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Five pieces of fallout that will come from the Orioles decision to make Manny Machado their shortstop in 2018.

By Jon Meoli

Jan 29, 2018

The Kansas City Comets scored four goals in the second quarter and cruised to a 5-1 victory over the visiting Blast in a Major Arena Soccer League game Sunday.

Ubaldo Jimenez has a penchant for giving up big innings. It's submarined his 2016 season.

By Jon Meoli

May 22, 2016

Orioles closer Zach Britton battled his command, then benefited from some controversial calls in the 3-1 win over the Angels on Saturday.

By Jon Meoli

May 22, 2016

He struck out a Nationals-record 17 on Saturday, walked none and allowed only one baserunner — on an error by third baseman Yunel Escobar.

The Orioles reaped their revenge against the Nationals without further incident, sweeping their beltway battle with a 5-4 victory over the Nationals Thursday afternoon in front of an announced 28,456 in the makeup game of Monday¿s rainout.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Sep 24, 2015

Terry Hutchinson of Annapolis was named Wednesday as US Sailing's 2014 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year.

The Orioles have played so well away from Camden Yards this season, but on Saturday they dropped their second straight game this weekend at Tropicana Field under strange circumstances.

The only thing in the way of the Orioles and their first American League East title since 1997 on Friday was a final stretch of 23 regular-season games against teams in their division.

The Orioles rallied from a three-run deficit to tie the game in the eighth inning Monday night before left-hander Brian Matusz allowed a game-winning two-run homer to Jerry Sands, handing the Orioles a 5-4 loss -- their third defeat in the past four games -- in front of an announced 10,576 at Tropicana Field.

On Thursday night, the Orioles completed a three-game sweep of the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays with a 3-1 victory in front of an announced 11,076 at Tropicana Field.

Second baseman Ryan Flaherty, making just his second start in 10 days, drove in the winning run with an RBI single in a two-run eighth inning, giving the Orioles a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in front of an announced 11,855.

After almost one month of the new instant replay system, there have been plenty of praises and criticisms as teams, umpires and Major League Baseball continue to search for the best ways to reach accurate calls using replay.

Delmon Young and Jonathan Schoop aren't in today's lineup.

The Orioles finished their Grapefruit League schedule with a 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays under the lights at Ed Smith Stadium on Thursday night.

SARASOTA, Fla. ¿ The rain has subsided here at the Ed Smith Stadium complex and it appear we¿re going to play tonight as the Orioles are scheduled to host the Rays tonight for a 7:05 game.

With just four days until Opening Day rosters must be finalized, the Orioles made four cuts Wednesday afternoon.

He opened the Orioles¿ Grapefruit League season by striking out three and giving up just one hit over two innings against a representative Tampa Bay Rays lineup in the Orioles 4-2 win at Charlotte Sports Park.

The Orioles were well represented Friday when finalists for this season's AL Gold Glove awards were named.

After playing the longest game in either franchise¿s history on Friday night, the Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays returned to Tropicana Field looking like sleep-deprived clubs. The alarm finally went off for the Rays in the fifth when Desmond Jennings smacked a three-run homer to spur a 5-1 Tampa Bay victory

The Orioles' 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night painted an all too familiar picture for the team¿s starting rotation.

Orioles and Rays lineups for Tuesday's Opening Day at Tropicana Field.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis said he's confident he will have enough time -- and at-bats -- to be ready for the regular season.

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

As we continue to poke and prod at the Orioles' competition in the American League East, it's worth a quick check of how these teams have been addressing their glovework in the offseason.

Stephen Strasburg surrendered three hits over two innings -- including a single and home run to the first two batters he faced -- in his first action since Sept. 7.

The industry was watching what the Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays would do this winter because they are viewed as the potential new guard in the AL East with the New York Yankees aging, the Boston Red Sox rebuilding and the Tampa Bay Rays hampered by payroll.

After his team thumped the Toronto Blue Jays in the first two games of this series, Orioles manager Buck Showalter worried about facing a "beehive" in Wednesday's finale at Rogers Centre.

A night after designated hitter Chris Davis became the 19th Oriole in franchise history to hit three homers in a game, catcher Matt Wieters accomplished something a lot less explosive but even more rare on Saturday.

Jake Arrieta is now 0-4 with a 8.00 ERA since throwing a gem against the Yankees, and his Orioles are reeling.

Matusz has first quality start since 2010 as Orioles sweep Blue Jays

On Wednesday night, Jason Hammel shut down a Blue Jays lineup that has scored the fourth-most runs in the American League, dancing mid-90 fastballs through the strike zone and missing Toronto bats all night, leading the Orioles to a 3-0 win at Camden Yards.

The boos that Orioles reliever Kevin Gregg received when he was introduced Sunday afternoon at the Rogers Centre actually seemed to be a decibel level higher than the ones he received from Orioles fans on Opening Day.

Baltimore Orioles notebook: Brian Roberts has begun to take outfielder Adam Jones and infielder Robert Andino under his wing in teaching them his mentality of stealing bases.

Brian Matusz saw his one-run lead crumble and then watch from the dugout as the Blue Jays rocked reliever Kevin Gregg in a seven-run sixth inning, handing the Orioles an ugly 9-2 defeat at the Rogers Centre.

When Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis made a sliding catch of Yunel Escobar's liner in the seventh inning of Saturday's 6-4 win over the Jays, manager Buck Showalter couldn't help but look away.

The Orioles and Blue Jays combined for seven solo home runs, but it was Wilson Betemit's two-run single up the middle with two outs in the eight that proved to be the biggest hit in the game, propelling the Orioles to a 7-5 win over the Blue Jays.

Orioles pregame: Orioles vs. Blue Jays