Mike Wright named Sunday starter and wrapping up a 6-1 loss

Mike Wright will make his major league debut on Sunday as the Orioles' starter for the series finale against the Angels.

He also needs to be the stopper, with the Orioles a season-high four games below .500 and trying to avoid a sweep following tonight's 6-1 loss before 29,102 at Camden Yards..

"Mike Wright's going to start tomorrow. I let them know," said manager Buck Showalter.

"There were people who were options. He's just ready to go. Really, you don't want to have him sit any longer, either. Mac (T.J. McFarland) helps us in long relief if we need it. We had one option at Triple-A, really, the way the schedule fell and who was there. Try to see how it goes tomorrow and looking forward to watching him pitch.

"He's another one of those guys we think highly of. He's physically ready to go and hopefully he'll be able to present himself well against a good club. That's the team with the best record in the American League last year that we're facing. They're a good club. Very fundamentally sound."

Chris Tillman said he's hoping to start Tuesday night against the Mariners after being scratched from Sunday's start with tightness in his lower back. He was going to replace Bud Norris, who has bronchitis.

"I'm not all that concerned about it," Tillman said. "I've had it before. It kind of happened in my bullpen. Trying to be careful with it and not make it worse than it has to be, so I think we've got time. We've got the off day, so we want to play it safe.

"I'm shooting for Tuesday. I came in today shooting for tomorrow, but we didn't really make any progress. Maybe a little bit, but I'd like to see to see a little bit more before we were able to make that decision. By that time, it's too late. I feel better, but not where I need to be to pitch tomorrow.

"It's like a spasm, same thing I've had 100 times. It's no different. I've just never had it this close to a start. I normally get it like the day after and then I've got time to get ready. It's not a big deal at all."

Ubaldo Jimenez was the hard-luck loser tonight, taking a shutout into the seventh inning before the Angels used two infield hits and a high chopper off Manny Machado's glove to mount a two-run rally.

"There were a lot of those, but I don't know how you can pitch much better than Ubaldo, and really Wei-Yin (Chen) last night. But the problem is their guys are pitching just as well and we're not mounting much offensively," Showalter said.

"The starting pitchers the last two nights have been very impressive. So have theirs."

Jimenez didn't walk a batter in a start for the first time since Sept. 19, 2013. But the offense is scuffling, with two runs or fewer scored in four of the last six games.

The Orioles have been held to two runs by the Angels in this series, with Matt Shoemaker allowing one over seven innings tonight. He gave up three hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out seven.

"It's very easy to say it's about their starting pitcher," Showalter said. "I know that. But this is the big leagues. You're going to face good pitching every night for the most part. We've got good hitters that aren't quite where they're capable of being last couple of nights, so we're going to have to get consistent with that to take advantage of some really good outings by our two starting pitchers."

Are the Orioles pressing at the plate?

"Oh, sure. I hope so," Showalter replied. "We knew exactly what he was going to try to tonight and he was able to do it. Takes advantage of an inch here or there off the plate and so did we. Ubaldo was impressive. Real proud of him. He's pitching real well with a lot of confidence. It's just frustrating for us to have that seventh inning evolve the way it did. The game's not always fair.

"It's tough, too. Ubaldo in the seventh was unfortunate. You can't guide balls and make them be hit at a certain tempo. We made some good pitches that they were able to put in a place we couldn't defend in the infield. That will turn. We'll have some work our way, too. Getting some real hard bounces out of that area around home plate, which we haven't been getting in the past.

"I know it's frustrating for Manny (Machado). He's spoiled us at such a high level of play. That's a really tough error. They gave him an error on a line drive backhand? Wow."

Machado also failed to come up with Mike Trout's slow roller in the ninth that was scored a hit.

"That was a base hit. He wouldn't have thrown him out anyway," Showalter said.

"I think sometimes because as good a defender as Manny's been for us, sometimes you get penalized because they expect you to make every play."

Zach Britton allowed three runs in the ninth, beginning with David Freese's leadoff homer. Showalter wanted him to pitch, no matter the score, due to his inactivity.

"He's really one day over," Showalter said. "Anything past four, I don't like. He'll be better. Hopefully, there will be a situation for him tomorrow and he'll be better. That's one reason why he needs to pitch."

Asked whether he's surprised by the way his club is playing, Showalter said, "I'm not surprised by anything dealing with human beings, 23-year-old people. Would you be? No. We just have to deal with it. We had challenges last year. We have good people. We'll overcome it. I have a lot of confidence in that."