Koji Uehara needed just eight pitches to get through his one inning of relief and retired all three batters he faced in the third. He said afterward that he felt good and wasn't expecting such a short outing.
"It's been a while, so I was thinking about how I would throw, and I felt good,'' he said.
It was his first competitive appearance since June 23, when he suffered a partial tear of the flexor tendon in his right elbow. He also had hamstring problems throughout spring training and during the early part of the season, but the Orioles hope he'll be able to stay healthier in the bullpen this year.
"Obviously the role is different,'' he said, "but I have done this before. No challenges. I'm not worried about it."