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It's well-known that acquiring a long-term option at shortstop remains one of the Orioles' top priorities this offseason.

Tonight is the deadline for teams to offer salary arbitration to their free agents, but that deadline will pass without incident in Baltimore.

That's the Orioles' record since 1997, the last winning season for the franchise.

The free-agent season has officially begun, giving the Orioles a chance to improve their talent base at minimal cost to the organization.

Brandon Fahey 's fourth-inning sacrifice fly gave Baltimore a rain-shortened, seven-inning 2-1 win against Toronto, snapping its 10-game losing streak.

Given the uncertain future looming for the Toronto Blue Jays starting rotation, Jesse Litsch is suddenly looking like a bigger and bigger part of things for the 2009 season.

The Orioles could not muster much offense as they lost a tight 3-2, affair to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Thursday.

Toronto Blue Jays starter Jesse Litsch allowed two runs on just four hits against the Orioles on Thursday.

Last week, Scott Lewis pitched against the Orioles' Double-A Bowie team. Last night, the Cleveland Indians left-hander made his major league debut at Camden Yards .

Last month, New York Yankees starter Carl Pavano came to Camden Yards for his first major-league start in more than a year and beat the Orioles only weeks after scuffling against their Class AA affiliate.

Through all the countless hours he spent rehabilitating an assortment of injuries, Scott Lewis never abandoned hope of pitching in the major leagues.

Dustin Pedroia homered and drove in five runs while David Ortiz finished 3-for-3 and drove in four more as Boston routed Baltimore, 14-2, in the middle test of a three-game set at Fenway Park.

Granted, the Orioles were plagued by walks and hit batsmen during that resounding three-game sweep by the Tampa Bay Rays .

Brian Roberts turned a scheduled day off into a three-RBI performance, and the Baltimore Orioles ended a five-game losing streak by defeating the Chicago White Sox 11-3 on Wednesday night.

Lou Montanez's RBI single in the 14th inning Monday gave Baltimore a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox in a rain-suspended game that started April 28.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 24 -- Even the most devoted fans may need a program -- or perhaps two -- to sort out exactly who's on the field Monday when the Baltimore Orioles continue a suspended extra-inning game against the Chicago White Sox nearly four months after it started.

In one of the season's most bizarre incidents, the Orioles and White Sox played through frigid and rainy conditions in Chicago, coming to a 3-3 tie April 28 before play was halted entering the 12th inning because the field had become unplayable.

Some 125 games gone, six weeks to play, little margin for error. Time to find out if these 2008 Red Sox [ team stats ] have anything in common with their most immediate ancestors.

Baltimore Orioles left fielder Lou Montanez dives on a single hit by Texas Rangers Travis Metcalf in the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug.

A recap of the Orioles' 13-8 loss to the Indians last night: Rally spoiled With the Orioles down 7-3 going into the seventh inning, the team displayed its resiliency yet again.

Asdrubal Cabrera homered to right-center on a full count in the second inning to push the Indians' lead to 5-0. The five-run edge has since narrowed to a 5-3 game in the fifth.