Orioles have spent most of the little time dedicated to the major league roster this offseason remaking what their infield depth chart looks like, from Rule 5 picks Richie Martin and Drew Jackson to waiver claims Rio Ruiz, Hanser Alberto and Jack Reinheimer.
- Former Orioles infielder Tim Beckham, who was non-tendered last month, signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Mariners, according to reports.
- Oakland shortstop Richie Martin, who broke out at the plate at Double-A in 2018, was the first pick by the Orioles' in Thursday's Rule 5 draft.
- The Orioles have decided not to tender 2019 contracts to infielder Tim Beckham and catcher Caleb Joseph, the team announced at Friday night’s deadline to issue deals to arbitration-eligible players.
- Infielder Tim Beckham and catcher Caleb Joseph are among the player the Orioles need to make decisions on by 8 p.m. Friday, when teams are required to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players
- Players and pitchers likely to be back with the Orioles in 2019 fuel season-ending 4-0 win over the Houston Astros at Camden Yards in the final game of the season.
- The Orioles suffered a late 4-3 loss to the Houston Astros in the first half of Saturday’s doubleheader at Camden Yards.
- The Orioles ended their season series at Yankee Stadium with a 5-4 record, the only AL park they will have a winning record at in 2018.
- The Orioles have gotten a lot of looks at their possible future infield alignments this month, and the players involved have responded by carrying the offense amid their changing responsibilities.
- Orioles catcher Chance Sisco wasn’t available in Monday’s series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays because of a cut on his chin and possible concussion suffered when a foul tip hit him in the mask Sunday.
- Adam Jones' teammates believe that the Orioles should try their best to meld their plan of looking at younger players and giving Jones a proper launching pad into free agency this winter.
- Despite the obvious need before their rebuild, the Orioles have no utility solutions for the future.
- Pitcher Luis Ortiz, one of three players acquired from the Brewers in the Jonathan Schoop trade, receives his first major league call-up. He joins the Orioles in Seattle.
- An Orioles offense that’s sputtered into September couldn’t hold up its end, managing just three hits.
- Orioles shortstop Tim Beckham had four hits to kick off a September that will see the team make judgements on its players' futures in productive style
- Closer Mychal Givens allowed a two-run, walk-off home run to Kansas City Royals leadoff man Whit Merrifield to give the Orioles a 5-4 loss Saturday at Kauffman Stadium, robbing the worst team in baseball of a rare come-from-behind win.
- The Orioles wasted David Hess' strong start, managed just two hits and right-hander Miguel Castro couldn't find the zone in a 6-0 loss
- The Orioles are 0-8 in Toronto this season after losing, 5-3, in Monday's series opener.
- Orioles infielder Jonathan Villar got his second start at shortstop Sunday as the team looks to try and find the best position for him.
- The gulf between where the Orioles are now and where they were — when Manny Machado and J.J. Hardy were winning Gold Glove Awards on the left side and Jonathan Schoop was using one of the game’s strongest infield arms at second base — is vast.
- After being designated for assignment Friday, utility infielder Danny Valencia was released from his contract, the club announced Wednesday.
- Chris Davis ended an 0-for-13 stretch with a go-ahead solo homer Tuesday night.
- Mark Trumbo may get an injection in his right knee after continuing soreness forced him out of the Orioles lineup again on Sunday.
- How wide is the gulf between baseball’s worst team, the Orioles, and the best, the visiting Boston Red Sox? So wide that the Red Sox’s 19-12 win Friday night at Camden Yards, which came after the Orioles led by five in the third inning, doesn’t even do it justice.
- For the first time since 1983, the Orioles won a game despite committing five or more errors by rallying to score two runs in the ninth inning.
- Chris Davis' throwing error Tuesday night was costly, highlighting his subpar defensive season so far.
- The Orioles couldn't hold a two-run eighth-inning lead, allowing a walk-off homer to No. 9 hitter Willy Adames in the ninth in the series opener at Tropicana Field.
- The Orioles play their final game before the nonwaiver trade deadline Sunday.
- Manny Machado will get his wish to play shortstop this season, which will be his last with the Orioles before free agency.