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- Pitching matchups, TV, radio and more about Thursday's Orioles-Rays game.
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As trade deadline looms, market grows for Orioles closer Zach Britton, who's 'prepared for whatever'
As the Orioles open a seven-game homestand today, it will likely be the last for Britton in an Orioles uniform as the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline approaches. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter couldn't have liked what he saw from Tim Beckham in Toronto.
- The Orioles allowed two two-run homers in the eighth inning in their third straight loss after the All-Star break.
- Buck Showalter said Andrew Cashner was on a pitch count Sunday, but Cashner said he didn't know that.
- Left-hander Donnie Hart was optioned for the eighth time this season.
- An overturned play at second base led to three unearned runs off right-hander Alex Cobb in the Orioles’ 4-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
- The Orioles played the past two games like a team in mourning, but they'll soon realize that a new day is coming.
- 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 Díaz’s walk-off single off left-hander Paul Fry.
- The Orioles had to make a decision on Chris Tillman after his minor-league rehab window expired.
- After all, Manny Machado isn't the only attractive trade piece the Orioles have on their roster.
- The best prospects from the United States and the rest of the world combined to hit eight home runs in a 10-6 win for the U.S. at Sunday's MLB All-Star Futures Game at Nationals Park.
- Manager Buck Showalter had to wait until Sunday morning to name a starter for the series finale against the Texas Rangers. He also laid out the probable pitchers for the first five games after the All-Star break.
- Three homers in one game by Dan Ford. Three doubles in another by Jim Dwyer. Three straight complete games. There just might be something special about this 1983 Orioles team.
- With Jimmy Yacabonis out with an undisclosed illness, Chris Tillman might take the mound for Sunday's start as the Orioles face the Texas Rangers.
- A guide to Maryland's six minor league ballparks.
- Newly acquired third baseman Todd Cruz provides instant impact for the 1983 Orioles, who head into the All-Star break within striking distance of first place and on the verge of a breakthrough.
- Former Oriole Steve Pearce will play for his fifth American League East team when he suits up for the Boston Red Sox.
- Miguel Castro struggled with his command after the Orioles tied the game in the seventh inning.
- Orioles rookie catcher Chance Sisco is returning to the minor leagues with a .218 batting average. Veteran Caleb Joseph will take his place on the roster.
- Pitching matchups, TV, radio, and more about Saturday's Orioles-Marlins game.
- Andrew Cashner's MRI revealed no structural damage to his ailing back.
- After two days off, Chris Davis returned to the Orioles starting lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays in Toronto.
- Trey Mancini made two unsuccessful diving attempts this weekend in Toronto.
- The Orioles leave Canada with the worst record in baseball, reaching 26 games below .500.
- Pitching matchups, TV, radio and more about Sunday's Orioles-Blue Jays game.
- The Orioles haven't been charged with any errors in their three games in Toronto, but their defense has cost them in three straight losses.
- The Orioles found a new way to lose Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre, sinking to a season-worst 25 games below .500 after dropping a 4-3 decision to the Toronto Blue Jays on reliever Mychal Givens’ bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning.
- Tanner Scott made significant strikes, but was optioned to the minors before Saturday's game.
- First pitch, TV, radio and more about Saturday's Orioles-Blue Jays game.
- The Orioles managed just five hits against Toronto pitching while Andrew Cashner gave them a chance to win Friday night.
- As Chris Davis’ season-long struggles at the plate continued to spiral, the short-term solution Friday night was one the Orioles tried previously, giving the first baseman a day off to serve as a mental reset.
- First pitch, TV, radio and more about Friday's Orioles-Blue Jays game.
- Craig Gentry might not start very often, but as the Orioles try to manufacture runs, his role is becoming more important.
- When Chris Tillman was finally shuffled out of it, the Orioles rotation had a 5.84 ERA. It's lowered over a full run to 4.53.
- Richie Palacios, selected by Cleveland in the third round of the major league baseball draft, is the third-highest player chosen in Towson history.
- Not much goes wrong for the 1983 Orioles during a 6-1 week. Imagine if they had eaten more eggs.
- The Tennessee home of former Baltimore Orioles player Nolan Reimold was filmed for an upcoming episode of "Property Brothers."
- The Orioles are expanding last year's popular University Night events, including nine schools in this season's lineup.
- The Orioles are just finding their footing after an awful start, 88-year-old owner Peter Angelos is battling health problems and it’s fair to wonder who’s running the show. According to sources, John and Louis Angelos are assuming more responsibility.
- Lee May, Carroll Rosenbloom and Hoyt Wilhelm were on the sports pages this time of year.
- Varsity tennis: Gilman won its fifth straight Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship by beating Calvert Hall, 5-0, on May 11.
- Miguel Castro was supposed to get another crack at the Orioles' starting rotation, but Tuesday's rain has washed those plans aside, at least for now.
- Pretty much everything goes right for the 1983 Orioles this week as long as they don't mimic umpire Ken Kaiser.
- The Orioles' Dylan Bundy became the first pitcher in the modern era to allow four homers without recording an out.
- Out of all the numbers surrounding this Orioles team, the only ones that mean anything are the 8 in the win column and the 26 in the loss column. Everything else is noise. But some of the underlying stats behind their unpleasant start go a long way toward explaining the worst record in baseball.
- Washington Valor quarterback Nick Davila underwent successful surgery to stabilize a neck injury suffered in Saturday night's Arena Football League game against the Philadelphia Soul.
- Orioles fans who showed up at Camden Yards on Wednesday night displayed mixed emotions about the team's slow start.
- Opponents have walked Manny Machado intentionally three times this year and the strategy has worked each time.