O's beat Tampa Bay as Ubaldo Jimenez pitches complete game

O's beat Tampa Bay as Ubaldo Jimenez pitches complete game
On Sunday, the Orioles fell behind 3-0 in the first inning and could not overcome the early deficit. Today was quite different. Down 3-0 in the first on the road against Tampa Bay, the Orioles stormed back with two runs in the fourth and five in the fifth to beat the Rays 7-3 at Tropicana Field. The Orioles are 75-62 overall, 30-37 on the road and 10-3 versus the Rays as they begin a nine-game road trip in the win column. Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez allowed a three-run homer in the first inning...

O's game blog: It's a matchup of 2011 top draft picks at Camden Yards

O's game blog: It's a matchup of 2011 top draft picks at Camden Yards
The Orioles return home tonight to start a six-game homestand. The Cleveland Indians are in town first for a three-game series. The Colorado Rockies follow Cleveland to Camden Yards. At 54-40, the Orioles trail Boston by a ½ game for first place in the American League East. At 56-38, Cleveland owns the best record in the AL and leads the Central by seven games over Detroit. The Indians have a 30-14 record (.682) and team ERA of 3.19 since June 1. Cleveland went 22-6 (.786) in June, when the...

O's game blog: The Orioles are 6-1 in Chris Tillman's seven starts

O's game blog: The Orioles are 6-1 in Chris Tillman's seven starts
One night after their comeback to win from a 5-0 deficit, the Orioles look for a victory tonight in the second game of their series against the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards. Held to just three singles and no runs as they headed to the the sixth inning last night, the Orioles began their comeback scoring two runs on three hits in the sixth. Then they added five runs on six hits in the seventh to get the 7-5 lead and won by that margin. The Orioles have now won five in a row, seven of nine and...

A look at the O's minor league affiliates so far

A look at the O's minor league affiliates so far
The Orioles' four full-season minor league affiliates are a combined 21-33 to date. Triple-A Norfolk is 4-9, Double-A Bowie 5-8, high Single-A Frederick 5-9 and Single-A Delmarva 7-7. Norfolk had scored just 31 runs in its first 11 games and then the Tides burst out in a big way during Tuesday's 20-4 win at Charlotte. The 20 runs were the most a Tides club has scored as an Orioles affiliate and were the most for the franchise since Tidewater won at Rochester 23-1 on opening day of the 1982...

Wrapping up Orioles instructional league with Brian Graham

Wrapping up Orioles instructional league with Brian Graham
Another Orioles instructional league season has come to a close. From Sept. 22 through Tuesday, more than 50 O's minor leaguers took part in workouts and games under the sun in Sarasota, Fla. Instructional league features mostly players who are early in their careers getting a lot of hands-on instruction to work on improving for the future. "Instructional league went great," Orioles director of player development Brian Graham said. "The most impressive thing about instructional league was...