We said it wouldn't get weird. Michael Gonzalez inherited two runners from Jeremy Accardo with no outs in the 15th inning and gave up a tie-breaking, two-run double to Robinson Cano on his first pitch. Gonzalez drilled Chris Dickerson on the side of the batting helmet with his third pitch, earning an instant ejection from plate umpire Dan Bellino. How in the world can Bellino assume Gonzalez was trying to hit Dickerson in that situation? The Orioles are out of relievers, so Jeremy Guthrie...

So much for a rested bullpen. Manager Buck Showalter has used six relievers again tonight, as he did Monday night at Fenway Park. Jeremy Accardo's turn came up in the top of the 13th, which isn't exactly going with the hot hand. Accardo had allowed runs in five straight appearances and six of seven. He permitted five runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings over those five games. And the Yankees pressured him tonight. Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira singled to open the 13th, putting runners...

The Orioles loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning, but they couldn't score against Yankees left-hander Boone Logan. Logan replaced Luis Ayala with the sacks full and struck out Luke Scott. He fell behind, 2-0, to Matt Wieters, who swung at the next pitch and flied to right. If it's me, I'm taking on 2-0, but what do I know? First baseman Mark Teixeira kept the game tied with a lunging catch of Alex Rodriguez's wild throw as Vladimir Guerrero reached on an infield...

Yankees starter Bartolo Colon was cruising. He hadn't allowed a run in eight innings and his pitch count stood at a measly 87. He still didn't come out for the ninth. Not with Mariano Rivera in the bullpen. Rivera allowed back-to-back singles to Adam Jones and Nick Markakis with one out, and Vladimir Guerrero lifted a sacrifice fly to left field. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. Didn't Rivera blow a save here on April 24? That's eight career blown saves for Rivera against the Orioles. The...

Zach Britton is done after holding the Yankees to one unearned run and six hits over seven innings. Britton can't get the win because Bartolo Colon retired 13 straight Orioles before Adam Jones' leadoff single in the seventh, and his shutout remains intact. The rookie left-hander walked three batters and struck out four. He threw 102 pitches, 58 for strikes. The Orioles haven't scored in Britton's last three starts while he's been in the game. Meanwhile, he hasn't allowed an earned run...

While Zach Britton is holding the Yankees to an unearned run through five innings tonight, brother Buck has hit a two-run homer for Single-A Frederick. Buck had five RBIs last Thursday while Zach was throwing nine scoreless innings. The Yankees scored in the fourth on Alex Rodriguez's leadoff single - the ball snuck under shortstop J.J. Hardy's glove as he ranged in the hole - an error by Robert Andino and sacrifice fly by Nick Swisher. Rodriguez was picked off second, but Andino couldn't...

Zach Britton pitched out of a first-and-third, one out situation in the second inning tonight and has blanked the Yankees through three innings here at Camden Yards. Britton last allowed a run in the second inning of his start May 6 versus Tampa Bay when the Rays scored three in that inning. He left that game with one out in the sixth but pitched shutout ball after that second frame. He then threw nine scoreless allowing just three hits last Thursday against Seattle. Manager Buck Showalter...

Orioles infielder Cesar Izturis has decided to undergo surgery on his right elbow to move the ulnar nerve, a procedure that will sideline him six-to-eight weeks, according to president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail. Izturis went on the disabled list today, with first baseman Brandon Snyder taking his roster spot. Signed to a $1.5 million contract over the winter, Izturis is batting .192 (5-for-26) with four runs scored in 16 games. Robert Andino received most of the starts at...

Troy Patton is in Baltimore. Or as it's known to him - Limbo. He's here but he's not here. He's in the clubhouse but he's not on the roster. The Orioles flew Patton to Boston and brought him to Camden Yards in case they put first baseman Derrek Lee on the disabled list and returned to a 13-man pitching staff. Instead, Lee remains day-to-day. So does Patton. "I don't know what the deal is," he quipped. "I've been trying to ask around the front office peeps to get the inside scoop,...

Justin Duchscherer was scratched from today's start at extended spring training, and it's unknown when he'll pitch again. Duchscherer was supposed to throw three innings, but he removed himself from the start. A team official said the reason didn't involve Duchscherer's back or hip. Duchscherer is eligible to come off the disabled list on May 30. He's being paid $700,000 and will make another $400,000 if he's on the 25-man roster. Today didn't bring him any closer to that bonus. The...