Mike Wright is still listed as Triple-A Norfolk's starter tonight against Syracuse, but he'll be scratched from the assignment while remaining an option for the Orioles on Friday. Executive vice president Dan Duquette confirmed earlier today that Norfolk would send a different pitcher to the mound at Harbor Park. The Orioles need to recall a pitcher to replace left-hander Jayson Aquino, who was optioned to Double-A Bowie following last night's 6-4, 14-inning win over the Dodgers in Los...

San Diego hosts the 87th All-Star Game on Tuesday at Petco Park, so here are random facts about the Padres and the history of the All-Star Game in San Diego. This is the third time the Padres have hosted. The first was in 1978, the second in 1992. In 1978, nine years after the franchise started as an expansion team, the National League won 7-3. The Orioles' Jim Palmer was the American League starter, giving up three runs with four walks and four strikeouts. Palmer in the third gave up a...

For the fourth year in a row, an Orioles player will try to capture a Home Run Derby title. Following Wednesday's win over the Dodgers, Orioles slugger Mark Trumbo told reporters he will take part in this year's event, which will feature four hitters from both the American League and National League. "I'm doing it," Trumbo said on participating in the event. Let's chalk that brief comment up to being a little tired after a 14-inning game to end an even longer road trip. In any case, this...

It took 14 innings, but yesterday the Orioles turned what could have been called "a bad road trip" into "let's just ignore what happened for those four games in Seattle." Jonathan Schoop's heroics in the 14th secured a series win for the Birds in Los Angeles and a 4-5 record out west against the Padres, Mariners and Dodgers. I'm sure it made the long flight back to Charm City a little more pleasant. Though it's not the 5-1/2-game lead they had when they won their seventh straight game...

When does something become tradition? My wife and I recently had a big discussion about this. She is heading up to Maryland this weekend for our 1-year-old nephew's birthday party and she is tasked with baking a "smash cake." I had no idea what a "smash cake" was and asked her about it and she called it a tradition. I argued that it isn't old enough to be a tradition if it is a more recent thing. A Google search failed to answer how long the practice goes back and the debate was never...

Right-hander Lucas Giolito has been able to get extra work in as he waits for his second major league start, slated tonight in Flushing, N.Y., against the division rival New York Mets. Giolito said he is looking forward to hopefully getting to pitch into at least the fifth inning and beyond after having his major league debut abbreviated after four frames due to rain. "Yeah, it definitely would be fun to be out there longer," Giolito said. "The rain shortened it so it's unfortunate. But...

Manager: Terry Collins (6th season) Record: 46-38 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: CF Yoenis Cespedes (.299/.366/.581 with 21 HR, 51 RBIs), 2B Neil Walker (.259 with 15 HR, 35 RBIs), RF Curtis Granderson (15 HR, 27 RBIs), RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-2, 2.41 ERA), RHP Jeurys Familia (2.61 ERA with 30 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 3-6 Pitching probables: July 7: RHP Lucas Giolito vs. RHP Bartolo Colon, 7:10 p.m., MASN July 8: RHP Stephen Strasburg vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard, 7:10 p.m., MASN July...

LOS ANGELES - When the game ended, the Los Angeles Dodgers had just one relief pitcher left and were out of position players. The Orioles had two relievers left and J.J. Hardy still available. After they played for 5 hours and 26 minutes and over 14 innings, the Orioles outlasted the Dodgers to post an impressive 6-4 victory. The O's bullpen pitchers - they used six after starter Kevin Gausman - refused to give up the big hit. As the game went on to the 10th, then 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th, it...

The Orioles made two more roster moves following tonight's 6-4, 14-inning win over the Dodgers. Outfielder Dariel Alvarez has been optioned to Triple-A Norfolk and left-hander Jayson Aquino has been optioned to Double-A Bowie, leaving the 25-man roster two players short going into Thursday's off day. Alvarez's departure was anticipated because Pedro Alvarez will come off the bereavement list on Friday, when the Orioles open a three-game series against the Angels at Camden Yards that closes...

LOS ANGELES - The Orioles' bullpen kept getting huge outs, but the Orioles offense kept making outs. Mark Trumbo tied the game 4-4 with a homer in the sixth inning. When the O's batted in the top of the 14th against the Los Angeles Dodgers, it was still a 4-4 game. Orioles hitters had a stretch after Trumbo's roundtripper where they went 0-for-21 with 12 strikeouts. Mercifully, that would change. At the same time, the Orioles' bullpen made sure that Dodgers batters didn't come through...