Showalter on resting players, Jimenez and McFarland (O's down 3-2)

OAKLAND - With outfielder Mark Trumbo absent from yesterday's lineup, second baseman Jonathan Schoop is the only Orioles player to play in all 111 games, including tonight's series opener at O.co Coliseum.

Manager Buck Showalter had three lineups ready yesterday before deciding to sit Trumbo. More rest is coming for other players.

"Somebody thought that someone talked their way into the lineup. That wasn't the case," Showalter said, referring to first baseman Chris Davis, who started and hit his first home run since July 10.

"We had three and I talked to all three guys and came up with the decision that Trum would be the best fit yesterday. Will try to do it on this trip. We'll see. I'm going to take each day as it comes, see if something changes.

"I've got three or four guys I'd like to give a day if I can."

That could include Schoop, though Showalter may be more inclined to rest the older players.

"I don't have to," Showalter said. "There are other guys that have some ... not with the same age group that he is. We'll see. He's one of the guys that we're considering, but we're also considering not doing it. So we'll take each day as it comes."

Ubaldo Jimenez won't be available for a few days after facing nine batters yesterday in relief of Dylan Bundy and retiring all of them.

"That was big, being able to give a bunch of our guys a second day off down there, especially on the road," Showalter said. "It also keeps us from having to make moves. We have a seven-man bullpen, which is challenging this time of year in the American League. I think they've got eight or nine over there.

"He pitched well out of the 'pen for us when he was there before and it really allows us to have two guys who can pitch multiple innings. I wouldn't want to do it without proper rest for him. Vance (Worley) is a little more equipped to pitch out of that role with less days off. But that would give us a second guy there.

"That was huge for us, regardless of what happens. That was as much of a highlight for me as Dylan's was. I know our bullpen had a big smile on their face and he got a bunch of pats on the back from them when they came in after the game."

As I wrote earlier, left-hander T.J. McFarland will pitch Tuesday for the Gulf Coast League team. He went on the disabled list retroactive to June 29 with left knee inflammation, and it's been a slow climb back into competition.

"Once they got the diagnosis that we could stay away from surgery if we did this, we knew that we were going to be very diligent and, what's the word when you move slowly? Deliberate," Showalter said.

"We think we've gotten over that. I'm really anxious to see how he feels tomorrow after he pitches. I think it's two or three innings. He's been throwing for a while."

Update: The Orioles took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on singles by J.J. Hardy, Adam Jones and Hyun Soo Kim, and Manny Machado's foul pop up to first baseman Yonder Alonso.

There's so much foul ground here, Hardy was able to tag up and score while Alonso made an over-the-shoulder catch.

Kim extended his hitting streak to 10 games after Coco Crisp and Danny Valencia let his fly ball drop between them.

Update II: Stephen Vogt led off the bottom of the fourth by homering on a 1-2 pitch from Kevin Gausman to tie the score.

Update III: Billy Butler broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth with a two-out RBI single off Gausman, who walked Vogt to lead off the inning.

Update IV: Vogt's two-out RBI single off Logan Ondrusek in the seventh gave Oakland a 3-1 lead.

Gausman allowed two runs and six hits in six innings, with two walks, six strikeouts, a home run and a wild pitch. He threw 100 pitches, 55 for strikes.

Update V: Manny Machado homered again, his solo shot off Ryan Dull with two outs in the eighth reducing Oakland's lead to 3-2.