Brian Buress threw 5.1 innings of 6 hit, scoreless ball today. He also struck out 4. Apparently one of the hits was a bunt single and one should have been scored an error. His spring ERA is now down to 2.77. He has pitched better than Matt Albers and in my opinion should win the 5th starter spot. However, Baltimore Sun Orioles Blogger Roch Kubatko seems to think that Matt Albers has it won. With that coming from Roch I have the tendancy to believe it because he has been with the Orioles camp all spring long.
The ONLY reason why I see that Baltimore would pick Albers long term over Buress is because Brian has been with the team. They know how he pitches over an extended period of time. Either way he has rightfully earned the 5th spot. If he doesn't get it, he will still be with the team as a long reliever.
Melvin Mora continues his war path, hitting a triple and a double today in his only two at-bats. He is hitting .457 this spring. Big contract or not, he has earned the starting 3B spot.
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