Ed Rogers

Where to find the Finer ThingsThe Finer Things in Life Cafe (10921 York Road, 410-329-1391) is Hunt Valley's best-kept restaurant secret. (Some would argue that the Hunt Valley Szechuan is. But that's another story.) Even though the cafe has been open since January, I only heard about it recently. The Finer Things has seating for only 18 people, takes no credit cards and is BYOB, but people are lining up for owner Donald Fisher's duck and pear salad, shrimp in lobster garlic sauce and emu Milanaise.

Owner-chef Ed Rogers of La Tesso Tana (58 W. Biddle St.) is opening a new restaurant this week, Ashley M's (911 N. Charles St.). It's named after his daughter.Located where the City Diner used to be, Ashley M's will offer Italian and American food. Wild game will be a specialty. The new place will stay open until 3 a.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and have a jazz brunch on Sunday.Upscale MichaelangeloScirocco Mediterranean Grill (2552 Riva Road) in Annapolis has become Michaelangelo, like the painter, only with an extra "a."

Baltimore CitySHOOTING: Northwestern District -- A man whose address was not immediately available was running away from a gunman in the 4700 block of Gwynn Oak Ave. Monday night when he was shot in the neck and back. The victim was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center.ROBBERY: Northwestern District -- A resident of the 2900 block of Sulgrave Ave. was in the 5400 block of Park Heights Ave. Sunday when a gunman robbed him of two rings, his wallet and cash, all valued at nearly $300.BURGLARY: Northwestern District -- Someone entered a house in the 3700 block of Oakmont Ave. through a rear door Sunday or Monday and stole property valued at $900.

BALTIMORE CITY* BURGLARY: Central District -- Someone entered an unlocked apartment in the 2100 block of St. Paul St. and stole various items valued at $115 overnight Saturday.* THEFT: Central District -- A set of tools valued at $500 was stolen from a truck parked in the 300 block of Key Highway Sunday by an unidentified male approximately 30 years old.* BURGLARY: Central District -- Someone kicked in the front door of a residence in the 2300 block of Division St. over the weekend and stole a variety of items, including a color television and gold Rolex watch, valued at $915.

**** Jay Gibbons: This is getting ridiculous. *** Pat Hentgen: Expected to be the Opening Day starter, Hentgen looks awfully good as the No. 4 guy after a delayed spring debut. Brady Anderson: Reaches his first two trips, gets to second after an apparent pickoff and steals a base. Steve Sisco: Collects two hits and reaches base four times. And his defense at second continues to impress. Ed Rogers: The prospect everyone is talking about had two infield hits in two at-bats. His speed is just one component of a dynamic package.

Yesterday Triple-A International League Rochester 11, Indianapolis 3 Double-A Eastern League Bowie 6, Harrisburg 4: Wes Rachels broke a 3-3 tie with a single in the top of the seventh inning to lead the host Baysox over the Senators. The win ended a 12-game losing streak for the Baysox (6-21). It was the longest losing streak in club history. With the game tied 3-3, Ed Rogers led off the seventh with a double off Senators reliever Jeff McAvoy and scored the go-ahead run on Rachels' single.

Jose Leon hit a two-run triple with two outs in the ninth inning, breaking a 1-1 tie, and the Orioles broke things open to win for the sixth time in their past seven games. Rodrigo Lopez, the Orioles' projected Opening Day starter, pitched three scoreless innings and Jason Johnson allowed one run in three innings of relief. The Orioles scored a first-inning run off Kazuhisa Ishii and then remained scoreless until the ninth, when, with the score tied, they scored five runs off Dodgers reliever Bill Simas - all with two outs.

Yesterday Triple-A International League Ottawa 5, Norfolk 2: Luis Matos broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run double in the top of the ninth inning to lead the visiting Lynx over the Tides. After Joey Hammond and Brian Roberts singled, Matos hit his team-leading 11th double to put Ottawa on top 4-2. Carlos Mendez, who had three hits and two RBIs, followed with a run-scoring single to account for the final margin. Hector Carrasco (3-0) allowed one hit in 1 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the victory for Ottawa, which has won 10 of 13. Lynx starter John Stephens yielded just three hits in six scoreless innings, and Mike Garcia pitched a perfect ninth inning to get his eighth save.