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Happy Fourth to all of you. If the Orioles wanted to put on a proper fireworks display later tonight, they should invite Jorge Julio to pitch the ninth inning.

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The Orioles aren't finished their juggling at the shortstop position. Orioles manager Dave Trembley said before tonight's game that the club will likely add a back-up shortstop after this series with the ...

The Baltimore Orioles recalled infielder Brandon Fahey from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned fellow infielder Oscar Salazar to Norfolk.

PLAYER OF THE GAME Right-hander Seth McClung's emergence from long reliever to effective starting pitcher continues to be one of the Brewers' major story lines.

CHICAGO, June 24 -- If the Baltimore Orioles stay in-house in their search for another shortstop, Brandon Fahey will likely be the choice to be recalled from Class AAA Norfolk. Manager Dave Trembley said Tuesday that a move probably won't be made until after the three-game series with the Chicago Cubs.

Trembley said utility player Oscar Salazar would likely be sent down to make room. However, with the Cubs starting lefties in the first two games, the right-handed hitting Salazar has current value.

The Orioles winning streak came to a halt last night with a 3-2 loss at Milwaukee.

The Brewers won for the fifth time in six games overall and for the 11th time in their last 14 home games.

Oscar Salazar homered in the ninth inning and Ramon Hernandez added a two-out RBI single to end a back-and-forth duel and give the Baltimore Orioles an 8-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday night.

Steven Visnic played first base in a baseball game on Sunday. It wasn't that odd of an occurrence for the Glenelg High graduate.

Oscar Salazar homered in the ninth inning and Ramon Hernandez added a two-out RBI single to end a back-and-forth duel and give the Baltimore Orioles an 8-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

Baltimore overcame four homers by the Pirates and rallied from deficits of 2-1, 5-4 and 7-6.

Nick Markakis homered and Brian Roberts and Adam Jones each had three hits for the Orioles, who improved to 15-9 in one-run games after going 13-31 in that situation last season.

After Adam LaRoche hit a two-run homer in the ninth off George Sherrill (2-1) to give Pittsburgh a 7-6 lead, Baltimore came back against Matt Capps (0-2). Salazar, who replaced an injured Melvin Mora in the first inning, tied it with his first home run since 2002.

Image 1 of 2 Click for more Tides second baseman Brandon Fahey, center, throws to first to complete a double play as Charlotte's Brad Eldred slides into second during the third inning.

The Baltimore Orioles designated pitcher Steve Trachsel for assignment on Tuesday.

Ben Broussard, the Texas Rangers' Opening Day first baseman, hit his first homer Thursday night for Scranton-Wilkes Barre as the Yankees beat the Norfolk Tides 5-3 at PNC Field in Moosic, Pa.

Sonora product Phil Coke got a rude welcome to Triple-A baseball on Tuesday night.

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com May 25, 2008 - Syracuse used two homers to plate three eighth inning runs, rallying past the Tides 4-3 Sunday afternoon from Harbor Park.

THE NORFOLK TIDES STRETCHED their winning streak to three games and have the pathetic defense of the Syracuse Chiefs Thursday night to thank for the most recent win.

Norfolk Tides Pound 21 Hits, Rip Richmond Braves 11-1 - AAA, International League MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com - NORFOLK - Norfolk pounded out a season-high 21 hits and Radhames Liz did not allow ...

With all the rain and flooding in the Baltimore area, I wonder how the Orioles avoided having a game scheduled for tonight. via Roch Around the Clock

Jeff Bailey hit a three-run homer and added a two-run double to help Pawtucket overcome a four-run deficit Sunday and top the Norfolk Tides 8-5 at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, R.I. Norfolk jumped out to a 4-0 ... via PilotOnline.com