MASN has teamed up with the Orioles to bring fans a pretty irresistible offer - $1 O's tickets. You really just can't expect to get into the ballpark for much less than that. For the final month of the season, beginning with the Orioles' September 4 game against the Rangers, fans can purchase MASN Maximum Access upper level tickets for $1 each. These dollar-deal tickets will be available for each of the final 10 non-prime home games of the 2009 season. The price, combined with the...

Clay Buchholz shut down the Orioles over six innings and Jason Bay hit his 34th homer as Boston topped the Birds 3-1 Friday night to start a three-game series. The O's fall to 2-3 on this seven-game homestand. Buchholz, now 6-3, 3.49, gave up just five hits and one run, throwing 95 pitches. Over the last 11 games, Red Sox starting pitchers have worked to an ERA of 1.77. Jeremy Guthrie took the loss, allowing nine hits and three runs over 5 2/3. Guthrie, 10-15, leads the AL in losses...

It crept up on us fast, but Tuesday's Cesar Izturis T-Shirt Tuesday is the last T-Shirt Tuesday of the 2009 season. The first 10,000 fans ages 15 and older through the gates at Oriole Park on Tuesday will receive a free Cesar Izturis Orioles shirt upon entering the Yard, so get to the park early to reserve your last free O's shirt of the season. If you've been a faithful T-Shirt Tuesday attendee, you've collected Koji Uehara, Aubrey Huff, Melvin Mora, Nolan Reimold, and Brad Bergesen O's...

After he took another loss, his 15th, and another vs. Boston, his third this year, Jeremy Guthrie talked at length about his season. He was asked if the season has been a huge disappointment for him? Jeremy Guthrie talks with the media about his struggles tonight in the O's 3-1 loss "Absolutely. I've pitched terrible. The start when I felt good, I got no breaks. Then I felt out of whack, but got no breaks. I pitched well at times, but never have pitched the way I feel like I can. "I...

Not much on offense - The O's were held to just five hits by Clay Buchholz and three relievers Friday night. The O's went 5 for 31 at bat, were 0 for 2 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. The Birds have just 14 hits and a team average of .157 (14 for 89) the past three games. They have four doubles and two homers in those games. The team average for the year has dropped to .268. Winning pitcher Clay Buchholz allowed just one run and five hits over six innings....

Game Preview Boston (87-59) at Orioles (60-87) If it seems like the Orioles lose a lot of close games vs. Boston, well, they do. The Orioles are just 2-14 vs. the Sox this year. The clubs have played nine games decided by two runs or less and the O's are just 1-8 in those nine. Boston has won six in a row vs. the O's and over a longer stretch, is 21-3 over 24 games vs. Baltimore. Boston is 6-1 at Camden Yards this year and is 27-10 in its last 37 contests at Camden Yards. Tonight, the...

With Nolan Reimold now on the disabled list, the O's decided they could use another outfielder. They wanted to add Lou Montanez, if they could just get him to answer his phone. "I was coming out of a Salsa lesson. They were ringing my phone like crazy and I was in a Salsa lesson, working on my hips. When I got in my car I saw the messages," Montanez said. "They also contacted my agent who was in Greece on vacation. He had to contact someone else, it was like a 50 dollar phone call. ...

RHP David Hernandez (4-8, 5.40) tonight will make his 17th start of this season, his 9th at home and his 4th this year vs. Boston. To say the least, Hernandez has been hit hard lately by the home run ball. He has given up nine homers over 10 2/3 in his last three starts and allowed 12 homers over 26 innings in his past six starts. Hernandez, 2009 season: First 10 starts: 4-4, 3.81 Last six starts: 0-4, 9.00 Hernandez has allowed at least one gopher ball in nine straight starts, giving up...

We know Jon Lester won't shutout the Orioles tonight. He still may beat them. Brian Roberts led off the bottom of the first and ripped a double (his 53rd) in the gap in left center and scored on a Matt Wieters RBI single to center. In the second, Ty Wigginton homered off Lester for a 2-2 tie. In that first frame, the O's snapped Lester's current scoreless innings streak at 17. With two runs tonight vs. the lefty, they match their total of all year vs. Lester. In his first three starts...

Tonight's attendance - 39,285. Considering some of his recent outings, which included giving up four homers and six runs in 2 2/3 at Fenway Park, David Hernandez had a good one tonight. Nice bounce back effort and I'm sure the club is encouraged he got them to the 7th in a 3-3 tie. Hernandez's line: 6IP, 7H, 3R-ER, 3B, 1K, 1 HR.....93 pitches. He'd probably take back only one pitch - a hanging curve that Josh Reddick hit for a two-run homer in the second. He won't however, pick up...