Seven of the Orioles last eight losses have been by one or two runs. The Royals improve to 4-1 in extra-innings while the O's fall to 4-4. O's Player of the Night - Catcher Matt Wieters. His single in the 6th gave Baltimore a 3-2 lead it could not hold. Wieters went 4 for 5 with four singles and an RBI. It's his first career four-hit game. Wieters is now 10 for 21 with 3 RBI during a five-game batting streak. He is hitting .273 on the season. Nolan Reimold went 2 for 4 with two...

Nationals Garrett Mock is preparing for tonight's matchup against the N.Y. Mets from Citi Field. Before he left for the road trip, I had a chance to talk with Garrett on his spring training, feelings about making the team and what he will try to do to take down the Mets tonight. To listen to the audio interview, in its entirety, click here. So, are you all set for your season debut tonight? "I feel like as far as making the steps to get ready 'yes'. As far maintaining the consistent...

Among many keys to the Orioles getting off to a good start this year is this one - can the starters pitch deep into games to rest the bullpen and keep the pen pitchers in their planned roles? O's manager Dave Trembley hopes the staff will follow Kevin Millwood's lead in that regard. "Millwood did that for us and that's why we got him at the top of the rotation. He needs to set that tone for everyone. You want your guys to go deeper, but common sense has to prevail. "You have to look...

If you're lucky enough to make it out to the Orioles' home opener this afternoon, check out the timeline below so you don't miss a thing as the special day unfolds... 12:00 p.m. - Gates Open Don't forget to grab your free 2010 schedule and car magnet and look (or listen) for roving musical groups throughout the afternoon. 12:25 - 1:25 p.m. - Orioles batting practice 1:25 - 2:05 p.m. - Blue Jays batting practice 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Orioles All-Access Pre-Game Show with Tom Davis and Dave...

The Orioles are taking batting practice, many of them wearing their black long-sleeve pullovers. I'm afraid to borrow one, but it's crossed my mind. Manager Dave Trembley is hitting grounders to Julio Lugo at shortstop, making him range into the hole to backhand the ball. Ty Wigginton is getting some work at third base. Trembley began his 11:30 a.m. media session by saying "Welcome to Opening Day at Camden Yards. We've been looking forward to this day for a long time and I'm sure it'll...

Brian Roberts 2B Adam Jones CF Nick Markakis RF Miguel Tejada 3B Luke Scott LF Matt Wieters C Nolan Reimold DH Garrett Atkins 1B Cesar Izturis SS Brad Bergesen RHP Felix Pie will perform baseball-related activities today and is expected to make at least one start in this series. Manager Dave Trembley told reporters that closer Mike Gonzalez is available, but he'd like to give Will Ohman the day off. Mark Hendrickson could serve as the situational lefty. No updates on Koji Uehara. It's...

Oriole Park at Camden Yards officially opens to O's fans at noon today, a full three hours before the start of the Birds' home opener. But if you can't wait another hour to see how things are shaping up at the Yard, check out the photo gallery on MASN's Facebook page for an early look at Eutaw Street. You'll notice a theme - lots of tying things down, fastening anything from sweatshirts at the merchandise stand to flags, packages of hot dog buns, and balloons as securely as possible...

Well, it looks like O's fans are almost none the worse for wear this morning after another high-wire act by Mike Gonzalez. That's a little too much drama this early in the year, especially for some of us, if you know what I mean. Glad to we don't have to wake up to 0 and 3 with two blown saves, that would put a damper on Opening Day in Baltimore. I'm at the Yard and we'll get some pregame comments and notes when the clubhouse opens before too long. By 6 tonight, the O's could be 2...

I thought I'd never get back. Now that I've gone from the second floor of the Marriott Tampa Airport to my Southwest gate to BWI to my sister's house in Pasadena to Camden Yards, I wanted to fire up the blog for a few seconds from my usual seat in the press box. It's sunny and...cold. What happpened to that 90-degree weather I kept hearing about this week? Manager Dave Trembley will meet with reporters in about an hour. I'll post the lineup as soon as I get my hands on it. It should...

This time Mike Gonzalez got the save, although it was a very shaky one. He got Ben Zobrist to fly out with the bases loaded and two outs as the O's beat Tampa 5-4. Gonzalez, who fanned and walked two, threw 26 pitches, just 12 for strikes. The kid won another one: Brian Matusz picked up his 6th Major League win in just his 9th big league start. He gave up two runs over five innings, walking five, fanning seven and throwing 97 pitches. He is 2-0 in two career starts vs. Tampa at the Trop....