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The Orioles played two games today.
They tied 2-2 against the Atlanta Braves.
They won 6-3 against the New York Yankees.
Their current spring training record stands at 6-7-4.
Notes
Game 1
- Nick Johnson was 2-2 with a Single, Double, and a BB.
- Manny Machado went 1-3 with an RBI Single.
- Jason Hammel pitched 4 2/3 innings with 4 H, 1 R, 5 K, 1 BB allowed. He also hit a batter.
- Tsuyoshi Wada pitched 2 innings with 1 H, 1 R, 3 K, 0 BB allowed.
- Oscar Villarreal pitched 2 perfect innings with 3 K.
- 2011 4th round pick Kyle Simon pitched the final inning with 1 H, 0 R, 0 K, BB allowed.
Game 2
- Endy Chavez led off the game with a single. He finished 3-4 with an RBI and run scored.
- JJ Hardy went 1-2 with a Double and a run scored
- Adam Jones hit a 3 Run HR in the first inning
- Matt Wieters followed with a Solo HR. He also threw out two runners attempting to steal and picked off Dewayne Wise at 2nd.
- Ryan Flaherty played RF and went 2-3 with 2 singles and a run scored.
- Alfredo Simon pitched 2 innings with 2 H, 1 R, 0 K, 0 BB allowed. He also hit a batter. He threw 32 pitches, 19 for strikes. He left the game due to a groin strain.
- Luis Ayala pitched 1 inning with 0 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB allowed.
- 2011 3rd round pick Mike Wright pitched 2 2/3 innings with 2 H, 0 R, 4 K, 0 BB allowed.
- Stu Pomeranz recorded the save, pitching an inning with 1 H, 0 R, 3 K, 1 BB allowed.
- Tsuyoshi Wada will most likely pitch next Friday against the Red Sox, according to The Baltimore Sun’s Eduardo A. Encina. He will throw 4 innings or 50-55 pitches.
- Former Oriole Dave Philley passed away, according to MASN’s Roch Kubatko. He was the oldest former Oriole at 91.
- Zach Britton has been scratched from tomorrow’s start due to shoulder inflammation, according to The Baltimore Sun’s Dan Connolly.
Links
Check out Manny Machado’s diving play today, courtesy of MLB.com.
MASN’s Roch Kubatko talks about the versatility of Rule 5 pick Ryan Flaherty.
