Worth noting

• Nelson Cruz now has 44 homers and 124 RBIs in his last 162 games, going back to Sept. 27, 2012. He's been the Orioles' top power hitter so far this season.

• Nick Markakis keeps hitting early. Entering Sunday, he was batting .435 (20-for-46) in the first inning of games this year. Twenty of the 59 hits he's gotten this year have come in that inning.

• Adam Jones now has a .477 average against left-handed pitchers, tops in the American League.