Some quick in-game O's and Sox notes

By Steve Melewski

Orioles

July 19, 2011, 4:20pm

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A quick note or two on tonight's game. * When Matt Wieters gave the Orioles a 3-0 lead with a third-inning single, he improved his average on the year to .381 when batting with runners in scoring position. He hit just .213 with RISP last year. * Mark Reynolds' RBI double in the second inning gave the O's a 1-0 lead and was his 50th RBI. It snapped a 3-for-27 stretch and 11-game RBI drought for Reynolds. He also has gone 11 games without hitting a homer. * Jeremy Guthrie has just one win in 15 career starts versus Boston. He is 1-7 with a 4.62 ERA against the Sox. * Boston starter Kyle Weiland was 6-2 with a 2.39 ERA in his last 11 Triple-A starts before Boston called him up to start in the last series against the Orioles. * Adam Jones is 2-for-2 so far tonight and that makes him now 8-for-18 during a five-game batting streak with two doubles, three homers and seven RBIs. * In the last 13 games, the Orioles bullpen has worked 55 2/3. * Boston enters tonight with 13 wins in its last 15 games and has won seven straight against the Orioles, who are just 3-15 over the last 18 games and 8-24 the past 32 games.