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Orioles Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 14 May 2008 03:55:01 PDT

A tough decision made by manager Dave Trembley demonstrated his compassion for his younger starting pitchers, while relating his confidence in the experience and maturity of veteran Steve Trachsel.

Because the Orioles are in a stretch during which they have three days off within an eight-day span, Trembley has chosen to employ a four-man rotation. He wants to keep younger and less experienced starters Garrett Olson and Brian Burres as close to their routine schedule as possible.

To do that, the manager made the decision to skip Trachsel's turn at least once and then to possibly change his place in the rotation. Without hesitation, Trembley said, "We're going to go with four guys.

Baseball Today (AP)

Wed, 14 May 2008 02:37:00 PDT

Scott, Guthrie lead Orioles over Boston (AP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:22:29 PDT

Dave Trembley couldn't contain his pleasure after watching the Baltimore Orioles beat Josh Beckett and the defending world champion Boston Red Sox. "It says something about our team, the way the guys came back against one of the better pitchers in baseball," Trembley said after Tuesday night's 5-4 victory.

Mora, R. Hernandez out with injuries (AP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:47:06 PDT

Melvin Mora was struck in the shoulder by a baseball during warmups Tuesday and was scratched from the Baltimore Orioles' starting lineup against the Boston Red Sox. Catcher Ramon Hernandez was also out of the starting lineup because of a sprained left wrist. Mora was hit by a bad-hop grounder during fielding practice.

Baseball Power Poll: Florida teams surge into top 5 (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:56:26 PDT

Every week Sean Deveney looks at the action and ranks all the teams as he sees them.

Bannister pitches Kansas City Royals to win (AP)

Sun, 11 May 2008 15:18:05 PDT

Twelve straight losses to the Baltimore Orioles was a dirty dozen for Kansas City Royals. Brian Bannister allowed two singles in eight innings and the Royals beat Baltimore 4-0 Sunday to end their skid against the Orioles. It was Kansas City's first victory over Baltimore since July 25, 2006. "Regardless if you were here all 12 of those losses, I think we needed to take it on ourselves to end this...

Orioles call up Alex Cintron (AP)

Sun, 11 May 2008 10:57:19 PDT

The Baltimore Orioles purchased the contract of infielder Alex Cintron from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday and optioned right-hander Bob McCroy to their top farm club. Cintron is a career .277 hitter in 598 games with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox. He hit .243 with two home runs and 19 RBIs last season with the White Sox.

Orioles call up IF Cintron (PA SportsTicker)

Sun, 11 May 2008 10:00:20 PDT

The Baltimore Orioles purchased the contract of infielder Alex Cintron from Class AAA Norfolk on Sunday.

Millar helps Orioles beat Royals (AP)

Sat, 10 May 2008 22:31:11 PDT

Three-run homers have gone from uncommon to commonplace for the Baltimore Orioles. Kevin Millar hit a three-run drive and finished with three hits to help the Orioles beat Kansas City 6-5 on a rainy Saturday night for their 12th straight victory over the Royals. Millar, who entered hitting just .186 in his previous 15 games, homered just inside the left-field foul pole on a 2-1 pitch from Brett...

Orioles LF Payton ejected (PA SportsTicker)

Sat, 10 May 2008 19:16:30 PDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - Baltimore Orioles left fielder Jay Payton was ejected from Saturday's game against the Kansas City Royals for arguing balls and strikes.

Orioles' Roberts KO'd by foot injury (PA SportsTicker)

Sat, 10 May 2008 18:45:44 PDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts left Saturday night's game against the Kansas City Royals with a left foot contusion.

Bored and restless, Leo Mazzone wants back into baseball (AP)

Sat, 10 May 2008 07:56:17 PDT

He's got plenty of free time and still is being paid handsomely by the Baltimore Orioles, so there's really no limit to what Leo Mazzone can do this spring. He's played golf, visited a few nice restaurants with his wife and planted strawberries, blueberries, onions and tomatoes in the backyard of their lavish new home in Roswell, Ga.

Tragedy, struggles don't stop Astros' Tejada (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 09 May 2008 22:38:00 PDT

Despite the death of his brother, steroids accusations and the age discrepancy, Miguel Tejada excels.

Huff, Mora homers key Baltimore past KC (AP)

Fri, 09 May 2008 22:09:46 PDT

Aubrey Huff was surprised when the Kansas City Royals decided to intentionally walk Nick Markakis in the fifth inning. He quickly focused on delivering a clutch hit for the Baltimore Orioles. Huff hit a tiebreaking three-run homer and Baltimore beat Kansas City 7-4 Friday night for its 11th straight victory over the Royals.

Markakis homer keys Baltimore past KC (AP)

Thu, 08 May 2008 21:14:58 PDT

This was the guy who led the American League in losses last year? Actually, no, say Daniel Cabrera's manager and teammates. The poised, 6-foot-9 pitcher who shut down Kansas City on three hits while leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-1 victory Thursday night is a far different pitcher than he was in 2007.

Orioles activate IF-OF Bynum from DL (PA SportsTicker)

Thu, 08 May 2008 15:28:47 PDT

The Baltimore Orioles on Thursday activated infielder-outfielder Freddie Bynum from the 15-day disabled list.

Ellis homers to lift A's (AP)

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:05:41 PDT

Mark Ellis watched his ball nick the foul pole and thought back to a game-winning homer Marco Scutaro hit last year off Mariano Rivera that went nearly to the same spot. He hit the first game-winning homer of his career Wednesday with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles for a three-game sweep and their fourth straight victory.

Duchscherer delivers for A's (AP)

Tue, 06 May 2008 22:45:50 PDT

Justin Duchscherer is showing he's healthy again. Now, he wants to start working deeper into games. Duchscherer won his second straight start in his third outing since coming off the disabled list and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Tuesday night for their third straight victory.

Brown's 10th-inning single drives in winning run for Oakland (AP)

Mon, 05 May 2008 23:22:05 PDT

Emil Brown has nearly as many hits in 28 at-bats with runners in scoring position as he has in 68 at-bats with the bases empty. No wonder Oakland manager Bob Geren was confident in the 10th inning Monday night. Brown singled home the winning run in the 10th to give the Athletics a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

Baseball Power Poll: D-backs tops even before Scherzer (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 05 May 2008 09:26:26 PDT

The Diamondbacks already have Brandon Webb, Dan Haren, Randy Johnson and Micah Owings in their rotation. Add in phenom Max Scherzer and it's not hard to see why they are No. 1.

Angels beat Orioles 6-5 with 3 HRs, Saunders 6-0 (AP)

Sun, 04 May 2008 17:04:44 PDT

Joe Saunders is having one of those seasons where everything is going right, even when he is getting shelled. The Los Angeles Angels' left-hander remained unbeaten despite giving up a career-high 12 hits over five innings against the Baltimore Orioles. Gary Matthews Jr. and Torii Hunter homered in the first inning to overcome a two-run deficit, and catcher Jeff Mathis erased Brian Roberts on the...

Garland pitches Angels to 3-1 win over Orioles (AP)

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:10:59 PDT

An injury to Chone Figgins overshadowed a good game for Jon Garland and the Los Angeles Angels. Garland pitched three-hit ball for eight innings, Gary Matthews Jr. drove in two runs and the Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Saturday. Figgins hurt his right hamstring while scoring an insurance run in the eighth inning and had to leave the game.

Guthrie ends 15-game win drought, Orioles beat Angels 4-3 (AP)

Fri, 02 May 2008 23:17:56 PDT

Jeremy Guthrie finally got what he spent more than nine months searching for -- a victory. Guthrie won for the first time in 16 starts, Nick Markakis and Melvin Mora each drove in two runs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 Friday night to kick off a 10-game road trip. Guthrie (1-3) got his first win since beating the Yankees 4-2 at Baltimore on July 27.

Orioles place RHP Bierd on DL (PA SportsTicker)

Fri, 02 May 2008 13:06:19 PDT

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - The Baltimore Orioles on Friday placed pitcher Randor Bierd on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 30.

A's and Rays head April honors (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:59:00 PDT

One month into the season, surprises are plentiful and individual awards start and end with Cliff Lee.

Orioles P Aquino clears waivers (PA SportsTicker)

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:14:41 PDT

Baltimore Orioles reliever Greg Aquino cleared waivers Thursday and accepted his assignment to the minors.

Garza, Crawford carry Rays over Orioles 4-2 (AP)

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:06:52 PDT

With every victory, the Tampa Bay Rays seemingly reach another milestone and put a bit more distance between themselves and that sorry franchise known as the Devil Rays. Matt Garza allowed three hits in six innings, Carl Crawford snapped a tie with a two-run single in the seventh, and the surging Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 Thursday.

Sonnanstine shines, leads Rays over Orioles 8-1 (AP)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:09:01 PDT

Andy Sonnanstine and the Tampa Bay Rays can only hope the remaining five months of the season are as memorable as the first one. Sonnanstine pitched eight innings of six-hit ball, Erik Hinske homered and the Rays completed the first winning April in franchise history by beating the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 Wednesday night.