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Troy Patton has struggled with his control this season, and that fact was glaring Thursday, when he retired the first two batters he faced on four pitches, then went on to issue back-to-back walks, including one to No. 9 hitter Munenori Kawasaki.

It didn¿t take long for Kevin Gausman to show why the Orioles have such high hopes for their prized right-hander.

The Yankees went on to plate two runs in the 10th inning for a 6-4 win in the 10th inning, handing the Orioles' a season-high sixth straight loss.

For the third straight game, the Orioles won despite being out-hit by their opponent, using stingy defense, clutch late-inning pitching and opportunistic baserunning for a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals at Camden Yards.

With the opportunity to end their three-city, 11-game West Coast road trip with a series win in Anaheim, the Orioles overcame an early two-run deficit to beat the Angels 8-4 on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium.

Starter Jason Hammel pitched six solid innings, leadoff hitter Nate McLouth continued his recent torrid streak and all nine Orioles starters had at least one hit in a 10-2 win over the Oakland A's.

Winning 16 straight extra-inning games last season, the Orioles managed to write chapter after chapter of unforgettable endings. But Thursday night's first extra-inning game of the season, a 10-inning 10-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, might have topped them all.

The Orioles bullpen had a (pardon the pun) bird's-eye view of center fielder Adam Jones' two-run homer on Wednesday night.

Mental mistakes cost the Orioles in a 5-2 loss to the New York Yankees, the most critical one coming when Gold Glove center fielder Adam Jones dropped a two-out fly ball, allowing three runs to score and break a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the seventh inning.

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

The Orioles chased David Price from the game in the seventh inning, then orchestrated a two-out, five-run rally against reliever Jake McGee for a 7-4 Opening Day win against the Rays, a team they outlasted to earn an American League wild-card berth last season.

The Orioles' 25-man roster is nearly complete with two days to go before the list needs to be submitted to Major League Baseball.

The Baltimore Orioles are trying to keep lefty T.J. McFarland and are contacting teams to see if there is interest in Luis Ayala.

The Orioles scored eight runs in the first inning Sunday, but still had to squeak out a victory in the late innings of a sloppy, rainy contest.

Orioles and Pirates play to scoreless tie in 10 innings.

As the competition for the Orioles' fifth rotation spot begins to heat up, right-hander Jake Arrieta made his case Saturday afternoon, throwing 4 2/3 shutout innings in a 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.

Orioles right-hander Jake Arrieta will make his fourth spring outing, his second start, today against the Blue Jays.

Left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada, a former Japanese All Star who signed a two-year deal with the Orioles last offseason but didn¿t pitch because of an elbow injury, threw off a full mound again Saturday.

Orioles' Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman pitch tonight against the Boston Red Sox.

Tampa Bay's Yunel Escobar, Ryan Roberts hit long balls in fourth inning of Saturday's game

Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen will make his first Grapefruit League start today against the Rays down in Port Charlotte.

Orioles left fielder Nolan Reimold was pulled from Friday's game against the Pirates with a sore shoulder

In their unexpected run to the playoffs last season, the Baltimore Orioles were historically good in one-run games, winning more than 76 percent of them. Their bullpen was among the best in the majors -- and among the best in franchise history -- as the Orioles' relievers went 32-11 with 55 saves and a 3.00 ERA.

The Orioles rallied with for two runs in the eighth inning for their second comeback win in as many games with a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays on Sunday at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.

In four intrasquad plate appearances this week, Nate McLouth reached base three times, including lacing an early-count double off lefty Zach Britton on Wednesday.

The Orioles played on the Ed Smith Stadium main field for the first time this spring on Thursday afternoon, making it the site for their second straight day of intrasquad games.

Other than the obvious initial impressions -- Chris Davis' opposite field homer, Brian Matusz's clean inning and an RBI single by Brian Roberts -- there were some interesting occurances.

The Orioles will play a pair of three-inning intrasquad games Wednesday starting at 10:15 a.m. Each pitcher is scheduled to throw one inning. The games are open to the public.

Trayvon Robinson suited up for the first time as an Oriole on Saturday and took part in the first official full-squad workout, but the outfielder had hoped to be in camp a lot earlier after being acquired in the November deal that sent infielder Robert Andino to the Seattle Mariners.

Kevin Gausman, the Orioles¿ first-round pick last season out of LSU, threw his first bullpen session with the big league club Thursday.

The Baltimore Orioles' second workout for pitchers and catchers will begin shortly at 10 a.m. Expect much of the same as Day 1, but a second group of pitchers will make throw their first bullpen side sessions of the spring.

It's a pretty good time to be a Baltimore sports fan. This is the first time since the Ravens came into existence in 1996 that both the Orioles and Ravens had season records above .500 in the same calendar year.

The Orioles have released the autograph session schedule for FanFest on Jan. 19 at the Baltimore Convention Center from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Last season, the Orioles¿ bullpen was one of the team¿s season-long strengths, and while the club¿s corps of relievers returns entirely intact in 2013, Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said he¿s open to adding another bullpen arm this offseason.