Kevin Millwood made it through the first inning without allowing a run, ending his scored-upon streak at seven games. Millwood has given up two hits and struck out one in his first two innings. He's thrown 39 pitches. Adam Jones gave him a 2-0 lead with a home run onto the flag court in right. That's No. 13 for Jones, who's pushing for an All-Star berth. Jones has hit safely in 18 of his last 22 games, with seven homers, 18 RBIs and 15 runs scored. Update: The push continues. Jones'...

The Orioles have agreed to terms with their 18th-round draft pick. They have come to terms with RHP Sebastian Vader from San Marcos High in San Marcos, California. He is an 18-year-old hurler that goes 6'4" and 170 pounds and was the 538th overall selection. He turned 18 on June 3rd. The O's have now come to terms with 27 of 49 selections and the highest pick they have signed to date is fourth-rounder Trent Mummey. Here is the entire list of players that have agree to terms at this...

Kevin Millwood will make his 400th major league appearance tonight, including his 392 start, becoming the 52nd active pitcher to reach that level of games. His 391 starts rank seventh among active pitchers, and his 1,889 strikeouts are fifth. Among active pitchers with 350 or more starts, Millwood's 4.08 ERA is second only to Andy Pettitte's 3.87. Millwood has allowed at least two runs in the first inning in each of his last seven starts, raising his total to 20, after not allowing a...

The movement of left-handed starting pitching upward in the O's farm system continued today when southpaw Nate Moreau moved from Delmarva to the Frederick Keys. Moreau will be make his Keys debut tonight when he starts at Salem. He is taking the rotation spot of Rick Zagone, who as we reported last night, has moved to Double-A Bowie and will start for the Baysox at home tonight vs. Erie. Zagone moved to Bowie when Zach Britton moved to Triple-A Norfolk, where he will make his first start on...

Though a final decision hasn't been made, it's becoming more likely that Felix Pie will join the Orioles on the second leg of their road trip in Detroit. There's still a chance that Pie will be activated Friday, when the Orioles begin a three-game series in Boston, but team officials want him to receive more starts in left field on his injury rehab assignment before removing him from the disabled list. Pie will be re-evaluated after tonight's game at Double-A Bowie. He went 4-for-5 with...

For the Orioles: Corey Patterson LF Miguel Tejada 3B Nick Markakis RF Ty Wigginton 1B Luke Scott DH Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Scott Moore 2B Cesar Izturis SS Kevin Millwood RHP A team official confirmed that reliever Cla Meredith cleared waivers and will report to Triple-A Norfolk. For the Athletics: Crisp CF Barton 1B Jackson LF Suzuki C Kouzmanoff 3B Sweeney RF Ellis 2B Gross DH Pennington SS Sheets RHP If Sheets is knocked out early, should I write that the Orioles short-sheeted the...

Left-hander Troy Patton held Charlotte to one earned run over six innings, but it wasn't good enough to pick up a win. Patton also was tagged with an unearned run in a 2-1 loss. He allowed five hits, walked two and struck out two, as his record fell to 5-9 with a 4.84 ERA. The unearned run scored when catcher Michel Hernandez dropped a pop up with two outs in the second inning. Josh Bell, who homered twice and drove in six runs last night, went 2-for-4 to leave his average at...

Norfolk Tides pitcher Chris Tillman and outfielder Jeff Salazar have made the International League All-Star team. They will be on the 30-man squad that will take on the Pacific Coast League on July 14 at Lehigh Valley in the 23rd Triple-A All-Star game. Tillman is 7-4, 3.07 in 12 Triple-A starts on the year over 70 1/3 innings. He pitched a no-hitter on April 28 vs. Gwinnett. Tillman is 2-0, 2.84 in two starts since leaving the O's and going back to Triple-A. Salazar is batting .284-13-34...

On Thursday, Redskins legend John Riggins returns to MASN to host the region's best afternoon drive sports show. Talking Redskins, Nationals, Capitals and Wizards, the John Riggins Show will air each weekday between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. throughout MASN's seven-state territory. MASN will simulcast the weekday show live from Washington D.C., where the Redskins' Hall of Famer has been on the air since April on the HD-3 channel of WTOP 103.5 FM. The beloved runningback and his outsized...

I'm not sorting through a collection of fond memories from last night. I can name two, and one of them involves talking to Cal Ripken on the phone, which has nothing to do with the game. It doesn't hurt to step back once in a while and recognize that I've talked to three Hall of Famers in a span of four days - Ripken, Brooks Robinson and Jim Palmer. And that doesn't include standing within a few feet of Earl Weaver and Frank Robinson. I usually take it all for granted because I'm jaded...