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The Orioles tie a franchise futility mark for strikeouts and waste a strong effort by Kevin Gausman in ending the season with 19 losses in their final 23 games.

The Orioles start their last series of the season with a dud against the Rays.

Adam Jones made Minnesota pay for walking Manny Machado in front of him, working a full count before lacing a two-run single into left field off Twins closer Kevin Jepsen, sending the Orioles to their third straight win, 5-3, in front of an announced 21,586 at Target Field.

Weather hasn't been kind to the Orioles over the first five weeks of the regular season — forcing numerous delays and postponements that have altered the team's schedule — but the Orioles received an assist from Mother Nature.

He allowed six earned runs in 1 2/3 innings on the way to a 14-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Hammond Stadium.

Two errors, including one by Manny Machado in his first inning as a big league shortstop, gave the Twins a 4-3 win in 12 innings, sending the plummeting Orioles to their fourth straight loss before an announced 35,144.

As quickly as Camden Yards exalted following Gerardo Parra¿s go-ahead homer Friday night in the bottom of the sixth inning, the ballpark fell silent as the Orioles suffered through a nightmare eighth inning that sent them to a tough-to-digest 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Oriole Park.

By the time the Orioles¿ 15-2 loss to the Twins ended well after midnight, only about 200 of the announced 20,109 remained to witness the entire battering. The PA announcer¿s voice echoed through the seating bowl. Fans chased for foul balls through empty rows of green seats.

After sending right-hander Kevin Gausman to Triple-A Norfolk following his start Tuesday night, the Orioles have recalled first baseman Christian Walker from Norfolk and he will start today's afternoon game in Minnesota, batting fifth as the Orioles' designated hitter.

Kevin Gausman was torched for eight runs (seven earned) in just 3 2/3 innings of work, as the Minnesota Twins earned the series victory with an 8-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday at Target Field.

The wind was blowing out of Ed Smith Stadium, but it was the Minnesota Twins who took greater advantage of the homer-friendly conditions on the way to a wild 10-9 victory over the Orioles on Tuesday.

Orioles right-hander Bud Norris' spring training struggles continued in his third Grapefruit League start on Tuesday afternoon against the Minnesota Twins at Ed Smith Stadium.

Orioles Rule 5 pick Jason Garcia, who hasn¿t pitched in a week after tweaking his left hamstring, is slated to throw a live batting practice session today.

With their 4-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night, the Orioles have taken a 10-game divisional lead for the first time since Sept. 22, 1979, a season in which the Orioles lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a seven-game World Series.

With their fourth win in five games, the Orioles have won 19 of their past 25 at home.

Wei-Yin Chen did not last past the sixth inning as the Orioles fell, 6-1, to the Minnesota Twins.

After an unsightly April in which he was winless and struggled with control while pitching to a 6.59 ERA, Jimenez turned the calendar to a new month Friday night and dominated a Twins team he¿s had much success against in his career.

The Orioles will travel to Fort Myers today for a 1:05 p.m. game against the Minnesota Twins.

Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy will lead off and Nick Markakis will start at DH against the Minnesota Twins. Nelson Cruz will get his first spring start in the outfield, starting in right field.

Baltimore Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis, whose mother is a breast cancer survivor, decided not to use his specially made MaxBat black bat with a pink label Sunday.

Left-hander T.J. McFarland, a 23-year-old who was acquired by the Baltimore Orioles this winter in the Rule 5 draft, made his major-league debut against the Minnesota Twins and pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings.

The Orioles are down 4-2 to the Twins after four innings in today¿s home opener at Camden Yards.

The Baltimore Orioles have a competition going for fifth starter. It should be Jake Arrieta's to lose.

Orioles right-handed pitcher Jair Jurrjens struggled against the Minnesota Twins.

Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman held his own against the Twins.

After struggling throughout the day with runners on base, first baseman Mark Reynolds gave the O's the key they needed, a looping two-out single off Twins reliever Anthony Swarzak in the eighth to propel the Orioles to a 4-3 comeback win.

Tommy Hunter gave the Orioles their longest start in 10 games, holding the Twins to one run on six hits over 7 1/3 innings in a 2-1 win before 33,195 at Target Field.