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- The Orioles enjoyed a 10-8 comeback victory over the Red Sox that was a lot like a bunch of other divisional victories last year.
- To pitching coach Roger McDowell, Chris Tillman's simulated game showed just how much he's changed his delivery from last season.
- Miguel Castro pitched two innings in Friday's "B" game against the Pirates after being scratched Sunday. Now he makes his push to earn a starting job.
- More than two dozen free agents are participating in the Major League Baseball Players Association-run spring training workouts at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
- Miguel Castro was slated to make his first spring start on Sunday, but won't because of patellar tendinitis in both knees.
- The Orioles agreed with former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Colby Rasmus on a one-year minor league deal Wednesday, pending a physical, according to an industry source.
- The Orioles have reached an agreement with outfielder Colby Rasmus on a minor league contract and will bring him to spring training to see what he can do.
- The Orioles could be closing in on a deal with the veteran outfielder in the coming days.
- The Orioles have finally made some important free-agent acquisitions, which should improve their chances of being competitive this season, but they aren't quite there yet.
- The club doesn't appear to be in the mix for Corey Dickerson, recently designated for assignment by the Rays.
- Jesse Owens, Don Joyce and Dave Cottle were on the sports pages this time of year.
- Right-hander Chris Tillman should make his decision on his 2018 club within the next 48-72 hours.
- The veteran right-hander is coming off the best season of his eight-year major league career. He went 11-11 with a 3.40 ERA over 28 starts spanning 166 1/3 innings for the Texas Rangers in 2017.
- The Orioles have broached several familiar — and low risk — names in pursuing a left-handed bat
- The Orioles need to be proactive while the rest of the league stares down the free-agent market. It's their only hope.
- How far the netting at Camden Yards will extend has yet to be determined, but it is expected to reach from Section 16 to Section 58.
- Left-hander Tucker Baca, the Orioles' 12th-round selection in last year's draft, failed a PED drug test.
- The Orioles' utility infielder options are thin, both internally and externally.
- The Orioles came to terms with five arbitration-eligible players on Friday's deadline day to exchange salary figures.
- The Orioles and Manny Machado did not agree to terms on a contract for 2018, Machado's final year before free agency.
- Orioles pitcher Miguel Castro emerged as a candidate to be more than just a long reliever in 2017, and will get the chance to start in 2018.
- The longtime Calvert Hall assistant is a member of the United States Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
- The Orioles must receive as least two high-end, controllable starting pitchers to make a Manny Machado deal worthwhile.
- Dan Duquette said the Orioles' past blueprint for rebuilding a rotation won't be as easy to replicate this offseason.
- Kevin Gausman will honor his fellow Colorado native Roy Halladay by wearing his number next year.
- Reds pitcher Wojciechowski, who has experience as a reliever and starter, will join the Orioles on a minor-league deal with an invitation to big-league camp.
- Former Orioles catcher Gregg Zaun lost his job this week with Rogers Sportsnet of Canada because of the way he treated women in the workplace.
- A recent FanGraphs article noted that there could be a surplus of third basemen available next year, and that could be bad for the Orioles and third baseman Manny Machado.
- Another important offseason deadline will approach at the end of this week as teams must tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players by Friday at 8 p.m., otherwise making them free agents. Last year, the Orioles signed catcher Welington Castillo after he was nontendered.
- The Orioles have a history of putting short leashes on players they add to the 40-man roster to protect from the Rule 5 draft.
- The Orioles more often than not wait until later in the offseason to sign free-agent pitchers, but there has been plenty of value in November recently, too.
- The Orioles will be seeking a left-handed starting pitcher this offseason.
- The Orioles will pay some hefty arbitration raises in 2018
- First pitch, broadcast info, pitching matchups and what to watch against the Rays.
- The Orioles start their last series of the season with a dud against the Rays.
- Miguel Castro will start Saturday for the Orioles
- First pitch, broadcast info, pitching matchups and what to watch tonight against the Rays.
- Miguel Castro is on pace to throw the most second-half innings of any reliever over the past five years.
- Orioles find a way to beat the Yankees, 6-4, avoid sweep in the Bronx
- The Orioles must get real about playoff aspirations, which are fading fast.
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- Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez will start Sunday's series finale at Yankee Stadium
- Kevin Gausman pitches a strong game, Zach Britton gets the job done in the ninth and the Orioles score just enough runs to end their losing streak.
- The Orioles will continue to give Dylan Bundy extra rest down the stretch.
- First pitch, broadcast info, pitching matchups and what to watch against the Blue Jays.
- Zach Britton allowed two runs in the ninth in the Orioles' 3-2 loss to Toronto on Tuesday night, his first save opportunity since Aug. 30.
- Orioles closer Zach Britton escapes a jam not of his own making in the eighth inning but can't hold off the Blue Jays in the ninth.
- Welington Castillo suffered no damage after his second testicular injury since May.
- First pitch, broadcast info, pitching matchups and what to watch against the Blue Jays.
- The Orioles probably have to go 12-6 in their final 18 games to have a chance at the postseason.