Baltimore Orioles: Jones’ Sparkling Glovework Tells the Tale

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Am I seeing things, or do the Baltimore Orioles’ pitchers throw with more confidence when Matt Wieters is catching them? Miguel Gonzalez turned in a masterful effort Tuesday night, though he only last five innings before a groin injury forced him out of an eventual, 1-0 win.

Things appeared in Wednesday with Caleb Joseph back behind the plate, as the Orioles got the pitching from Wei-Yin Chen, Adam Jones turned in a defensive game that was an 11 on a scale of 1 to 10, and the hitting was timely in a 5-2 win over Boston. Tommy Hunter and Darren O’Day each worked two hitless innings, with O’Day striking out four and getting the save. 

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  • Jones’ night was unique, gunning down Xander Bogaerts at second base in the second inning, then running down a drive in the gap with a lunging catch, then flinging himself through the air for a full-extension, diving grab later. Mookie Betts was the hitter on both of those defensive gems.

    As a result of Jones and Travis Snider both throwing out runners trying to stretch hits into doubles, the Orioles lead the major leagues with 20 outfield assists. 

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    Nolan Reimold and Matt Wieters both figure to be starting in tomorrow’s game, and then the Yankees march in for a weekend series. Even though Joseph is a credible backup catcher, we’ll be seeing if Chris Tillman, the Thursday starter, smoothes out with Wieters calling what he throws.

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