ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Phillies 6, Orioles 5 Recap: Ubaldo Jimenez lasted only two innings in his second start, allowing four runs and four hits in two innings. He also walked three and threw 50 pitches. Eduardo Rodriguez gave up two runs in the fourth inning. Nolan Reimold singled and hit a two-run homer on the day that he was expected to play at the minor league complex. Alex Gonzalez hit a two out, two-run homer in the ninth. Need to know: Zach Britton cruised through the third...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Left-hander Zach Britton worked only one inning today, throwing all seven of his pitches for strikes while retiring the side in order. Not sure why it was such an abbreviated outing. The Orioles loaded the bases with one out in the third on Nolan Reimold's single and stolen base and two hit batters. Chris Davis grounded into a double play to end the threat. A.J. Burnett has now hit six batters in three starts over eight innings after drilling Jemile Weeks and Nick Markakis...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Ubaldo Jimenez's second start with the Orioles looks a lot different than the first. Jimenez threw 36 pitches in the opening inning, walking two batters and surrendering a three-run triple to Phillies left fielder Domonic Brown with two outs and the count full. Ben Revere and Freddy Galvis had back-to-back triples in the second after a leadoff walk and double play. Jimenez threw 14 pitches in the second, upping his total to 50, while left-hander Chris Jones warmed in the...

VIERA, Fla. - Christian Garcia knows what Kris Medlen is going through right now. He knows the disappointment. He knows the frustration. He knows the doubts that might be swirling through Medlen's mind as he wonders if he'll ever pitch at a high level again. Four days ago, Medlen - a talented 28-year-old right-hander with the Braves who won 15 games last year - threw a pitch to Mets first baseman Matt Clark and immediately walked off the mound toward the Atlanta dugout. Medlen, who...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Not only did Doug Fister come through yesterday's throwing session without any incident, the Nationals right-hander felt good enough that the team is having him throw off of flat ground again today, manager Matt Williams said. Fister felt discomfort in his right elbow after his spring training debut against the Marlins on March 2, and an MRI revealed that the veteran righty had inflammation in the elbow. After being shut down and getting treatment on the elbow for a week,...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Reliever Brock Huntzinger has been reassigned to minor league camp, leaving the Orioles with 49 players at the Ed Smith Stadium complex. The Orioles will make at least one more cut after the game. Huntzinger, 25, allowed one run and two hits in 3 2/3 innings, with no walks and four strikeouts in three appearances. He picked up the save against the Yankees in Tampa after striking out the side in the ninth. Manager Buck Showalter has been impressed by Huntzinger, who could be...

The Baltimore Orioles announced today that they will offer an exclusive incentive for those fans attending Saturday's Tag Day to purchase a partial season plan. The Orioles will provide $50 in vouchers to any fan purchasing two seats in a 13-game plan at the event. The vouchers can be redeemed beginning April 1, at Oriole Park for additional tickets, merchandise and concessions throughout the 2014 season. The Orioles will host the return of Tag Day on Saturday, March 15, from 10:30 a.m. to...

Registration is now open for Youth Baseball Day, presented by Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT), to be held Sunday, March 23 at Ed Smith Stadium. All youth baseball teams that sign up will receive discounted tickets ($10 each) to the Orioles' 1:05 p.m. game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and may participate in a pre-game, on-field parade around the warning track. Players whose teams are not registering may still take part, but players must be in team uniform to participate in the...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - The Nationals made two more cuts this morning, optioning left-hander Felipe Rivero to Double-A Harrisburg and reassigning right-hander A.J. Cole to minor league camp. Rivero, the 22-year-old acquired with catcher Jose Lobaton from Tampa Bay, made three spring appearances, allowing two runs in four innings for a 4.50 ERA. Rivero struck out none and walked none. General manager Mike Rizzo raved about Rivero's potential after completing the deal with the Rays, and the lanky...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles catcher Matt Wieters stood at his locker today with his right ankle heavily wrapped. "They do it right here," he said. Wieters is in good spirits despite sustaining a mild sprain of his ankle during yesterday's game against the Red Sox. Steve Clevenger is starting behind the plate today. Wieters rolled the ankle while rounding third base and came out after four innings. "Nothing too major," he said. "Regular season, you'd probably tough through it, but I'll...