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The best one came from club executive vice president Dan Duquette when asked whether the team's and Jones' hot start spurred the decision to sign Jones long-term. "The dude rang the cash register every time he hit a home run," Duquette said.

Baltimore gets lots of face time in "VEEP," the Maryland-made HBO political satire starringJulia Louis-Dreyfus. But so far, all of it has been as a stand-in for Washington, the setting of this fictional series about the vice president of the United States.

FoxSports.com has reported that the Baltimore Orioles and Adam Jones are close to completing the largest extension in team history, but this signing means much more because they are not simply locking up a great player but making a commitment to winning.

Jason Hammel hopes to put a slight knee ailment behind him this evening when the Baltimore Orioles open a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Camden Yards.

Through 44 games and nearly 200 plate appearances, he has hit three home runs - one fewer than outfielder Daniel Nava, who was called up by the Red Sox [ team stats ] only three weeks ago.

Zach Britton is scheduled to make his first rehab start on Saturday and if all goes well he could be promoted to the Majors immediately, making one wonder who he should replace in the Orioles rotation.

With a 4.86 ERA at Atlanta this season, Tommy Hanson has found a groove on the road, where he has a 2.37 ERA for the Braves.

Daniel Nava and Scott Podsednik each hit solo home runs while Kelly Shoppach had a two-run homer as the Boston Red Sox edged the Baltimore Orioles, 6-5, in the rubber match of a three-game series.

When Jake Arrieta was given the ball to be the Orioles' Opening Day starter, he talked about how important it would be to have a consistent season, something he really hasn't had in his young career.

Each ugly loss reminds us of the dark days of the recent past. Today's being among the ugliest of losses in this young season, with about the only thing to distinguish it from recent-vintage ugly Orioles losses being that there were no issues with defensive incompetence through the course of the game.

First, though, there was one more game to play. Three weeks since they were last idle, the Red Sox concluded a run of 20 games in 20 days - the maximum number of consecutive days played allowed under the collective bargaining agreement - with a 6-5 victory over the Orioles today on a muggy spring afternoon at Camden Yards.

Good morning. Here is a preview of today's game: RED SOX Aviles SS Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Gonzalez RF Youkilis 1B Middlebrooks 3B Nava LF Podsednik CF Shoppach C Pitching: RHP Daniel Bard ORIOLES TBA Pitching: RHP Jake Arrieta Game time: 12:35 p.m. TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI Orioles vs.

The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will close out a three-game American League East series on Wednesday afternoon at Camden Yards, with the first pitch scheduled for 12:35 p.m. ET Boston was unable to move its record above .500 for the first time this season, dropping a 4-1 contest to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.A The Red Sox came ... (more)

May 17, 2012; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Felix Doubront reacts on the mound in the third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

Brian Matusz allowed two hits and struck out nine in 6 1-3 innings, Steve Tolleson and Wilson Betemit both hit two-run homers, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Tuesday night.

As of this writing, the best team in the American League would be the Baltimore Orioles .

"VEEP" keeps getting better week by week. And the last couple of weeks, it feels as if the HBO comedy has really found its feet.

There have been many surprises in Major League Baseball already this season, but the biggest surprise is the fact that the Baltimore Orioles have a two-game lead in the American League East.

Washington Nationals ' infielder Steve Lombardozzi started his eleventh game of the year on Saturday night.

Detroit 6, Pittsburgh 0: Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison's ninth-inning single.