Wrapping up a 4-3 loss (updated)

DUNEDIN, Fla. - My rental SUV got a flat tire in Clearwater, causing me to arrive here less than an hour before first pitch, I'm headed to the airport to exchange vehicles and express my disappointment with the agency.

Before I pack up, I'll pass along some comments from manager Buck Showalter following the Orioles' 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays, which lowered their exhibition record to 0-3-1.

The outcome became official after Steve Tolleson struck out on three pitches from Chad Jenkins to strand runners on first and second. Former Orioles farmhand Pat McCoy gave up a single to Garabez Rosa, threw a wild pitch and walked Audry Perez before retiring the next two batters and leaving the game.

On Andrew Triggs allowing three home runs in the fourth inning: "They squared up a little bit, but you knew there were going to be some balls flying out of here today. It was one of those days. You kind of trust the track record a little bit. Obviously, a little different cut of hitter. He pitched pretty well. Giving up four runs with the conditions, as you pull up in the car you might take that, right? I'd like to see us do a little more damage."

On Vance Worley's two scoreless innings: "Good, good. I liked the way he attacked the zone. He was aggressive. You could tell he was ready to pitch the first time out. That was good. I like how aggressive he was against good hitters on a hitter-friendly day."

On how Worley can't just work on pitches in these outings: "If he had two or three options, but he doesn't. He'd be the guy who'd fit in your rotation, fit in your bullpen or probably fit somewhere else. At this time of year, you're not looking at all this, you're saying: 'OK, here's our best club and where do all the chips fall?' Right now, we're just trying to project our best ... Each day you take something in."

On good at-bats from Christian Walker and Trey Mancini that produced walks:
"We talked about it. It's a real point of emphasis throughout the organization that we want to get better at. We've met on it a couple times talking about it. That you've won something when you win an at-bat, whether it's a walk or what have you.

"Baseball's at an all-time high in strikeouts, all-time low in walks. There are a lot of things you need to pay attention to. You can get ahead of the curve if you can get better at that. We had some 0-2, 1-2 walks. Whether it's young players or veteran players, it's something that we really want to get better at."

On being pleased with the results of Jimmy Paredes' MRI on his wrist: "Yeah, compared to what it could ... The big thing is no ligament (damage) and it should heal. They feel like he'll be back playing again at some point this spring. We'll see what the next couple of days brings, but it's probably about as good of news as we could hope for.

"There's some tissue there. We were worried about the ligament being really hot, but we think we're OK there. We got lucky, we got lucky."

On whether Brian Matusz's injury opens up chances for other left-handed relievers: "They've always been there. We don't really know what we're dealing with with Brian until probably the next three, four days we'll get an idea. The healing process, it's been a different injury. It's like, right now we treat it almost like a deep bruise, like something that's pulled or something.

"These are opportunities. If I'm a young guy or just part of the 40, you should know coming in as a pitcher you're going to get some opportunities the first couple of weeks that aren't going to be there. And the way they're going to continue to be there is if you pitch well. Same way with the hitters. These at-bats and all the things that are going on, next couple of weeks those opportunities are going to away.

"For these guys in spring training, the opportunity to impress is early on. They've been told that. You've got to come down here with your breaking ball. You've got to come down here with your fastball swing and you better be ready to be after it early on. Forewarned."

On Oliver Drake retiring all three batters he faced: "Drake did what he did most of the year last year."

On catcher Francisco Pena: "Pena's been good behind the plate. I thought well today. It was a hard day to catch."

Note: The Orioles signed veteran first baseman/outfielder Mike Carp to a minor league deal pending a physical on Sunday, a team official confirmed. It doesn't include a spring training invitation.

Carp, 29, made the announcement on his instagram account.

Carp is a career .254/.330/.414 hitter in six seasons with the Mariners, Red Sox and Rangers. He hasn't played in the majors since 2014 and was 2-for-22 in seven games with Triple-A Oklahoma City last summer before being released.