Corey Patterson LF Nick Markakis RF Jake Fox DH Luke Scott 1B Felix Pie CF Ty Wigginton 3B Matt Wieters C Robert Andino 2B Cesar Izturis SS Brian Matusz LHP Still no Brian Roberts, who might end up being shut down this weekend.

Luke Scott has been voted the winner of the Most Valuable Oriole award for 2010 by members of the local media who cover the team on a regular basis. Nick Markakis and Ty Wigginton also received first-place votes. Jeremy Guthrie placed second and Markakis finished third. Adam Jones was the only other player to receive votes on the ballot. Scott ranks sixth in the American League with a .538 slugging percentage and a .904 OPS, and is 14th in home runs with a team-leading and career-high...

Right fielder Michael Morse says he will spend the offseason working out with soon-to-be Hall of Famer and Nationals teammate catcher Ivan Rodriguez. Morse is hoping his .290, 15-home run season will translate into an every day starter job for the Nationals in 2011 and feels learning from one of the best will help him make that final step. "That will be kind of interesting. We are planning to workout with his trainer in Florida during the offseason," says Morse. "It will definitely help...

I'm not posing a question with the title of this entry, though I'm also interested in your lives. Just wanted to check in during a commercial break on Wall To Wall Baseball with Tom Davis and Dave Johnson. We just finished 90 minutes on MASN, leaving the last 90 minutes exclusively on ESPN Radio 1300 AM. I'll head to Camden Yards after 2 p.m. and prepare for O's Xtra and the game that follows. I'll post the lineup, hopefully, around 3:35 p.m. I need the Orioles to post it first, and...

With starting pitching like the Orioles are getting, who needs much offense? Okay, we all know the O's need more offense for next year, but consider the fact they scored just six runs in three games in the Tampa series, but won two of three. They scored just two runs in game two last night and won. In their last four wins, O's starters have allowed just one earned run with an ERA of 0.31: *Monday at Tampa: Matusz - 7IP, 3H, 0R, 2B, 8K. *Wednesday at Tampa: Millwood - 7IP, 2H, 0R, 3B,...

After watching Chris Tillman hold the Tigers to one run on three hits over seven innings in game one, the O's had to be hoping Jeremy Guthrie could duplicate that outing in game two vs. Detroit. He did even better. Guthrie gave up just two singles over eight shutout innings in the Orioles 2-1 win as they swept a doubleheader. Guthrie and Tillman combined to give up just five hits and one run over 15 innings tonight. "It feels real good to go out there and give this kind of effort as a...

With the doubleheader sweep, the Orioles are 33-22 under manager Buck Showalter after beginning the season 32-73. According to Elias, this marks the first time since 1900 that a manager took over a team in August or later and won more games than the team had won when he arrived. Also, the Orioles have surpassed last year's victory total of 64. Oh happy days...and nights. "You're always looking for improvement," Showalter said. "When you step back at the end of the year, you want to feel...

After allowing 10 ER over his previous two starts, Jeremy Guthrie finished his 2010 season with a flourish tonight, pitching eight shutout innings as the Orioles beat Detroit, 2-1, to sweep a doubleheader at Camden Yards. With the win the O's are 65-95 and now have one more win than the 2009 Orioles. Guthrie was in command throughout, giving up just two singles, one to Ryan Raburn in the 2nd and to Will Rhymes in the 5th. He had never pitched a complete-game shutout in the Majors, but after...

Three starters taking their final turns in the rotation this season have posted a 0.41 ERA. Never can say goodbye. Kevin Millwood tossed seven scoreless innings on Wednesday. Chris Tillman allowed one run over seven innings tonight in Game 1. Jeremy Guthrie has shut out the Tigers over eight innings in Game 2. They're proving to be a tough act to follow for left-hander Brian Matusz and Brad Bergesen, but these guys love the competition. Koji Uehara has replaced Guthrie, with a shot at his...

Nick Markakis just hit his 11th home run to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead in the third inning. He drove an 0-2 pitch an estimated 382 feet to right field. That's five hits for the Orioles, and we don't have any outs in the third. Me: "When's the last time Robert Andino has played both ends of a doubleheader?" Guy next to me: "When he was 12." Josh Bell is appearing at an Elkridge Wendy's tomorrow at noon. That frosty machine is going to get a workout. He might be scratched from the...