Tyler Wilson: "It was awesome" (Orioles win 10-2)

ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Orioles 10, Yankees 2 Recap: Tyler Wilson, the 10th-round pick in 2011 out of the University of Virginia, was nothing short of sensational. He retired 12 of 13 batters, allowing a two-out single to Carlos Beltran in the first, and struck out two. Alejandro De Aza hit a three-run homer in the second and added a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Jimmy Paredes homered in the ninth. Jonathan Schoop had an RBI single and Ryan Flaherty lifted a sacrifice fly before De Aza's blast in the second. Steve Clevenger had a sac fly in the third. Schoop also had a two-run double in the eighth. Stephen Drew hit a solo home run off Rule 5 pick Jason Garcia in the fifth. Alex Rodriguez homered off Brian Matusz in the seventh. Ryan Webb struck out two in a scoreless eighth. Logan Verrett retired the side in order in the ninth. Need to know: Wilson threw 33 of 43 pitches for strikes. Garcia tossed a scoreless sixth with a walk and strikeout. De Aza was batting .161 with two RBIs before today. Clevenger had three singles and the sac fly. Chris Davis singled twice and walked. Everth Cabrera singled and walked. Manny Machado doubled in the fourth and still looks good running the bases. Paredes was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts before homering. On deck: Sunday, SS vs. Twins in Sarasota, 1:05 p.m.; SS at Blue Jays in Dunedin, 1:05 p.m.

TAMPA, Fla. - Tyler Wilson heard the Yankees' lineup announced today as he warmed up in the visiting bullpen. The roll call could have been intimidating, but he never lost focus.

Wilson pitched like an accomplished veteran, holding the Yankees to one hit and striking out two in four scoreless innings. He retired the last 10 batters before coming out of the game.

"It was awesome," he said. "The fact that it was against the Yankees was great, but just getting a start, getting to pitch in big league camp or whatever the scenario is always exciting. Obviously, the circumstances made it amplified, but regardless, it was great to get out there.

"Warming up in the bullpen and they're announcing the lineup and it's one multi-year All-Star after another, it was pretty cool. But as soon as you pick the ball up on the mound in the game, it's time to get to business and simplify everything and control what I can as opposed to worrying about who was in the box."

Wilson was amped up early, but he never lost control.

"Every time I pitch I'm fired up, whether it's Bowie, Norfolk, Delmarva, whatever," he said. "It's fun to be able to go out there and pitch for a living. I was definitely more fired up than normal just given the circumstances. That's a good environment to be able to harness everything, kind of reel it back in, because there are going to be starts in the season that are the same way.

"I felt great. Going into it, like I told you guys yesterday, I really just wanted to pitch my game. I wanted to get ahead early, pound the bottom of the zone and throw strikes, make quality pitches no matter who was in the box.

"Clev (Steve Clevenger) did a great job back there kind of walking me through it, because I'd obviously never pitched against any of those guys before. He helped me with making good pitch selections, good target and getting ahead early."

Wilson threw 43 pitches, 33 for strikes, and had more in the tank.

"I felt good," he said. "That was the first time I'd gone more than two innings. The up, downs are always the biggest thing in spring training, to be able to get that feeling, sitting down and cooling off. To do it two more times was great, building up and getting ready for whatever may come.

"Yeah, I felt great. The adrenaline was pumping, felt just as good in the fourth as I did in the first."

Wilson, a 10th-round pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Virginia, has no shot at making the 25-man roster on opening day. That's not the point. He's here to make a lasting impression, which he's done by allowing one run, walking one and striking out 11 over 14 innings in the Grapefruit League.

Did today feel like an audition?

"Absolutely," Wilson said. "Any time you can get a start in these circumstances and get the first one under your belt in a spring training environment as opposed to a spot start in Baltimore later in the year, that's very advantageous."

Alex Rodriguez homered off Brian Matusz in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Jonathan Schoop doubled to drive in two runs in the top of the eighth and give the Orioles a 9-2 lead.

Clevenger had three singles and a sacrifice fly. Ryan Lavarnway replaced him behind the plate.

Update: Jimmy Paredes led off the top of the ninth inning with his second spring home run to increase the lead to 10-2.

Ryan Webb retired the Yankees in order with two strikeouts in the bottom of the eighth.