Melvin Mora News

Melvin Mora has not been himself for the past month or so, but it's premature to start clamoring for the club to release him and play Ty Wigginton there full time; play Oscar Salazar there; or move Aubrey Huff over there to make room at first for Luke Scott or surging minor league prospect Brandon Snyder.

Baltimore took advantage of two errors by second baseman Jose Lopez to rally for five runs in the ninth inning in a 5-3 victory over Seattle on Wednesday.

Entering the ninth with a 3-0 lead, closer David Aardsma blew just his second save in 19 chances.

The weather? That was another matter. The Sox scored early and often and built a 9-1 lead through 4 1/2 innings, more support than , searching for his first American League victory, could have reasonably expected.

Mike Costanzo bristles at the suggestion that his 2009 season has been frustrating.

Maybe it was in his mind and maybe it wasn't. Melvin Mora asked for a day off on Thursday right as he was on the verge of setting a new career-long streak of homerless games.

Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora was out of the lineup Thursday for a second consecutive game after he asked Dave Trembley for a night off, according to the manager.

After the emotional roller-coaster ride of the last two games against Boston, it is hard to tell just what state of mind the Baltimore Orioles will be in as they hit the road for a seven-game West Coast swing... Go West Young Orioles by Dean Hybl 11 reads Opinion After the emotional roller-coaster ride of the last two games against Boston, it is ...

But maybe that's because the present has more emotional highs and lows than Real Housewives of New Jersey .

Throughout his minor and major league coaching career, Dave Trembley has always been known as a stickler for the little things.

Okay to start this thread I want to say that the team's failures are not all Trembley's fault, but after seeing more basic mistakes with tonights game I feel that I need to vent them out.

Shairon Martis will be the starting pitcher for the Nationals on this day. Righthander Martis is 5-2 this season with a 5.13 ERA.

Rookie Brad Bergesen allowed four hits in six innings to win his fourth straight decision, Melvin Mora had four RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 11-1 on Friday night.

From the very beginning, the goal of the 2009 season for the Baltimore Orioles has been to be respectable on the field while continuing behind the scenes to develop the pieces needed to eventually ... by Dean Hybl 39 reads Opinion From the very beginning, the goal of the 2009 season for the Baltimore Orioles has been to be respectable on the field ...

Ross had three hits, including two doubles, and and both scored twice for Florida , which moved above .500 for the first time since May 12.

Ricky Nolasco continued to impress since a stint in the minor leagues, guiding the Marlins to their fourth straight win with seven solid innings in a 5-2 victory over the Orioles in the second test of a three-game interleague series.

On Tuesday, the Orioles' first game since their Sunday blowout victory over the Atlanta Braves, Wigginton found himself out of the lineup again.

They compete in Little League, play computer games and swap their baby teeth at bedtime for crisp $1 bills.

As Summer descends on Baltimore it means that baseball should be the number one thing on everyone's mind.

Melvin Mora hopped all the way down the third base line, his arms held high in the air.