koji uehara. not be a starter any longer. he did last year, 66 innings, 71 hits, and he has been on the rehab assignment making his way through the minor leagues to get back and he'll be here tonight. >> gary: and his first major league pitch upon returning is a strike to michael cuddyer. cuddyer liting at .291, and kubel, ramos to follow. we're in the eighth inning. fouled back into the screen. dave trembley is saying that uehara will be a one-inning pitcher. cuddyer, four home runs, 22 rbi's. the orioles have a 2-0 lead. two runs in the second inning. and nothing since and nothing at all for the twins. it stays with two strikes on cuddyer. >> mike: 87, 88 miles per hour. 0-2 delivery on the way. center field. and adam jones puts it away. cuddyer is retired. one away here in the eighth inning. and alberto castillo, the left- hander, sent down to make room for koji uehara. 88, and the same spot back-to- back, and the last three pitches in a row, almost identical. >> gary: and he works to jason kub