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RHP Jake Arrieta, who began the season in the Orioles' starting rotation, will start Saturday for Triple-A affiliate Norfolk after missing his previous outing with a sore shoulder. Arrieta was 1-1 with a 6.63 ERA but had 16 walks in 19 innings during...

MLB Team Report - Baltimore Orioles - INSIDE PITCH Two off-days this week helped manager Buck Showalter forget about being without starters like Wei-Yin Chen and Miguel Gonzalez. Gonzalez threw a simulated game Friday. One step further: Tsuyoshi Wada,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Baltimore Orioles - INSIDE PITCH Orioles' third baseman Manny Machado has impressed very early on with his glove. Now his bat is doing all it can to catch up -- and it is succeeding. Machado had four hits in a loss...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Baltimore Orioles - INSIDE PITCH Ryan Flaherty was the 25th man on the roster in 2012. A Rule 5 pick, he had to stick on the active roster to remain Baltimore's property. This season, Flaherty earned a roster spot,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Baltimore Orioles - INSIDE PITCH Jim Johnson has been about as solid as you can find among big-league closers. He's a bit unorthodox, pitching to contact more often than he tries to blow pitches past opponents....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Baltimore Orioles - INSIDE PITCH Sometimes, even while contending, it's not in an organization's best interest to have their best talent in the majors. The Orioles are a case study in the topic: with 2012 first-...

May 12 has been a pretty important day for left-hander Mike Belfiore. Last year, on May 12, Belfiore was traded to the Orioles as the player to be named later in the deal that sent infielder Josh Bell to Arizona. And on Sunday, he was called up from...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Baltimore Orioles - INSIDE PITCH There's a quartet that has made the Orioles go in 2013, and they continue to pace the club as it marches toward mid-May. Manager Buck Showalter often shuffles where they hit in the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Baltimore Orioles - INSIDE PITCH After missing the better part of two seasons, what's another six weeks? Brian Roberts underwent surgery Thursday to repair his hamstring, which had been giving him trouble during his...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Baltimore Orioles - INSIDE PITCH The rotation isn't in shambles -- yet. But Thursday's so-so start by Freddy Garcia, coupled with the news that Miguel Gonzalez wouldn't make his next turn in the rotation, put the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Baltimore Orioles - INSIDE PITCH After seeing Dr. Daniel Cooper in Dallas on Wednesday for a second opinion on his injured right hamstring, Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts decided to have surgery...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Baltimore Orioles - INSIDE PITCH With one swing Sunday, Orioles' third baseman Manny Machado said to Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout: I see your home run, and I raise you one. Machado, whose two-run blast...