Chris Tillman News

Norfolk is a game out of last place. Chris Tillman did not have the best outing this week, giving up 4 ER in five and a third, and for the season his ERA is 5.01 in 46.2 IP with a K/BB of 43/21. It is interesting to see what the Orioles are thinking of doing with him; you would figure if the Orioles had've given up on him as a starter, he would be ... (more)

This past offseason Andy MacPhail left the Baltimore Orioles after spending over four seasons as the President of Baseball Operations, and upon his departure the feeling among Orioles fans was that he had failed miserably.

It's a businessman's special for the Orioles today, which is appropriate because they need to take care of business against their hosts, the Royals .

Norfolk maintains a hold on 3rd place. Now that Xavier Avery has been promoted, there is very little prospect wise in Norfolk.

Melky Cabrera homered, doubled and singled while driving in four runs, Bruce Chen allowed one run in seven innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-1 on Thursday.

Norfolk continues to tread water in 3rd place in their division. Xavier Avery had a very strong week, and has slash line now looks like this: 252/362/429/790 with a K/BB of 28/20 in 119 at bats.

Seeing as how Brian Matusz seems to struggle in each of his starts, the question of whether Tommy Hunter was the right choice for the Orioles organization to demote to Triple-A Norfolk is inevitably going to surface.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said before today's game that it's "pretty realistic" that right-hander Jason Hammel will miss his next start tomorrow with right-knee soreness.

Left-hander Dontrelle Willis has dropped his grievance against the Orioles, and will return to the organization tomorrow, his agent confirmed.

In a somewhat surprising move, the Orioles optioned starter Tommy Hunter to Triple-A Norfolk prior to Monday's game against the Rangers.

Norfolk maintains third place in their division, a game out of last . Xavier Avery had a tough week, and after 24 games is now slashing 215/345/344/689, with 25 strikeouts in 93 at bats but also 18 walks.

Despite Jai Miller 's three hits - including a homer and two RBI - the Norfolk Tides lost Tuesday night at Harbor Park.