Adam Jones: "There's a lot of things that's hurting, man"

NEW YORK - Orioles center fielder Adam Jones arrived at Yankee Stadium today expecting to be in the lineup. Instead, he's on the bench for the second game of the series while Gerardo Parra plays center and Chris Davis moves to right.

Jones left yesterday's game in the eighth inning with a sore right shoulder. His entire body seems to be banged up, including his wrist, but the shoulder is the main issue.

Manager Buck Showalter waited to post the lineup and decided to rest Jones.

"You know me. I always feel well enough to play, no matter how my body really feels," Jones said while standing at his locker.

"My mind feels ready to play. I guess it's a day to try to let my body heal. I'm not going to go in there and fight him. Probably go watch 'Straight Outta Compton' now that I have some free time."

Asked if the shoulder has gotten worse since yesterday, Jones laughed and replied, "You don't want to know how this body feels."

"I feel well enough to play. Put it that way," he added. "I thought I'd come in and show them today and I thought I was going to be in the lineup. It's a surprise to me, but it's a day to let my body heal and let my body rest a little bit.

"Smart move, I believe. It's more than just this season. You try to look at the offseason and three more years left on my contract, so it's not just right about right now."

Showalter mentioned yesterday that Jones is dealing with soreness in his wrist.

"There's more to it than that, too. Everything. There's a lot of things that's hurting, man," Jones said.

"I play the game hard. I pride myself on that. I pride myself on just giving it all out there. So I don't try to let everybody know what's ailing me because no one really cares. And in the grand scheme of things this game is all about results, so I just go out there and battle it between the lines."

Can one day really make a difference?

"Basically what I said, you just threw that out the window," Jones said, grinning.

"I don't know. It works wonders in certain facets, so let's see."

Miguel Gonzalez said his right shoulder and elbow are much better. He's doing exercises and hopes to start playing catch next week.

The Orioles are listing Mike Wright and Chris Tillman as the first two starters this weekend against the Royals at Camden Yards. Sunday's spot is TBD.

The Royals are starting Danny Duffy, Johnny Cuerto and Yordano Ventura.