Brian Matusz said today he hasn't yet met with Rick Kranitz and/or Buck Showalter to discuss whether he will make his next start. He and the O's expect that he will after Matusz suffered a left triceps contusion last night vs. Toronto and pitched just one inning vs. the Jays. "It feels good, still a little bit swollen and bruised up a little bit. We are going to continue to do treatment with ice, stim and go from there. Keep a pressure pad on it to get the swelling down. I am not going...

Brian Roberts is receiving treatment on his right leg and will hit in the indoor cage before the Orioles make a decision on his status tonight. The lineup might not be posted until 5:30 p.m. Julio Lugo underwent on MRI because of his recurring headaches, which "ruled out some things," according to manager Buck Showalter. Lugo is unavailable again "until we find out exactly what we're dealing with," Showalter said. Brian Matusz has some slight swelling and bruising behind his left arm,...

Yahoo! is teaming up with MLB.com to provide a feature on teams' official websites called "Best around the Ballparks". In this case, of course, we're talking about the "Best Around Oriole Park". Yahoo! and Orioles.com have teamed up to give their top five restaurants, bars, places to park, and attractions close to the Yard. If you aren't a frequent fan, the following list might help you plan a day at the ballpark, and if you are an everyday O's fan, you might have your own thoughts...

Nationals reliever Joe Bisenius is excited to get back to the majors and have a shot to pitch for the Washington Nationals. In his major league debut, back in April of 2007 with the Phillies, he got Braves All-Star Chipper Jones to pop out and ended a threat in his first full inning of work. That game seemed like ages ago until he got it going this season. The last two seasons he has battled through a couple of injuries to get back to feeling good again and pitching well. The 6'4"...

Did you feel different when you woke up this morning? It might have something to do with the AL standings. Or the cocktail dress and blonde wig you were inexplicably wearing. Let's focus on the standings. The Orioles no longer are the worst team in the league. Their 56-88 record puts them a game ahead of Seattle, which fell to 55-89 with last night's loss to Boston. Buck Ball! Showalter Time! The guy really should have his own t-shirt night. Don't look now - OK, you can peek - but...

Luke Scott was the last hero for the Orioles in their 11-inning win over Toronto Monday night, but Rick VandenHurk was likely the most important. When Brian Matusz left his start after one inning with a left triceps contusion, VandenHurk entered the contest on short notice. It was his fourth O's appearance, but he had pitched just one inning over the previous 17 days. He took the mound to start the second inning and quickly looked in mid-season form for a guy trying to knock rust off. He...

We might still be playing if Luke Scott hadn't singled to center field off Blue Jays left-hander Brian Tallet in the bottom of the 11th inning to score Nick Markakis with the winning run. The Blue Jays have roughly 147 relievers in their bullpen since rosters expanded, so they could go all night. "Get a pitch to hit and stay in the middle of the field in case he throws a breaking ball," Scott said, describing his at-bat against Tallet. "A breaking ball in that situation around the plate...

Brian Matusz took the mound tonight and could have become the first O's pitcher to win five consecutive starts since Erik Bedard did it in July of 2007. But Yunel Escobar's line drive changed those plans. When Escobar, the second batter of the game, hit one back at the mound, Matusz took the liner on his left arm and suffered a left triceps contusion. He faced three more batters but was pulled after one scoreless inning. "Squared me up in the tricep. I felt fine. Honestly, at first, it...

Not everything was good tonight. Brian Matusz and Brian Roberts were forced out of the game early after being hit by a line drive and fastball, respectively. Josh Bell was batting leadoff. Players were changing positions and dropping pop-ups. It wasn't clean and it wasn't pretty, but it ended with the first win over the Toronto Blue Jays in 13 tries. "It means we get a chance to try to do it tomorrow," manager Buck Showalter said when asked about the significance of finally defeating the...

The O's needed extra innings, but they have finally beaten Toronto. Luke Scott's RBI single to center with one out in the 11th gave the Orioles a 4-3 win as they improve to 1-12 vs. the Blue Jays. Nick Markakis led off the 11th with a single to left off Brian Tallet, his third hit of the night and went to second on a groundout. He scored on Scott's game-winning hit. With the win, the Orioles improved to 12-3 in extra innings and avoided losing 13 in a row to Toronto for the first time...