Mark Trumbo produced his ninth career walk-off hit yesterday, his line drive single to left in the 12th lifting the Orioles to a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Perhaps that hit and some hits in recent games means Trumbo's bat may be coming around down the stretch. He went 3-for-6 Sunday and also hit his 21st homer. In the four-game series he went 8-for-20 with a homer and four RBIs. Trumbo said he's made some good contact up the middle in recent days and feels that's a good sign for...

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...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles have gone through brief portions of the season with closer Zach Britton as their only left-handed reliever. By the time I'm allowed inside their clubhouse this morning at Tropicana Field, they will have a fourth southpaw with Brian Duensing coming off the 60-day disabled list. Britton and Duensing will join Donnie Hart and Jayson Aquino as part of their expanded September roster and pitching staff. It completely changes how a manager works a game. Buck...

Chris Davis isn't in the Orioles lineup for tonight's series finale against the Royals. Davis, who's played in every game, dived into the pile during last night's brawl. We'll check whether he sustained an injury. Manny Machado, facing a suspension after charging the mound, remains at shortstop. Mark Trumbo is playing first base. Trumbo is the third Orioles player in the last four years to become the first in the majors to hit 20 home runs, joining Davis in 2013 and Nelson Cruz in 2014....

The Single-A Frederick Keys will be sending three players to the Carolina League-California League All-Star Game on Tuesday, June 21, hosted by the Lake Elsinore Storm. Pitcher Matthew Grimes, infielder Aderlin Rodriguez and catcher Jonah Heim will represent the Keys. The 24-year-old Grimes earns his first professional All-Star nod after also being named the Carolina League Player of the Month for May and the Orioles organization minor league Pitcher of the Month. The right-hander is 7-2 with a...

The Orioles will attempt tonight to stay focused on playing baseball and perhaps completing their first three-game sweep of the Royals in five years. They'll also enjoy having Manny Machado in their lineup for as long as the commissioner's office allows. Chris Tillman hasn't lost since April 14, but he's followed seven consecutive quality starts with two that fell short. He's allowed nine runs and 12 hits over 11 2/3 innings, with five walks and eight strikeouts. Most curious, he's...

No one is necessarily saying he is the best pitcher on the Orioles farm right now. But no hurler may currently be pitching better than Single-A Frederick right-hander Matthew Grimes. An 18th-round pick by the Orioles in 2014 out of Georgia Tech, his latest gem came at home on Saturday night against Carolina when he pitched seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball with eight strikeouts. The same team had seen him six days earlier and he pitched eight shutout innings then. A 24-year-old from...

Five pitches into tonight's start, Kevin Gausman served up two home runs to put the Orioles in an early hole. Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia went back-to-back, both jumping on fastballs, to give Boston a 2-0 lead. This is the first time that the Red Sox opened a game with back-to-back home runs since July 27, 2011 versus the Royals. Gausman tied his career high by giving up three home runs in five innings in his last start in Houston. He threw 18 pitches in the first inning tonight, retiring...

It's a matchup of former Orioles pitching prospects when the Birds host Boston tonight in the second game of this four-game series. Right-hander Kevin Gausman (0-2, 3.24 ERA) pitches against left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, who is making his major league season debut for Boston. The Orioles were held to four hits Monday by knuckleballer Steven Wright and Boston hit three homers in a 7-2 win. Ryan Flaherty had an RBI double and Adam Jones a sac fly for the Orioles. Boston begins today in first...

If it seems like it has been a long time between games within the American League East for the Orioles, that is because it has. The Orioles just completed their longest stretch of the season between games against a division rival. They have played 21 straight non-AL East games since May 7, going 12-9. It was a stretch scheduled for 22 games, shortened by a rainout in Minnesota. Now the top two teams in the AL East meet for a four-game series starting this afternoon when the Orioles (28-20) host...

Neither pitcher was a high draft pick. Both are 23 and having very solid seasons for the Orioles' Single-A Frederick affiliate. Right now, they hold two of the top three spots among Carolina League ERA leaders. Left-hander John Means was drafted by the Orioles in Round 11 in 2014 out of West Virginia University. In that same draft, the Orioles took right-hander Matthew Grimes in Round 18 out of Georgia Tech. So far, they have combined to make 16 starts for Frederick and have allowed two earned...

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...