Remember the last time Zach Britton faced the Yankees? He retired one batter, was charged with six runs (nine total) and seven hits, and put the Orioles in a huge hole in Game 2 of a doubleheader in New York back on July 30. It's been a different story today. Britton is blanking the Yankees on four hits over six innings, with one walk and five strikeouts. Britton has thrown 110 pitches, including 67 for strikes. He just retired Alex Rodriguez on a bouncer to third baseman Robert Andino to...

During Ryan Adams first stay with the Orioles this year, the second baseman had 23 at-bats over 25 games. In his most recent stint, he has 18 at-bats in five games with the club. This time, Adams is getting to play every day and he is 7-for-18 (.389) in the five games since his recall from Triple-A, with three doubles and two RBIs. "I'm definitely excited and it's a huge opportunity for me," Adams said this morning in the Orioles' clubhouse. "My approach right now is to go out there and...

Manager Buck Showalter knows that the Yankees are chafed at the Orioles for refusing to schedule a doubleheader on Friday and costing them the Sept. 8 off-day. And he really doesn't care. Showalter spoke calmly today, but he didn't pull any punches while addressing the topic with reporters before Game 1. He also referenced the tragic death of former Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan. "The way I understand, I think they approached Andy (MacPhail) less than 24 hours before," he said. "First of...

The Orioles' minor league clubs in the Gulf Coast League and the Dominican Summer League are both taking part in playoff games this afternoon. The DSL Orioles are tied 1-1 in a best-of-three series with the DSL Royals and are playing the third and deciding game now with the score tied 1-1 in the fifth. The winner of that game will advance to the Dominican League best-of-five championship series against the Angels. The DSL Orioles were 46-24 in the regular season and that was the second best...

The Orioles announced today that they have recalled LHP Mark Hendrickson from Triple-A Norfolk. Hendrickson, 37, appeared in seven games for the Orioles earlier this season, going 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA (10.0IP, 6ER). In 24 games for Norfolk, Hendrickson was 2-4 with a 2.87 ERA (59.2IP, 19ER). The Orioles today placed LHP Troy Patton on the restricted list. Patton appeared in 11 games for the Orioles, going 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA (16.1IP, 7ER).

Adam Jones is in the lineup for Game 1. And Mark Hendrickson has replaced Troy Patton on the active roster. Patton went on the restricted list. He has a hearing tomorrow in Houston related to his DWI arrest over the winter. For the Orioles: J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Vladimir Guerrero DH Matt Wieters C Mark Reynolds 1B Ryan Adams 2B Nolan Reimold LF Robert Andino 3B Zach Britton LHP

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For a while there, it seemed fair to speculate if Matt Wieters' declining offensive statistics were tied to the heavy load of innings he has played this year at a most demanding position. But after hitting just .235 in July with a .685 OPS, the Orioles' catcher is having a big August. In 21 games, he is batting .316 with eight doubles, four homers, 13 RBIs and a .967 OPS. Over his last three games, Wieters is 5-for-10 with four walks and all five hits have gone for extra bases with four...

From the Gone But Not Forgotten Dept: Luke Scott flew into Baltimore last night, and boy, is his right shoulder tired. Not really. The shoulder, which needed to be repaired on July 26, is feeling pretty good these days. "My progress is actually ahead of schedule," Scott told me earlier today during a 30-minute phone conversation, most of which had nothing to do with his shoulder. Scott underwent surgery in Pensacola, Fla., to repair his labrum, which ended his season and left his future...

As of about 4:30 p.m. two of the Orioles minor league clubs have postponed games today. Single-A Frederick was scheduled to host Potomac tonight and the clubs will now try to play a doubleheader at Frederick on Sunday at 1 p.m. with Nate Moreau (11-10, 4.42) and Jake Pettit (5-0, 1.38) making the starts. Short-season Single-A Aberdeen's scheduled game today at home with Staten Island was cancelled and tomorrow's contest at Staten Island has already been postponed. The IronBirds are...