Sunday Bird Droppings

Jered Weaver holds Baltimore scoreless in 3-0 Los Angeles win - The Washington Post
"Angels right-hander Jered Weaver threw eight shutout innings, holding the Orioles to just three hits and striking out five, lowering his season ERA to 1.96 as Baltimore lost, 3-0, in front of an announced crowd of 41,147 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim."

Steve Melewski: Nick Markakis talks after his two-homer night at Bowie
"I feel like I'm getting to the balls middle and middle away good. You know, it's a matter of getting a feel for the pitches down and in where I have to pull my hands in. That second homer tonight I had to pull my hands in and everything felt good. But it's hit or miss on some swings that are sore, but that's normal and I expected that." That's quote machine Nick Markakis.

Scouts from Orioles, Braves, four others disappointed about Greinke ejection - CBSSports.com
"Scouts for at least six contending teams were disappointed when Brewers star right-hander Zack Greinke was ejected two batters into Saturday's game, thus depriving them of seeing a pitcher of trade interest."

Orioles Analysis: Where did the arms go? - Carroll County Times
"Baltimore’s starting rotation to open the season looked like this: Jake Arrieta, Tommy Hunter, Jason Hammel, Brian Matusz, and Wei-Yin Chen. As the first half of the season comes to a close, three-fifths of that lineup are currently in the minor leagues, trying to figure out how to put together any kind of consistency with the Orioles hanging around in the AL East race."