Orioles catcher Craig Tatum had to be removed from the game after being injured by an apparent foul tip off the bat of Jays shortstop John McDonald in the bottom of the fifth inning at Dunedin Stadium. He was replaced behind the plate by minor league catcher Luis Bernardo.
Tatum basically was the last guy competing with Chad Moeller for the reserve catcher role. He headed back to Sarasota to undergo an x-ray on his injured left index finger. Not exactly the way he had hoped to spend his 27th birthday.