ryan hughes at first and nolan reimold and caesar izturis round it out. key man all of a sudden is nick markakis because he is on some kind of a tear. >> i think nick is just being nick. i think early on in the season when he experienced a little bit of a slump, it was unusual for him and he started to keep his hands inside the ball, look to hit the ball up the middle, look to hit the ball the opposite way. i know he expected to hit more home runs this year because he is a lot stronger and more powerful, but you have to go with your swing now and that is something that is really putting him back on track. i think later on in the season you're going to see him with that swing there where you're going to become more consistent than hitting the ball out of the ballpark. i think right now you have to stick to what is working and that is staying inside the ball. >> in the meantime, matt wieters has discovered his power stroke for a couple of home runs. it is interesting where he bats in the lineup and how it affects his production. if he is one through four, h

the middle infield is spread out against ryan hughes and hughes clocks that one to center, but an atama win and simon will come on. 2-0, o's. topped with fire-roasted corn. all with unlimited refills. it's chili's bottomless express lunch for just $5.99. for a limited time. only at chili's. [ male announcer ] achievement has its own patch of grass. ♪ achievement unleashes hidden potential. ♪ all right! achievement looks forward to dinner at home. achievement enjoys newfound freedom. i love you. [ male announcer ] mortgages, home equity loans, and lines of credit from pnc. helping achievers borrow with an eye towards the future. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >> hi, everybody. egypt hunter and rick dempsey. post-game, and outstanding pitching on both sides. can alfredo simon close it out? >> let's hope he does. and ty wigginton hits his 10th home run tonight. he puts the orioles up 2-0 and that's the way it stands right now. >> and to put anytime perspective. wigginton has 10 home runs and the rest of the orioles' teamed has 19. back to target field we go, gary thorne and mike flanaga

he has these guys prepared and thinking if i put up numbers i might get the call because ryan hughes. is there anybody down there you png might be imminent to come up? >> mcphail said he's not going to put up with a guy struggling anymore. he didn't meks who he was -- mention who he was going to bring up. somebody's got to come back up and right now you look at a guy like corey patterson, he's hitting .333 in ten games, you could argue he would be brought up over a guy like lou montaÑez, who has been struggling. again, .252 career head nert majors, it's not going to make a huge difference. josh belzy, interesting choice now. 18 rbis he's hitting 14 of his 17 games but this is a guy that we kept here and was going to stay in the minors, he's not going to move in hot off 3rd. at most, maybe a september callup. but now you got to say if they continue to struggle, maybe he's a guy you can look at and give him some at-bats as a switch hitter. maybe you go ahead and make that move sooner that be we thought. >> hey, hey, hey, jimmy and i have been taking batting practice. >> that's another

ryan hughes was on a tear, he got promoted these other hitters are beginning to notice.other options going on. we're not suggesting josh bell is anywhere near being called up but it's nice to know that a guy who is regarded as a top prospect is getting noticed. >> i talked to the general manager of the norfolk tides, he said i don't know if the kid is going to hit with any power. in the blink of an eye, he put up six home runs. now he's pretty happy about having josh bell up there. >> you know the other thing that we're beginning to see with the way the minor leagues is being run, we saw it with alfredo simone, so he was a starter, now he's the orioles closer. you have josh bell at 3rd base who is regarded as the third baseman of the future but brandon wearing who was playing 3rd base is now playing 1st base in double a. he's a home run hitter. you put him at 1st base, brandon go out and hit all those home runs and in a couple of years, maybe you'll be the 1st base man at the orioles. >> you have to juggle at times. you never know really a lot of position players get mov