Wrapping up an 11-10 10-inning win (plus other notes)

SARASOTA, Fla. - Five home runs almost weren't enough today for the Orioles. Then their game carried into the 10th inning, they fell behind by two runs and scored three to notch their second walk-off win in two days.

Garabez Rosa, back here again from minor league camp, delivered a two-run single into center field off Matt Tracy to give the Orioles an 11-10 victory over the Yankees, who never recorded an out in the inning.

The Yankees scored twice off minor league pitcher Stefan Crichton in the top of the 10th. He left the complex with an 18.00 ERA and a win.

Nolan Reimold followed his game-tying home run in the ninth with an RBI single in the 10th after the Orioles loaded the bases. Paul Janish drew a walk to fill them, and Reimold and Rosa took care of the rest, as the Orioles improved to 7-14-4.

Reimold was batting .150 with no home runs and two RBIs in 13 games before today.

"He need it. He's been scuffling," said manager Buck Showalter. "He can go home and feel a little better about where he is with his swing.

"Nolan, when he's good, he's real good, and when he's not in one of those periods, it's a challenge. It's like a lot of hitters."

Rosa, who played at Double-A Bowie last year, is 6-for-8 with five RBIs. Not bad for a guy who keeps arriving from minor league camp.

"He's one of those guys who I keep asking our guys, 'Are we missing anything on him?' He's been pretty good up here for two years.

"Of course, we had (Joey) Rickard on deck if he didn't get it done. We knew we wouldn't be here long."

Chris Tillman allowed five runs and six hits in four-plus innings. He threw 78 pitches.

"He was good," Showalter said. "Struck out a couple guys in the first inning and I think there were five or six strikes that were called balls. That time of year with umpires, too. You guys were probably watching it on TV, too. Those were strikes. So he had good stuff.

"We wanted to get him close to the 80s. He got his fifth up, so he's right where he needs to be. He's carrying a good, solid fastball and all his pitches."

The sore hip that sidelined him earlier in camp, and the innings lost because of it, no longer are a factor.

"Like I said at the time, as long as he didn't get another setback, he's going to be right on schedule, so he presents some options for us," Showalter said. "What's he got, one more start down here? One or two, depending on how they want to do it."

Left-hander Zach Phillips replaced Tillman in the fifth, his first appearance since signing a one-year contract on Wednesday, and got a double play and fly ball to end the threat.

"He's got some familiarity here," Showalter said. "He's been throwing a lot, he's been pitching, so it's not like he's just walking into spring training for the first time. He's ready to go and show us what he's capable of doing.

"He'll probably take a day and pitch again. Probably pitch him every other day the rest of the way. Maybe back-to-back. We'll see if he's got a chance to make the club or not."

Dylan Bundy retired the side in order in the fifth and allowed two runs and four hits in the sixth. Not the easiest outing to dissect and grade.

"I didn't think he was carrying the pure velocity that he's had and he was able to pitch and it's still good," Showalter said. "Just to get extended in the competition. I like the way Dylan handled ... he still has that late finish on the fastball even though it wasn't 95-96, and he had command.

"The ball was flying all over the park today. My gosh. Anything up in the air. It was one of those days. A few strikes called and a normal night game and it's probably 3-2."

* Brian Matusz threw a bullpen session today and will pitch Sunday.

* Kevin Gausman received treatment on his right shoulder, but he didn't throw.

* Matt Wieters had 11 plate appearances today at Twin Lakes Park. He went 1-for-6 from the left side and 1-for-3 with two walks from the right side.

* Third baseman Steve Tolleson left the game after colliding with catcher Francisco Pena on a pop up in the eighth inning. He jarred his neck and back and had the wind knocked out of him.

"That one, first I thought he got hit in the head. I think he's going to be pretty sore tomorrow," Showalter said. "That one was a little scary. He was going to try to go back out there, but I didn't like the way he was moving around."

Tolleson could laugh about it later while sitting at his locker.

"I feel like I got a little whiplash," he said. "Just a little sore after the collision, but I don't think it's anything major. Just one of those, why force the issue right now?

"Anytime there's a pop fly kind of in the middle of two positions, you're going to have some miscommunication once in a while. We were both calling it and we just didn't hear each other and went after it, and the little man lost. Got my breath knocked out of me.

"Kind of felt like I was 12 years old again playing Pee Wee football when you get your breath knocked out, but it came back and I'm sure I'll be ready to go tomorrow."

* More cuts could come later today. Showalter is meeting with executive vice president Dan Duquette.

Update: No cuts today after Showalter and Duquette met.