The Orioles have had seven different players drive in a run in each of the last two games. Last night's roll call included Matt Wieters (three), Mark Reynolds (two), Nate McLouth, J.J. Hardy, Adam Jones, Manny Machado and Endy Chavez. According to Elias, this is the fifth time a major league team has had seven different players register RBIs in back-to-back games this season. The Orioles hadn't done it since April 3-5, 2006. They've never done it three games in a row. The Orioles have not...

The Orioles will host Minor League Affiliate Appreciation Night at Oriole Park on Tuesday, September 25 for their game against the Toronto Blue Jays at 7:05 p.m. The night will honor the Orioles affiliates and will include a pre-game ceremony revealing the 2012 award winners for Player Development and Scouting, including the Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year and the Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year. The Orioles have extended a special discount ticket offer to fans of...

Michael Morse will take batting practice and is listed in tonight's lineup. If all goes well in the cage, Morse will be playing left field and batting fifth. There was some good news on Danny Espinosa this afternoon. After leaving Sunday night's game early, Espinosa underwent a MRI on his left shoulder. The scan revealed he had a bone bruise in the capsule of his shoulder. He received a cortisone shot yesterday and could possibly play tomorrow. Espinosa had feared a torn labrum and said the...

Major League Baseball and Chevrolet, the official vehicle of Major League Baseball, today announced that Jim Johnson was named the Orioles' 2012 nominee for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevrolet. Today marks the eleventh annual Roberto Clemente Day, which was established by Major League Baseball to honor Clemente's legacy and to officially recognize local Club nominees of the Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevrolet. Johnson is one of the 30 Club finalists for the...

The Washington Nationals announced today that tickets for potential Wild Card and National League Division Series games at Nationals Park will go on sale to the general public Friday, September 21 at 10:00 a.m. ET. A maximum of four tickets for each game may be purchased online at nationals.com/postseason or by calling 888.632.NATS(6287) on a first come, first served basis. In addition, the Nationals Park Box Office will sell a limited number of Standing Room Only tickets the day of each...

The Nationals have announced that tickets for potential Wild Card and NL Division Series games at Nats Park will go on sale to the general public this Friday, September 21 at 10 a.m. A maximum of four tickets can be purchased online by going to www.nationals.com/postseason or by calling 888-632-NATS (6287). The tickets will, as you might expect, be sold on a first come, first served basis. The Nats Park box office will also sell a limited number of standing room only tickets the day of each...

Major League Baseball has announced the names of the 30 club nominees, including nine All-Stars, for the Roberto Clemente Award that recognizes a player who best represents the game of baseball through positive contributions on and off the field, including sportsmanship and community involvement. Closer Jim Johnson has been chosen as the Orioles' representative. Here is the complete list: Arizona Diamondbacks - Willie Bloomquist Atlanta Braves - Tim Hudson Baltimore Orioles - Jim...

Outfielder Nate McLouth, who was hitting .140 earlier this year and got released by the Pirates, is now thriving with the Orioles. He is batting .306 in 16 games this month. How did he go from such a low point to playing so well for the Orioles in a pennant race? The answer is McLouth put in the time to work on his hitting while he was with Triple-A Norfolk in June and July. He was very open to the coaching there from Tides batting coach Denny Walling and O's minor league hitting coordinator...

The Orioles need to line up Chris Tillman to start every single game against the Mariners. Forget resting a certain number of days. A three-game series should equal three Tillman starts. The offense stole the show last night, but Tillman deserves to be recognized for the 12 straight batters he retired, and for extending his streak of dominance against the organization that deemed him expendable. Tillman has allowed three earned runs in 27 2/3 innings against the Mariners. Maybe his elbow...

I received a text message from my good pal and former college roommate Reilly last week asking when we could get together. It had been far too long and different jobs in different locations have made it more difficult to get together than either of us probably ever would have imagined during our days in Tower B at Towson University. Reilly asked what my plans were and I told him I was booked up Wednesday night and during the day Thursday, as I had tickets to watch the Orioles face the Rays at...