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Chris Davis has one other walkoff pinch-hit homer in his career

It didn¿t take long for Kevin Gausman to show why the Orioles have such high hopes for their prized right-hander.

The industry was watching what the Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays would do this winter because they are viewed as the potential new guard in the AL East with the New York Yankees aging, the Boston Red Sox rebuilding and the Tampa Bay Rays hampered by payroll.

After his team thumped the Toronto Blue Jays in the first two games of this series, Orioles manager Buck Showalter worried about facing a "beehive" in Wednesday's finale at Rogers Centre.

Down the stretch is a new daily Orioles Insider blog that will set up the coming night for the O's and their American League competition as the push for the postseason intensifies.

Mark Reynolds has struggled at the plate for most of the 2012 season, but he certainly picked the right time to snap out of a long power slump and start making Orioles opponents pay for those months of frustration.

A night after designated hitter Chris Davis became the 19th Oriole in franchise history to hit three homers in a game, catcher Matt Wieters accomplished something a lot less explosive but even more rare on Saturday.

Jake Arrieta said he's going into his next start Monday against the New York Mets at CitiField refreshed and with a much better frame of mind than the cluttered one of frustration he experienced before being demoted to the bullpen.

Center fielder Adam Jones, who was scheduled for a MRI on his right wrist Monday morning, tweeted around 10:30 a.m. that he is "all good" and headed to "Beantown" for Tuesday's series opener against the Boston Red Sox. A source confirmed that the MRI was negative, and Jones hopes to play Tuesday.

Adam Jones, the team's best player this season and the recent recipient of a six-year, $85.5 million contract extension, felt soreness in his right wrist during Sunday's 8-4 loss to Tampa Bay.

Add Orioles centerfielder and $85.5-million-dollar-man Adam Jones to the growing list of Baltimore players on manager Buck Showalter¿s infirmary report.

The Orioles couldn't get out of Canada any faster Wednesday night. The first leg of their three-city, nine-game road trip couldn't have gone any worse.

The Orioles and Blue Jays combined for seven solo home runs, but it was Wilson Betemit's two-run single up the middle with two outs in the eight that proved to be the biggest hit in the game, propelling the Orioles to a 7-5 win over the Blue Jays.