Gallardo update and more notes (O's down 3-2)

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Yovani Gallardo's first inning with the Orioles this spring didn't go as planned, unless it's mostly about getting in his work.

It's mostly about getting in his work.

Gallardo allowed three runs and four hits to the Phillies at Bright House Field. He threw 23 pitches, 14 for strikes.

Gallardo will return for the second inning before the Orioles go to their bullpen. Vance Worley most likely will replace him.

Peter Bourjos doubled on Gallardo's first pitch and scored with one out on Odubel Herrera's double. Darin Ruf followed with a two-run homer to left-center field.

Carlos Ruiz singled, but Caleb Joseph threw him out attempting to steal second base. J.P. Arencibia flied to right field on Gallardo's 23rd pitch.

Gallardo's fastball topped out at 89 mph on the ballpark's radar gun.

The Orioles are more interested in how Gallardo's arm feels and building up his innings.

Hyun Soo Kim flied to the warning track in left field in the top of the second inning and is 0-for-19 this spring.

Chris Davis wasn't in the original lineup, but he told manager Buck Showalter last night that he wanted to make the trip and get more at-bats.

Jimmy Paredes doesn't have a broken bone in his left wrist and he's been cleared to work out and take one-handed swings in the cage.

Paredes bent back the wrist while attempting a diving catch March 3 in Port Charlotte. An MRI didn't reveal a break, but hand specialist Dr. Brian Schofield had concerns after reviewing it.

The point tenderness in the wrist was a red flag, but Paredes has the green light to get back on the field.

"Good news," Showalter said. "It looks like it's not a break. He took the soft cast off and he was actually in the cage swinging with his other hand today. Now it's just a matter of treatment and getting him back in the flow. So that was really good news. That was about as good of news as we hoped to hear."

Showalter can't provide a timetable for Paredes' return to games. One step at a time.

"I haven't asked that," Showalter said. "Now it's just treated as a tissue thing as opposed to something bone related, so that was good. He's really upbeat about it. He was worried."

A return in two weeks is a possibility.

"I don't want to say it atrophied, but he's been completely inactive, so he's going to have to build back up a little bit," Showalter said. "I think the next few days it will be interesting to see if he's made any progress. He was pretty excited, as we were to get that news today. Jimmy's a guy who was second or third in the American League in hitting for about three months."

The Orioles play exhibition games through April 1, finishing their schedule in Philadelphia, so Paredes has time to get more at-bats if he doesn't experience any setbacks.

"It's a possibility, yeah. If the diagnosis is right, yeah," Showalter said.

"He went over to see Dr. Schofield again today. He wanted to see if that area he was worried about was point tender anymore. That's what he was worried about. There was a little dark area on the MRI that he was a little concerned with. He said he'd know in the next two or three days if it doesn't go away then he might have something there, hairline, but he thinks we're OK."

In other injury news, Showalter expressed confidence that relievers Brian Matusz and T.J. McFarland will break camp with the team after making significant progress in their respective injuries. Matusz has a strained muscle in his lower right back and McFarland has some inflammation in his left elbow.

Matusz has been playing catch this week.

"He's feeling better," Showalter said. "He'll probably get back into the flow sometime in the next week."

Showalter also checked on McFarland before heading to Clearwater.

"Good," he said. "The sooner the better for him. I'm hoping by the end of the week he gets the ball in his hand. The swelling is just about gone.

"He'll be all right. Both of those guys, he and Brian came into camp ready to go, so I think their throw day isn't as far as it normally might be. So I'm still thinking that both of those guys have a chance to be available to break camp, ready to pitch."

Showalter is in the process of checking why McFarland's elbow became inflamed.

"That's a good question. That's my next question," Showalter said. "He had something like this before, but it was real quick. A lot of pitchers have it where they tweak something and then it quiets down. We feel like structurally, not surprised, but when you take pictures of pitchers' shoulders and elbows and everything, you just about always shows up something that throws up a bit of a flag. I like the description that it's 'unremarkable.' "

Jeff Beliveau threw live batting practice again today. "That was encouraging," Showalter said.

Showalter said a starter will stay back in Sarasota and pitch at Twin Lakes Park while the club breaks camp and heads to Philadelphia for the final exhibition game.

Update: Gallardo retired the side in order in the second on a popup and two ground balls. He threw 35 pitches today, 19 for strikes.

Zach Britton is pitching the third with the Orioles down 3-2 after Manny Machado's two-run homer to left field.

Machado was swinging at a 3-0 pitch after Xavier Avery singled and moved up on a wild pitch.