LHP Brian Matusz (2-2, 6.75) tonight will make his 5th Major League start of this season, his 4th on the road and the 1st of his career vs. Minnesota. Matusz, the fourth pick in round one of the draft last year, was the winning pitcher Wednesday at Tampa. He took a four-hitter into the 6th inning before giving up a three-run homer to Ben Zobrist. He pitched 5 1/3 that night, allowing seven hits and four runs with no walks and seven strikeouts. Matusz fanned just six batters over his first...

I kind of wish I were but I'm still at the CBS radio studios where I will host the post game show later tonight along with Dave Johnson. Yes, we are still watching this game. Hope we are not alone. Yes, this has been a hard one to watch, we just reached the halfway point and it took almost two hours. Brian Matusz has struggled much of this night with 83 pitches through four frames. He did retire three straight hitters after issuing a leadoff walk in the fourth. It's the first time in...

Delmon Young's fourth hit of the night, a two-out, RBI single in the last of the ninth, gave the Twins a 7-6, walk off win over the Orioles Tuesday night. The Twins have taken the first two games of this series. Kam Mickolio got the first two batters out in the 9th. But then Micheal Cuddyer singled and pinch hitter Jason Kubel drew a walk. Young then lined a single to right to end the game. Buck Martinez talks with Dave Trembley after the O's 7-6 loss to the Twins O's starter Brian...

The Orioles have played eight games on their current road trip and five of those have been decided by one run. The O's are 2-3 in those games. They have lost the first two games in this series vs. the Twins by 2-1 and 7-6 scores. The O's have lost nine of their last 12 games decided by one run and are 14-18 on the year in one-run decisions. Micheal Aubrey went 1 for 3 with a two-run double and 3 RBI tonight. He is now 5 for 12 and has hit safely in all five of his games with the...

What has been a tough season for Frederick Keys second baseman Ryan Adams has come to an end even though the Keys have about two weeks left in the regular season. Adams, the O's second-round pick in 2006, missed much of May and June due to a groin injury. A few days ago the Orioles put Adams on the suspended list and sent him home to Louisiana. "All I can say is yes, Ryan was sent home for disciplinary reasons for the rest of the season. Beyond that, I don't have many other comments,"...

Game Preview Orioles (51-75) at Minnesota (63-63) After losing back-to-back games by one run each, tonight the Orioles play at Minnesota at 8:05 p.m. in the final game of a three-game series and nine-game road trip. Jeremy Guthrie (8-12, 5.45) pitches for the Orioles vs. Twins right hander Nick Blackburn (8-8, 4.27). Scott Baker pitched the Twins to a 2-1 win Monday night and Delmon Young had four hits including the winning hit in the last of the 9th as Minnesota won 7-6 Tuesday night. Five...

RHP Jeremy Guthrie (8-12, 5.45) tonight will make his 26th start of the season, his 13th on the road and the 2nd of his career vs. Minnesota. Guthrie picked up his 8th win Friday at Chicago when he gave up just one run and six hits over seven innings. In his previous two starts, he had given up 12ER over 10 1/3 frames. Guthrie, 2009 season: First half: 6-8, 5.35 in 18 starts Second half: 2-4, 5.67 in 7 starts Guthrie leads the AL in allowing 89 earned runs this year and in homers allowed...

Jeremy Guthrie put together a second straight strong start to pick up his 9th win as the Orioles beat the Twins 5-1 Wednesday in the final contest of a nine-game road trip. The O's ended the trip 4-5 and won the season series from the Twins, three wins to two. It's their first season series win vs. Minnesota since 2002. The O's win snapped Minnesota's five-game win streak. Jim and Buck ask Dave Trembley about the O's 5-1 win over Minnesota Guthrie allowed just one run and six hits...

Two in a row - Jeremy Guthrie has now won back-to-back starts vs. Chicago and Minnesota. Tonight he gave up just one run and six hits over seven innings. He threw 112 pitches, 72 for strikes and is 9-12, 5.26 on the year. Guthrie did not walk a batter for the fourth time this year and allowed 2ER or less for the sixth time. Guthrie, who has won two straight starts for the third time this year, is 2-0, 1.29 over the last two starts. Strange stat - Jeremy Guthrie is 4-1, 2.88 this year in...

The Orioles are sending eight players to the Arizona Fall League. They are pitchers Brandon Erbe, Josh Perrault, Ryohei Tanaka and Eddie Gamboa. Also headed to play for the Phoenix Desert Dogs are position players Brandon Snyder, Josh Bell, Matt Angle and Brandon Waring. "We wanted to get people who are prospects and guys that could help us at the big leagues in the future. We are allowed one starter and three relievers. With pitchers we looked at the amount of innings they've thrown,"...