Tyler Wilson recalled from Norfolk (O's win 5-2)

The Orioles have placed pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez on the paternity list and recalled Tyler Wilson from Triple-A Norfolk.

Jimenez left the club to join his wife at the hospital. She's eight months pregnant and the baby may arrive early.

"We'll see what the next few hours bring," manager Buck Showalter said earlier today. "We wish them well. There's always concern when it's about 3 1/2 weeks early. So, we hope we get good news on that shortly for him and her.

"It has nothing to do with us. That's a lot more important."

The Orioles needed a long reliever in Jimenez's absence after using Odrisamer Despaigne for 3 2/3 innings last night. Showalter spoke with director of player development Brian Graham, Norfolk manager Ron Johnson and Double-A Bowie manager Gary Kendall while formulating a plan.

"We've got plans in case he's going to leave us," Showalter said. "It's not complicated, it's just challenging to try to stay ahead of it.

"I really don't want to go into this game without a long reliever."

Wilson, 26, is 4-6 with a 5.22 ERA in 16 games (13 starts) with the Orioles this season. He made two starts with Norfolk after being optioned and shut down to freshen up his arm, allowing six earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. He was removed with low pitch counts to keep him available in case the Orioles needed him in the rotation or bullpen.

Wilson worked 3 2/3 innings on Wednesday in Buffalo.

Jimenez hasn't pitched since July 8. He's 5-9 with a 7.38 ERA in 18 games (17 starts) this season.

Jimenez can return to the team in up to three days. In the meantime, his name has come up in trade talks with the Padres.

Double-A Bowie confirmed that outfielder Hyun Soo Kim will play for the Baysox on Sunday and Monday as part of his rehab assignment. He's eligible to come off the disabled list on Tuesday.

Showalter was asked this afternoon if he's comfortable using Julio Borbon and Dariel Alvarez in the outfield while Kim and Joey Rickard are on the disabled list.

"As opposed to what? Telling players that I'm not comfortable with them being here," he replied.

"Yeah, I am. It's who we were and when we signed Julio a week into the spring and we signed Dariel, we hoped they would be guys we could call up who would contribute. So, yeah.

"You keep pushing injuries, you're always going to get to a level where it cuts a little deeper. We've got some people who may not be quite ready, but all of a sudden they get here and you find out they're pretty good. There's nothing like the bells and whistles and the big lights and people in the stands and people wearing orange. Some guys play better here than they are down there and some don't. Some will show you exactly what you thought."

Kevin Gausman takes a 1-7 record into tonight's game, a curiosity to the media and an irrelevant topic in the clubhouse.

"I don't look at his record. I don't," Showalter said. "It's not a topic of conversation. I know it's stuff you all should and have to ask and if I thought it was a huge ...

"I think the biggest thing is it creates questions he has to answer. It's about giving us a chance to win on the days he pitches and I've been happy with that. What happens, I don't say this is a trend only with this guy that you don't score. If I'm sitting there talking about it all the time, it just magnifies it. First question it gets asked after it happens is the first time I go, 'OK, I guess it's a topic again, so let's answer it.'

"We can't live in that world. Some things happen over the course of a season. We all know he's pitched well enough to have a whole different record. I remember Chris (Tillman) went through periods like that and it will be somebody else if he wins 12-6 twice. It'll be somebody else. I'm careful to watch for it with him. He has to answer questions but I hope he doesn't have to answer them tonight. But if he does, we will."

I'm back at my laptop after heading to the left field club level for the third installment of School of Roch Night. I'm overwhelmed by the turnout and the outpouring of affection.

Everyone keeps thanking me for the blog. I thank all of you again for making it possible for MASNsports.com to keep publishing it.

I'm forever grateful.

Update: Chris Davis hit into a fielder's choice to score Adam Jones with two outs in the first inning and Mark Trumbo followed with his second home run in two nights to give the Orioles a 3-0 lead. Trumbo has 30 home runs this season, including his three-run shot last night in the first inning.

Update II: Pedro Alvarez led off the bottom of the seventh with his 12th home run and the Orioles lead 4-0.

Gausman shut out the Indians on four hits over seven innings, with three walks and seven strikeouts. He threw a career-high 116 pitches.

Gausman has allowed two runs in 13 2/3 innings in his last two starts.

Update III: The Orioles hold on to defeat the Indians 5-2 at Camden Yards.

The Orioles win the season series and improve to 56-40 overall and 35-14 at home.

The Orioles' last run scored in the seventh on Jonathan Schoop's two-out RBI single. Lonnie Chisenhall's two-out, two-run double off Brad Brach ended the shutout bid.

Zach Britton recorded another one-out save. He's 32-for-32 in save situations.

Brach hadn't allowed an earned run since June 16 in Boston, a span of 15 appearances.

Mychal Givens retired the side in order in the eighth.

J.J. Hardy and Caleb Joseph each had two more hits.