Tommy Hunter kept his team in the game and helped the Baltimore Orioles earn a close 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Hunter pitched just five innings, allowing three earned runs on eight hits and two walks. He also added two strikeouts before exiting the game with 94 pitches. Manny Machado went deep for the O's, blasting his third home run of the year after being recently called up from the Orioles farm system. Nick Markakis also went deep, while Mark Reynolds also drove in a run in the winning effort. While the team managed only six hits, they got them when they counted and picked up the win to move to 62-53 on the season.

Winners of four straight coming in, the Baltimore Orioles continued their winning streak on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners as they took a game at home by the score of 9-2. The surging O's now find themselves just 4.5 games behind the first place Yankees and seem primed to earn a playoff spot if they can keep this strong run alive. Steve Johnson earned the win for Baltimore, pitching six innings and allowing just two earned runs on five hits and two walks. He also added nine strikeouts over the course of his 97 pitches to earn his first victory of the season thus far.

Miguel Gonzalez out dueled Freddy Garcia and helped lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday at Yankee Stadium. Gonzalez pitched 6.2 innings, allowing four earned runs on six hits and zero walks. He also added 8 strikeouts over the course of 111 pitches to earn his third victory of the season. Offensively, Wilson Betemit blasted his 12th home run of the season in the third off Garcia, while Nick Markakis, JJ Hardy and Omar Quintanilla all also drove in runs in the wining effort. Overall, the team managed 13 hits off Yankees pitching, but were just 1-5 with runners in scoring position.

Despite a solid start from starter Wei-Yin Chen, the Baltimore Orioles dropped a close 3-1 ball game to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. Chen lasted 6.2 innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits and three walks. He also added five strikeouts on the day, despite picking up his sixth loss of the year so far. To date, his ERA remains at a solid 3.82 and he has earned eight victories for the O's. Offensively, Adam Jones blasted his 23rd home run of the year, a fourth inning shot off Rays starter Jeremy Hellickson. Overall on the day, however, the team managed just three hits off the Tampa Bay pitching staff.

The Baltimore Orioles are chasing the New York Yankees, only 2.5 games behind the division leaders, but they didn't gain any ground this week as they were swept by the New York Mets. The Orioles failed to score a single run in the series until the 8th inning of the third game on Wednesday night. They then pulled to within one run, at 4-3, and loaded the bases in the 9th inning but failed to push any more runs across the plate. The 39-30 Orioles will head into a weekend series with their National League neighbors, the Washington Nationals.

While the Yankees and Rays have been swapping positions at the top of the AL East, the Baltimore Orioles have been quietly stalking and waiting for their chance to pounce into the division lead. With a five-game winning streak of their own, including this week's sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Orioles find themselves at 37-26 and only a half game behind the division-leading Yankees. The Orioles will start a three-game interleague set against the reeling Atlanta Braves on Friday night at Turner Field, with Brian Matusz going up against the Braves' Tommy Hanson.

The 32-25 Baltimore Orioles took two out of three games from the division-rival Boston Red Sox this week and moved back into a first-place tie with the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East. Their 7-0 loss to the Red Sox on Thursday night prevented them from sweeping the Sox and also snapped their seven-game winning streak in Boston. The Orioles, who are tied for first despite having a -4 run differential on the season thus far, will open a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night at home. They will send Jake Arrieta to the mound against Joe Blanton and the reeling Phillies.

The AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles have signed left-handed pitcher Jamie Moyer to a minor league contract. Moyer, 49, was released last week by the Colorado Rockies a month after becoming the oldest starting pitcher in major league history to win a game. Moyer posted a 2-5 record and a 5.70 ERA with Colorado. Moyer has been sent to AAA Norfolk, but the Orioles hope he can add depth to a major league rotation behind Jason Hammel and Wei-Yin Chen. Moyer sat out the entire 2011 season recovering from Tommy John surgery. Moyer previously pitched for the Orioles from 1993-95.

Like the Nationals, their NL counterparts who play just a few miles down I-95, the Baltimore Orioles are also in first place in their division heading into June, with a 29-22 record. Despite a hot start to the 2011 season, the Orioles soon fizzled out and fell back to the pack. However, that crash has yet to happen so far, two months into the 2012 season. The Orioles have kept pace with the Tampa Bay Rays and have managed to stay a few games ahead of the New York Yankees thanks to great pitching from Jason Hammel who is 6-2 with a 3.04 ERA and Adam Jones who leads the team with a .314 average, 16 home runs and 34 RBI.

Like the Nationals, their NL counterparts who play just a few miles down I-95, the Baltimore Orioles are also in first place in their division heading into June, with a 29-22 record. Despite a hot start to the 2011 season, the Orioles soon fizzled out and fell back to the pack. However, that crash has yet to happen so far, two months into the 2012 season. The Orioles have kept pace with the Tampa Bay Rays and have managed to stay a few games ahead of the New York Yankees thanks to great pitching from Jason Hammel who is 6-2 with a 3.04 ERA and Adam Jones who leads the team with a .314 average, 16 home runs and 34 RBI. The AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles have signed left-handed pitcher Jamie Moyer to a minor league contract. Moyer, 49, was released last week by the Colorado Rockies a month after becoming the oldest starting pitcher in major league history to win a game. Moyer posted a 2-5 record and a 5.70 ERA with Colorado. Moyer has been sent to AAA Norfolk, but the Orioles hope he can add depth to a major league rotation behind Jason Hammel and Wei-Yin Chen. Moyer sat out the entire 2011 season recovering from Tommy John surgery. Moyer previously pitched for the Orioles from 1993-95. The 32-25 Baltimore Orioles took two out of three games from the division-rival Boston Red Sox this week and moved back into a first-place tie with the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East. Their 7-0 loss to the Red Sox on Thursday night prevented them from sweeping the Sox and also snapped their seven-game winning streak in Boston. The Orioles, who are tied for first despite having a -4 run differential on the season thus far, will open a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night at home. They will send Jake Arrieta to the mound against Joe Blanton and the reeling Phillies. While the Yankees and Rays have been swapping positions at the top of the AL East, the Baltimore Orioles have been quietly stalking and waiting for their chance to pounce into the division lead. With a five-game winning streak of their own, including this week's sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Orioles find themselves at 37-26 and only a half game behind the division-leading Yankees. The Orioles will start a three-game interleague set against the reeling Atlanta Braves on Friday night at Turner Field, with Brian Matusz going up against the Braves' Tommy Hanson. The Baltimore Orioles are chasing the New York Yankees, only 2.5 games behind the division leaders, but they didn't gain any ground this week as they were swept by the New York Mets. The Orioles failed to score a single run in the series until the 8th inning of the third game on Wednesday night. They then pulled to within one run, at 4-3, and loaded the bases in the 9th inning but failed to push any more runs across the plate. The 39-30 Orioles will head into a weekend series with their National League neighbors, the Washington Nationals.

5/31/12 - The Baltimore Orioles have signed outfielder Adam Jones to a six-year contract extention. The contract is worth $85.5 million in total and includes a no-trade clause that will keep Jones in Baltimore through 2018. Jones is having a career year batting .314 with 16 home runs and a .983 OPS. Jones' offensive numbers have improved every year he has been in Baltimore and is continuing that streak this season. Jones has been a big reason for the Orioles sitting in first place in the AL East. An All-Star in 2009, Jones is making a case to return to the Mid-Summer Classic.

5/25/12 The Baltimore Orioles have withstood quite a few tests early on in this young 2012 season and still sit atop the AL East with a 28-17 record as we inch closer to June. Led by Adam Jones with a .311 batting average, 11 home runs and 29 RBI, the Orioles have stood tough and battled against the likes of the Yankees, Rays, and Red Sox to claim their top spot in the division, but the question is whether or not they can maintain this solid play throughout the summer. The Orioles are winners of 6 of their last 10 and will head into this weekend with a three-game set against the Kansas City Royals.

5/18/12 A three-game winning streak for the Baltimore Orioles has the team at 25-14, in first place in the AL East. This surprising start for the Orioles has lasted even longer than last year's quick start, and is surprising much of the baseball world. Adam Jones is leading the charge for Baltimore with a .296 batting average, 13 HRs and 26 RBI. The Orioles are coming off of a 2-game series sweep of the Kansas City Royals, including a 4-3 win in 15 innings on Wednesday night. Baltimore will head into this weekend with a series against their cross-town NL rivals, the Washington Nationals.

The Baltimore Orioles lost the first game of a three game series against the New York Yankees on Monday by the score of 2-1. Jason Hammel gave the Orioles a strong six innings of work, allowing just 5 hits and giving up two runs to the Yankees, but he was bested by New York starter Hiroki Kuroda, who needed just 87 pitches through 7 innings of one one run ball to stop the surging O's offense. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth inning to record his fifth save of the season. Brian Matusz will take the mound against Phil Hughes in game two of the series.

The Baltimore Orioles have continued their hot start to the 2012 MLB season and currently sit atop the American League East, tied with the Tampa Bay Rays for the division lead. With the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays both just a game out, the team will have to continue to push if they want to hold onto that top spot. Staff ace Jason Hammel leads the squad with a microscopic 1.73 ERA through four starts and Adam Jones has been pacing the offense with a .309 batting average. The team will host the Oakland Athletics this weekend in a three game set before heading to New York to face the Yankees.

After starting off the 2012 season with an unlikely 3-0 record, the Baltimore Orioles were swept by the New York Yankees this week to bring their record to an even 3-3. After a strong start on opening day, young Jake Arrieta struggled against the Yankees, giving up 4 runs through 6 and 2/3 innings. Overall, however, his 1-0 record, 9 strikeouts and 2.63 ERA lead the young pitching staff. Offensively, the team has been led by catcher Matt Wieters, who after failing to live up to the hype last season, has begun his campaign with a .364 batting average, 2 home runs and 3 RBI's. The team will face off against the Toronto Blue Jays this weekend.

Baltimore Orioles Tickets - Team History

The Orioles are most remembered for the teams they put on the field on the late 1960s and early 1970s. These teams included Hall-of-Famers Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, and Jim Palmer and won four pennants and two World Series titles. Nowadays, the Orioles are most known for their stadium, Camden Yards, which draws fans from all over. Camden Yards, which opened in 1992, started a trend of new stadiums. A trip to Camden Yards is a must for a true baseball fan so check out Baltimore Orioles tickets today.

Baltimore Orioles Tickets - Season Info

It's been tough sledding for the Baltimore Orioles in recent years, but the team looks to take big steps forward in the AL East in 2011. Last season didn't begin the way the Orioles planned, but encouragement and hope came with the hiring of Buck Showalter, who managed the club to a 34-23 finish. The club will look for marked improvements from young guns Matt Wieters and Adam Jones in 2011 but solid contributions need to be made throughout the team for it to win games next season.

Baltimore Orioles Tickets - Ticket Information

Baltimore Orioles tickets ensure that fans see the Orioles playing top contenders throughout the entire MLB season. The Orioles have their work cut out for them in an always-tough American League East. With matchups with great teams like the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox and non-divisional meetings with the Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins throughout the season, the Orioles will have plenty of opportunity to test themselves against top talent in 2011. Be a part of this great tradition and don't miss the action!

Related Teams and Bands

• New York Yankees
• Minnesota Twins
• Toronto Blue Jays
• Houston Astros
• Boston Red Sox