Orioles acquire Milton Ramos from Mets (O's down 4-0)

MILWAUKEE - Wanting to improve their shortstop depth in the minors, the Orioles acquired 21-year-old Milton Ramos from the Mets this afternoon for international signing bonus slots and assigned him to Single-A Delmarva.

Ramos stays in the South Atlantic League, where the Colombian native was batting .227/.272/.276 with seven doubles, a triple and 18 RBIs in 57 games.

A third-round pick in 2014 out of American Heritage High School in Plantation, Fla., Ramos has batted .242/.298/.312 in four minor league seasons. His defense drew favorable scouting reports leading into the draft. It's just been a question of whether he'd hit.

The Orioles are willing to find out.

Chris Tillman and wife Christina are the proud parents of a baby girl, who arrived shortly after 8 p.m. last night. Everyone is doing fine.

Tillman probably will work out Thursday at Double-A Bowie and join the Orioles in Minnesota, where he could make a start before the All-Star break.

"If he can get over and take a work day, then it creates some options for us," said manager Buck Showalter.

"In a perfect world I'd like to see him start one more time. It's not like there's a clear separation of somebody who's pitching real, real well enough to run them out there. And in some cases we're trying to give those guys a little extra rest."

First baseman Chris Davis remains set to play a couple of injury rehab games during the break and come off the disabled list July 15. The minor league schedules allow him to play once at Single-A Frederick and once at Delmarva, then work out with the Orioles the day before the second half resumes.

"Chris feels good," Showalter said. "He's really making progress. I feel good about his chances to join us soon."

Ryan Flaherty's move today to the 60-day disabled list doesn't impact his return date. He's still not throwing and isn't nearing a return.

"He would not have been ready in the next 12 days and that's what it amounts to," Showalter said.

Left-hander Jayson Aquino could be optioned back to Triple-A Norfolk after tonight's start. The Orioles aren't required to keep him as Tillman's replacement on the roster.

Outfielder Mark Trumbo's left calf was much better today, allowing him to stay in the lineup. No further tests were administered after yesterday's X-ray.

"We were a little concerned it might hold him out today, but we kept it from really knotting up," Showalter said. "He got a pretty good lick there. I could tell when he came out of the batter's box, it's one of those where you wait for the sting to go away. After about 20 seconds, it wasn't going away. It really tightened up all the way between innings.

"When Mark Trumbo tells you, 'You might want to get me out of there,' he's got some problems. Tough guy."

Third baseman Manny Machado turns 25 on Thursday. What has he already accomplished in club history?

Machado's 158 doubles and 287 extra-base hits rank first before age 25. His 121 home runs rank second behind Boog Powell's 127. His 352 RBIs rank fourth.

Machado is one of eight players in major league history with at least 150 doubles, 120 home runs and 30 stolen bases before turning 25. He's also one of 12 players with at least 120 home runs, 350 RBIs and 30 stolen bases before turning 25.

The 2017 season has challenged Machado, who's batting .215/.284/.420 with 15 doubles, 16 home runs and 41 RBIs in 78 games. He hit .318/.375/.569 with 29 doubles, 19 home runs and 53 RBIs in the first half last year and made his third All-Star team.

"Manny's a pretty humble guy from humble beginnings," Showalter said. "A lot of people don't realize. It's not like this game, he needs humbling. That's not the case at all. But there are things that don't break you completely, in the long run they're kind of good for you. But you don't want them to last for very long.

"I was real proud of the double play he turned last night. You know how frustrated he is at the plate, but this game will make you feel like you've never played it before and then all of a sudden it will slow down and it's like, 'Boy, it's pretty easy.' I don't think anything's ever easy at this level. The pitching's so good."

Machado is 3-for-31 in his last eight games, though he continues to hit into some loud outs.

"I don't think Manny's, he's a lot stronger mentally than people think, but this game will put you on your heels, too," Showalter said. "Not that he needed that, either. I'm just saying, it reminds everybody that I don't care how talented you are, there are some things like that that you're going to go through.

"It's frustrating for me and us to watch because we know how much better he's capable of."

Update: The Orioles failed to score in the top of the second inning after loading the bases with no outs, and the Brewers netted an unearned run in the bottom half on Machado's error to lead 1-0.

Machado failed to backhand Keon Broxton's grounder with two outs and Travis Shaw scored from second base.

Update II: The Brewers scored three runs in the fourth inning, the last two on Broxton's home run, to take a 4-0 lead.

Domingo Santana had an RBI single on a ground ball that deflected off shortstop Rubén Tejada's glove and rolled into shallow left field, allowing Ryan Braun to race home from second base.