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NEW YORK — Despite home run numbers that are sluggish by his standards, Ryan Howard said Friday night that his power is still there. It's getting closer to showing up in the box scores. Howard's pinch-hit two-run double to the deepest part of Citi...

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Jonathon Niese pitched into the eighth inning and Ike Davis hit a two-run homer in the seventh to lead the New York Mets over the Washington Nationals 2-0 Saturday night. Nationals starter Edwin Jackson allowed one hit through six innings — a...

It took 25-plus innings at Citi Field before the Orioles' offense finally woke up, finally shook off a near-historic malaise and put some runs on the board. They only had two more innings to make the runs count, though. And they couldn't in a 4-3 loss...

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The Orioles have lost so often and in so many ways in recent years at Rogers Centre that squandering myriad offensive opportunities and blowing a late lead like they did to the Toronto Blue Jays in Sunday's 6-5 defeat seem rather pedestrian. These...

Heading home last weekend after an exhausting and emotional three-city road trip, the Orioles were hoping to build on their four-game sweep in Minnesota. What awaited them at Camden Yards, however, was a moving tribute to late Orioles pitcher and...

Brett Lawrie hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning, Jose Bautista added his major league-leading 37th homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Wednesday night. Jesse Litsch (5-3) pitched one scoreless inning of relief...

When Cal Ripken Jr. built his youth baseball facility in Aberdeen, Md., he wanted kids to feel what it is like to play in big-league stadiums. He spent heavily to construct a 3,500-seat replica of Camden Yards, complete with a hotel that stands in for the...

Aaron Hill and Yunel Escobar both had a pair of hits and one RBI as the Toronto Blue Jays halted the Detroit Tigers' season- long winning streak with a 4-2 victory to open a two-game set. Juan Rivera and J.P. Arencibia also brought in runs for the...