The Orioles recalled second baseman Jackson Holliday from his injury rehab assignment at Triple-A Norfolk and shut him down for a couple of days due to some mild soreness in his right wrist.

The team says the discomfort isn’t uncommon after hamate bone surgery.

Holliday will begin a new rehab assignment when cleared for activity, further delaying a decision on how to fit him on the active roster.

Reliever Keegan Akin has advanced from live batting practice to a rehab assignment beginning tomorrow with Norfolk.

Reliever Andrew Kittredge had his assignment paused while on paternity leave.

Manager Craig Albernaz will meet with the media later today, a good sign after being hit by a line drive last night on the right side of his face. He didn’t speak after the game.

The Orioles have won six of their last seven and their Opening Day starter is on the mound tonight.

Trevor Rogers has made three starts and allowed four runs in 19 innings. He still hasn’t surrendered a home run.

Rogers owns a 3.86 ERA in three career starts against Arizona over 16 1/3 innings. The current team is 4-for-33 against him.

Jeremiah Jackson stays in the lineup after homering twice last night, including a grand slam, and reaching on an infield single. He’s batting .318/.326/.545 (14-for-44) with a double, three homers and 11 RBIs in 14 games.

Jackson is second on the club in RBIs behind Gunnar Henderson (13). His 14 hits rank third.

Taylor Ward XX after being hit on the left hand in the seventh inning. The at-bat extended his on-base streak to 15 games.

Pete Alonso gave the Orioles an 8-7 lead with a two-run homer in the seventh. He had a single and two-run double on Sunday. He appears to be busting out of his slump.

“Honestly, I just want to take really quality at-bats,” he said last night. “For me (Sunday), I felt great, felt normal. The past two days, very thankful that timing was there, swing felt good, seeing the ball well. I’m very pleased with that. And again, results aside, I just want to be competitive and capitalize on mistakes when they show up. That’s  really all I want to do, and help the team win.”

“He’s a great competitor,” Jackson said. “He shows up to the field every day wanting to help the team. He wants to be the best. And I think for us, it’s awesome to see him have success. Honestly that’s with anybody anytime we all have success. We’re a very tight group and we love to see each other do well. But all in all we’re happy for him that he had the homer, the go-ahead homer, and we’ve just got to continue to show up and play our game.”

The Orioles are tied with the Yankees for first place in the division.

“It takes every single one of us in this clubhouse, and then some,” Alonso said. “Guys have stepped up and it’s been awesome. It’s been awesome. It takes every single guy on the roster, and then some, throughout the course of 162, plus playoffs, to have a great year. It’s just really exciting right now. The fact that, collectively as a group, we’re showing a lot of fight and no quit, it’s big time for the whole year.”

“The resiliency, it’s a good team,” Jackson said. “We have a good ball club.”

Reliever Rico Garcia needs one more scoreless and hitless appearance to give him nine to begin the season, tying Yennier Cano’s franchise record.

Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly is making his season debut. He was supposed to start on Opening Day before going on the injured list with an intercostal nerve irritation.

Kelly spent 6 ½ seasons with the Diamondbacks, was traded to the Rangers in July 2025 and signed a two-year, $40 million contract as a free agent. He’s started twice against the Orioles and allowed nine earned runs (10 total) in 8 1/3 innings.

Alonso is 5-for-19 with a double and three home runs.

Fun fact: The Orioles drafted Kelly in the 37th round in 2007 but he didn’t sign.

Cameron Weston started for Norfolk today and allowed two runs with five strikeouts in three innings. Fernando Peguero and José Barrero homered in the third.

The Tides didn’t score again and lost to Durham 4-3 in 10 innings.