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The Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday traded left-handed starting pitcher Dana Eveland to the Baltimore Orioles for a pair of minor leaguers, lefty pitcher Jarret Martin and outfielder Tyler Henson. Moving Eveland freed up a spot on the 40-man roster for Aaron Harang, whom the Dodgers signed to a two-year contract on Thursday morning.

Harang, 28, was a likely candidate to be non-tendered next week anyway, and that was before the Dodgers signed Harang and Chris Capuano, giving them five starting pitchers signed through 2013. Harang was 3-2 with a 3.03 in five starts in September for the Dodgers after making the Triple A All-Star team with the Albuquerque Isotopes.

Martin, 22, was 5-12 with a 4.96 ERA in 31 games, including 18 starts for Class A Delmarva in the South Atlantic League in 2011. He was an 18th round selection in the 2009 draft by Baltimore. Henson, who turns 24 on December 15, hit .247/.313/.321 in Triple A in 2011.

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Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Romero had plenty in his arsenal to keep hitters guessing.

“All of his pitches were in the hitter’s mindset because he’s around the plate with them,” Showalter said. “There wasn’t one you could box out. A lot of the times with starters, because of command issues on a certain pitch, you can box it out. You couldn’t do that tonight.”

Romero (8-9) struck out Adam Jones to begin the ninth but was replaced by Jon Rauch after Vladimir Guerrero reached on a wild third strike and Derrek Lee was hit by a pitch. The left-hander allowed four hits, walked three and struck out nine.

Rauch got Matt Wieters and Mark Reynolds to fly out, recording his eighth save in 12 opportunities.

“We had the tying run at the plate and Mark just missed that last one,” Showalter said.

Romero, who threw a season-high 126 pitches, had not won since June 26 at St. Louis, going 0-2 with a 5.87 ERA in four starts. He is 5-1 in his past seven starts against Baltimore, including 4-0 at home.

Baltimore’s best chance came in the second, when Lee drew a leadoff walk and Wieters followed with a single. Mark Reynolds grounded into a double play but Felix Pie walked to put runners on the corners. Romero escaped by retiring his former college roommate at Cal State Fullerton, second baseman Blake Davis.

“That breaking ball looks like a strike and makes you chase it,” Davis said. “He was good.”

The Orioles scored a season-high 12 runs and had 16 hits Tuesday, including a season-high eight for extra bases. They couldn’t get anything going against Romero, who set down 11 of 12 from the second to the sixth.

“We let him off the hook,” Baltimore’s Nick Markakis said. “When you do that against good pitchers and they get in a little groove, it’s tough to battle back the rest of the game.”

Romero said he wasn’t attacking hitters enough in the early innings.

“Started shaky, I wasn’t being aggressive enough,” he said. “Cost me some walks. After that I settled in and put guys away when I had to.”

Returning to the lineup one night after he was hit on the helmet by a pitch, Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista started at third base and singled home a run in the first. Bautista, who leads the majors with 31 home runs, went hitless in his final three at-bats but made a leaping catch on Blake Davis’ liner in the eighth.

The Blue Jays made it 2-0 in the second. Rajai Davis hit a one-out single and stole second and third before scoring on a two-out hit by Eric Thames.

Arencibia hit a two-out drive to left in the fourth, his 16th.

Orioles right-hander Alfredo Simon lost for the third time in four starts since joining the rotation earlier this month. Simon (2-4) allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings. He walked two, one intentional, and struck out a season-high seven.

Simon has received just three runs of support in his four starts, all of them in a 6-5 win over Cleveland on July 16.

“That’s part of the game,” Simon said. “I don’t want to say anything to these guys. Romero just threw a good game.”

Baltimore must win Thursday to avoid losing its eighth straight series. The Orioles have not won a series since taking two of three from Cincinnati from June 24-26.

Notes: The Orioles have lost eight of nine on the road. … Toronto had just 22 active players after making two trades earlier Wednesday, dealing RHP Jason Frasor and minor league RHP Zach Stewart to Chicago and sending RHP Octavio Dotel, LHP Marc Rzepczynski and OF Corey Patterson to St. Louis. The Blue Jays recalled LHP Brad Mills from Triple-A Las Vegas to provide depth in the bullpen and will be at full strength Thursday when OF Colby Rasmus, LHP Trever Miller and LHP Brian Tallet arrive from St. Louis, and OF Mark Teahen arrives from the Chicago White Sox. … The Blue Jays signed RHP Jeremy Gabrszwski, their second-round pick in the June draft. … Orioles RHP Brad Bergesen (2-6) will face Toronto RHP Carlos Villanueva (5-2) in Thursday’s series finale.

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When: Thursday through Sunday.

Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Md.

TV/radio: SportsTime Ohio Thursday, Friday and Saturday; WKYC/Ch. 3 on Sunday; WTAM AM/1100.

Series: Indians lead, 3-0, this season. They lead, 418-383, all-time.

Pitching matchups: RHP Justin Masterson (7-6, 2.64 ERA) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (3-12, 4.23), Thursday at 7:05 p.m.; RHP Josh Tomlin (10-4, 3.81) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (9-6, 4.90), Friday at 7:05 p.m.; RHP Carlos Carrasco (8-6, 4.28) vs. RHP Alfredo Simon (1-2, 4.85), Saturday at 7:05 p.m.; and RHP Jeanmar Gomez (0-1, 4.91) vs. TBA, Sunday at 1:35 p.m.

Indians update: Indians lost the last three of a four-game series against Toronto to enter All-Star break at 47-42. They are a half-game behind Detroit in AL Central. … Tomlin has worked at least five innings in each of his 30 major-league starts.

Orioles update: Orioles were swept in Cleveland, April 15-17, by scores of 8-2, 8-3 and 4-2. Masterson and Tomlin each earned a victory.

Injuries: Indians — OF Trevor Crowe (right shoulder), RHP Alex White (middle finger), RHP Mitch Talbot (back), RHP Fausto Carmona (right quadriceps) and OF Shin-Soo Choo (left thumb) are on disabled list. Orioles — RHP Justin Duchscherer (back), SS Cesar Izturis (right elbow), OF Luke Scott (right shoulder), 2B Brian Roberts (concussion-like symptoms) are on disabled list.

Next for Indians: Trip continues with four games in Minnesota beginning Monday.

BRADENTON, Fla. – Jake Fox wants to do more than just hit his way onto the Baltimore Orioles’ roster. He wants to be in the everyday lineup.

On Thursday, Fox launched a pair of two-run homers as Baltimore beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-3.

Fox has eight homers, the most in the majors in spring training. He’s homered four times in his past three starts.

“I’m trying to leave no doubt that I should be a daily part of this team,” Fox said. “Coming into spring training, that’s the biggest thing I wanted to prove. I know what I’m capable of doing, but I don’t think they do. I want to show them exactly what I can bring to this lineup. From there, it’s out of my control.”

The 28-year-old Fox is out of minor league options, but has a good chance to be one of manager Buck Showalter’s picks for the bench. Fox can play first base, catcher, left field and third base, and would be valuable insurance if Derrek Lee, who’s out with a sore back, starts the season on the disabled list.

“Buck knows I want to play every day, but right now, I know that’s not where I fit in with this team,” Fox said. “I’m going to be a role player, and Buck knows I’m going to do that to the best of my ability. But, hopefully, I’m showing him I can play every day somewhere down the road.”

The Orioles acquired Fox in June by trading right-hander Ross Wolf to Oakland. Fox played 38 games for Baltimore and hit .220 with five homers.

“Oakland wanted me to just be a bench player,” Fox said. “I’d never done that before. When I came over here, it was a fight just to get my swing back.”

In 16 games this spring, Fox is hitting .356 with 12 RBIs. He capped Baltimore’s six-run third inning with a two-run homer off right-hander Ross Ohlendorf.

“Fox is a good hitter,” Ohlendorf said. “I’ve seen him do really well before. When he first came up with the Cubs (in 2009), he did really well.”

Ohlendorf worked three innings and gave up six runs on eight hits. The right-hander got two strikeouts.

“I feel like I made good pitches, even though the results weren’t indicative of that,” Ohlendorf said. “I kept the ball down when I wanted to much better than before.

In four outings, Ohlendorf has a 10.24 ERA. Of the 50 batters he’s faced, 23 have reached base.

Orioles starter Chris Tillman pitched four innings and allowed one unearned run on three hits. He walked three and struck out one.

Tillman, a right-hander, is fighting for the fifth spot in Baltimore’s starting rotation.

“I force myself not to think about it,” Tillman said. “I’ve got to go out there and get better. I’m looking more toward the long run. I’m happy with my progress so far.”

NOTES: Orioles manager Buck Showalter (sore back) said there’s a 50-50 chance 2B Brian Roberts will play in a game this weekend. Roberts hit off a tee and did some fielding Thursday. … Lee (back) took batting practice in the cage Thursday. Coach Mike Bordick was the pitcher. … Pirates C Ryan Doumit (strained oblique) hit in a minor league game and is expected to play Friday against Philadelphia. … Pirates LHP Brian Burres threw four scoreless innings and RHP Jeff Karstens threw three scoreless innings Thursday in a “B” game at minor league camp.

BALTIMORE — Outfielder Luke Scott and the Baltimore Orioles have avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a $6.4 million, one-year contract.

The deal Thursday was above the midpoint between the $6.85 million Scott had asked for when proposed arbitration figures were exchanged last month and the $5.7 million the Orioles had offered.

Scott hit .284 with 27 homers and 72 RBIs last year, when he made $4.05 million.

Right-hander Jeremy Guthrie is the last Baltimore player remaining in arbitration.

Updated Feb 10, 2011 7:12 PM ET

BALTIMORE (AP)

Outfielder Luke Scott and the Baltimore Orioles have avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a $6.4 million, one-year contract.

The deal Thursday was above the midpoint between the $6.85 million Scott had asked for when proposed arbitration figures were exchanged last month and the $5.7 million the Orioles had offered.

Scott hit .284 with 27 homers and 72 RBIs last year, when he made $4.05 million.

Right-hander Jeremy Guthrie is the last Baltimore player remaining in arbitration.