"In their last game of the exhibition season in their first year at Ed Smith Stadium, the Orioles walked away a winner thanks to two players who will be keys for any potential success in 2010.

The Orioles beat the New York Mets 11-0 powered by third baseman and cleanup hitter Miguel Tejada's first homer of the spring, a grand slam in the fifth against Mets starter Jon Niese.

Tejada had three RBIs this spring, before topping that total with one swing. He added another RBI - his fifth of the day - with a double in the sixth. The Orioles also scored five runs in the sixth, led by Nolan Reimold's two-run homer against reliever Sean Green.

The game had been knotted in a scoreless tie, but the Orioles strung together five consecutive singles and Tejada delivered the big blow.

"It's good to see the last day of spring training and for me to do what I did today," Tejada said. "The season starts in a couple days, and I feel like I am ready."

Perhaps even more important, rookie lefty Brian Matusz, arguably the most impressive pitcher in Orioles camp this spring, continued his roll. He threw four scoreless innings, allowing three singles, walking none and striking out two."