J.J. Hardy News

Matt Tuiasosopo strikes out to end the sixth inning Tuesday. He had hit a solo homer in the previous inning.

In 12 previous meetings, the Orioles had never beaten Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander .

Andrew Bailey has had a couple rough outings out of the bullpen lately, which have led some to look elsewhere for players to pitch the ninth inning.

A month ago, the Orioles had the worst 2B and DH, by OPS, in the AL. They also had the best 1B.

One of the benefits of having a good team is that you usually have good players.

Adam Jones hits a lot of home runs. He doesn't walk a lot. This contrast deserves further study, don't you think? Adam Jones has never walked a lot, but in 2013 he's making other hitters look like Zen monks of patience.

Chris Davis hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs, pacing Baltimore's 6-3 victory over Boston in the finale of a four-game series from Camden Yards.

Ty Whittaker was sitting on his couch, perusing the Internet on his iPad last month when he saw the horrifying news: an EF5 tornado had ravaged Moore, Okla., and the surrounding area.

The Rangers have had at least two players be in the American League starting lineup for each of the past five All-Stars Games.

If there is a lasting image from the Orioles ' 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, it's pinch-runner Alexi Casilla standing at third base, arms spread wide, palms in the air, mouthing "What happened?" to coach Bobby Dickerson.

Miguel Cabrera continues to do remarkable things between the lines, and his performance is being reflected in the ballot box as the 2013 All-Star Game approaches.

ANAHEIM, Calif.-Peter Bourjos was leading the Angels in batting when he strained his left hamstring six weeks ago and landed on the disabled list.

The Red Sox came into Friday night's 2-0 loss to the Orioles with 355 runs, 25 more than the next closest club, but the Orioles have held them to just three hits in no runs in the last 15 innings, stretching to the final 15 frames of Thursday's 13-inning, 5-4 loss.

If you stayed up late enough last night, you know that Chris Davis delivered the Orioles' latest walk-off heroics with an RBI single in the 13th inning against Boston.

Additionally, Alexi Casilla is still on the bench, perhaps because his finger isn't fully healed, but who cares, really.

Ray Guilfoyle highlights the top fantasy performers from Wednesday's roto action, including big games from Carlos Gomez and Starling Marte.

Mike Trout is a New Jersey kid who has become famous in Southern California. But if there's a place that defines his unassuming rise to elite status, it's Baltimore.

But before Orioles fans jump all over him and the Twitterverse smacks him around like a pinata for days, know this: he's probably not going anywhere.

It wasn't so long ago that the big question heading into the All-Star break around here was not who would represent the Orioles in the midsummer classic, but whether anybody was deserving enough to get in without the help of the rule that requires at least one representative from each major league team.

In just the bottom of the first inning, Bourjos saw J.J. Hardy blast a 1-1 pitch to deep center and climbed the wall to take back what would have been a two-run home run.