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Orioles Can't Finish Rally In 9th Inning

May 14, 2009|By Jeff Zrebiec , jeff.zrebiec@baltsun.com

However, the status of Jones and Luke Scott, who missed his second straight game with a left shoulder strain, is uncertain, creating the need to call up Reimold and option McCrory, who allowed four earned runs in 1 2/3 innings Wednesday, back to Triple-A Norfolk. Yet to make his major league debut, Reimold is batting .394 with nine home runs and 27 RBIs for Norfolk.

"Obviously if [Jones and Scott] can't play, he's going to be in the lineup," Trembley said. "I'll know more where those guys are at [Thursday]."

Bergesen (1-1) didn't pitch poorly on Wednesday, but he eventually paid for allowing too many base runners. The Rays connected for nine hits in 5 2/3 innings against him, including four in a two-run sixth inning that included Willy Aybar's go-ahead RBI single and Dioner Navarro's sacrifice fly.

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"It's such a funny game," Bergesen said. "I thought I had the best stuff I've had all year. Then in the [sixth] inning, I left a couple of balls up and they took advantage of them."

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