Showalter on Bourn injury, Janish signing and more (O's lose 6-2)

ORIOLES QUICK WRAP

Score: Pirates 6, Orioles 2

Recap: Gabriel Ynoa allowed a run on three hits in the first inning, with Andrew McCutchen lining a double into left-center field with two outs and scoring on Gregory Polanco's single. ... Jason Garcia allowed two runs and four hits, walked one and hit a batter, in 1 2/3 innings. ... Rule 5 pick Anthony Santander had a game-tying RBI single in the fourth. ... Parker Bridwell gave up three runs in the eighth on back-to-back home runs after striking out the first two batters.

Need to know: Ynoa retired the side on only nine pitches (seven strikes) in the second. ... Trey Mancini went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. ... Audry Pérez threw out Adam Frazier trying to steal second base in the first inning, but Polanco swiped second later in the inning, Sterling Marte stole second and moved to third on Pérez's error in the third inning, and Polanco stole second in the fourth inning. ... Adam Jones easily threw out Barrett Barnes trying to go from first to third on Frazier's single into shallow right-center field.

On deck: Sunday vs. Pirates in Sarasota, 1:05 p.m.

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BRADENTON, Fla. - Today's exhibition game against the Pirates feels more like an "around the horn" item due to the abundance of news. The Orioles have us pinned against the ropes and are raining blows.

Michael Bourn's broken ring finger is the day's knockout punch. He could miss at least a month.

"Yesterday, I got a medical report that he had jammed his ring finger on his right hand from the workout back here," said manager Buck Showalter. "Richie (Bancells) came in today and said he hadn't seen him yet but thought he might be OK in a day or two. I asked Michael when he got here, you tell me when you're ready to play. Richie came back and said, 'I don't like the way that thing's looking. We're going to get a picture on it.'

"Anyway, it's broken. He's going to be out four weeks."

The injury, less a week after the Orioles signed Bourn to a minor league deal, occurred near the end of yesterday's workout in Sarasota. Not from an errant pitch or a nasty spill in the outfield.

"Like a lot of them do, they were throwing the football around and he reached up for it and jammed his finger," Showalter said. "I was asking Seth Smith if he threw it. I said, 'Have you guys ever heard of (Tom) Brady and Deflategate? Why don't you deflate the football a little bit?'

"It's actually a very useful (practice). You see our guys do it. It's good for the shoulder and the throwing actions. Most teams do it. He just caught it wrong.

"That's a part of his workout. For a lot of guys, that's part of their day. It's what they do."

Showalter didn't dismiss Bourn's chances of heading north with the team.

"If we had to push the envelope, we could if it fell down to that," he said.

Showalter said he talked to infielder Paul Janish on Thursday before the Orioles reached agreement on a minor league deal. Janish is flying into Sarasota today and is expected on the field Monday for workouts.

"We've been working on that for a while and it finally came together," Showalter said. "I talked to Paul and just kind of answered some questions he had. He's a baseball player. Paul's a very good defender and is a very reliable baseball player. He's one of those guys who's going to be able to do whatever he wants to do in the game one day. He's sharp, understands who he is and what he brings. And you know you're going to get it from him. He's a quality defender, probably about as good a shortstop as you're going to find for this role.

"It was one of those kind of quiet things that you do and you're really glad you have him. It has nothing to do with J.J.'s status. Just really trying ... and Paul knows people here. He's comfortable. He had some other options. He was waiting to see if it would work here. He's a guy who gives you a good feeling that you have that in your back pocket."

Showalter isn't thinking about how Norfolk will make room for a group of infielders that also includes Chris Johnson, Robert Andino and Johnny Giavotella.

"Those guys are trying to make this club," Showalter said. "Paul's going to come in here and see there's a potential spot depending on how many outfielders we go with. Regardless of how we end up down there, we really wanted to upgrade the defense for the development of our pitchers down there. But I don't want to put it into a given that they're going to Norfolk. They're here competing.

"You look at where we are depth-wise compared to where we were at this time last year and where we were two weeks ago. Dan (Duquette) was patient and a lot of these things fell in place."

Showalter intended to start catcher Welington Castillo today, but those plans changed. Castillo stayed back in camp.

"He woke up today and he slept wrong on his neck," Showalter said. "Spasmed up on him. He was scheduled to play today and tomorrow, so we'll see what tomorrow brings. We had to adjust that. He was hitting fourth today in the lineup. Was trying to get all those WBC guys up."

Showalter said the Orioles made certain that left-hander Vidal Nuño won't be used as a starter with Team Mexico in the WBC. Nuño will be stretched to two innings in his next outing.

As for today's game, the Orioles still trail 3-1 in the top of the eighth. Zach Stewart held the Pirates scoreless for 1 1/3 innings. Jed Bradley retired the side in order in the seventh.

Trey Mancini is 0-for-3 with three strikeouts and has left five runners on base. He's 1-for-7 in the first two Grapefruit League games.