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Ethan Martin scattered four hits, giving up two earned runs in six innings as Lehigh Valley held off the Norfolk Tides 4-3 on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.

Durham struggled to get the shutdown inning in their 4-3 loss to Norfolk . Vince Belnome gave them a 1-0 lead with an RBI double in the first inning, but Norfolk got to Alex Torres just as quickly.

Always one step ahead of the competition, that Dan Duquette. What was his "thing" last year? Backup catchers? Well, it appears that this year's model is the utility infielder.

Norfolk lost 3-2. Tsuyoshi Wada gave up 2 ER in 4 IP on six hits, a walk and a HBP, while striking out 2 and a GB/FB of 3/4. In case you missed it, Xavier Avery returned to the Tides and celebrated by going 0-4. Ryan Flaherty went 1-4 with 2 Ks.

The flahrt of the order will have to go by a different name, as Ryan Flaherty has been optioned to Norfolk.

The last time the University of Southern Maine played on the Cape in the Division III New England baseball regional was in 2008, before any of the current seniors had arrived.

If you're a fan of pitching, last night's Baltimore Orioles game against San Diego was for you.

Ryan Flaherty singles in the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field Saturday.

With roughly 25 percent of the MLB regular season now in the books, it's time to take a step back and figure out something we've learned from each team.

We're quickly approaching the quarter mark of the baseball season, and it's around this time where players' statistics start to level out.

Steve Johnson may have been the best feel-good story in a Baltimore Orioles season filled with them last year.

Infielder Alexi Casilla, who has been a switch-hitter since he was 16, said hitting coach Jim Presley approached him about concentrating on hitting from the right side only, and he has been working on that for a few weeks in the cage.

With all due respect to Abbott and Costello, we know who's on first for the Baltimore Orioles.

With second baseman Ryan Flaherty struggling at the plate, Orioles manager Buck Showalter has deflected the attention to highlight Flaherty's improved defense.

The 2013 MLB season is just over a month old, but it is never too soon to look ahead to the 2014 MLB free-agent class and how things could potentially shake out this coming winter.

Prior to this evening's game with Kansas City, the Baltimore Orioles announced that second baseman Brian Roberts would be having surgery on his right hamstring.

The first week of May is usually when the first wave of prospects are promoted to the major leagues.

The Baltimore Orioles battled back for an 8-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels , capping off their West Coast road trip with a 7-4 record and could have even done better.

Manny Machado and J.J. Hardy each belted two- run homers to lead the Baltimore Orioles to an 8-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels and win the four-game series between the teams.

Vargas pitched a three-hitter for his first victory with his new club, Mark Trumbo and Mike Trout homered and the Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 Friday night.