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NEW YORK -- Matt Wieters has become the latest Baltimore Orioles player with an uncertain situation.The All-Star catcher went for X-rays after being hit by a pitch in his right foot during the Orioles 2-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Monday night.Wieters remained in the game after being struck in the first inning.Just sore, real sore, manager Buck Showalter said. Im waiting with a little anxiety on whats going to show, especially this X-ray here.The Orioles were already without star slugger Chris Davis, who was hospitalized the night before with an illness. He got an IV on Sunday and stayed at the hotel during Mondays game.Baltimore is also without outfielder Hyun Soo Kim, who has been out since the All-Star break with a strained right hamstring.The Orioles got five hits in their latest muted performance behind Kevin Gausman (1-7). Baltimore entered averaging five runs per game but just 3.40 in Gausmans starts, and he fell to 0-1 in three starts against New York this season despite a 1.31 ERA over 20 2/3 innings.Its pretty rare for us to only get one, Gausman said. I dont take it personal.Gausman pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and six hits while striking out six.I feel for him a lot, center fielder Adam Jones said. We just havent scored runs for him.Alex Rodriguez hit his 696th career homer and Ivan Nova grinded through six innings before the Yankees bullpen triad closed up shop for the second straight game.New York (46-46) pulled within 7 1/2 games of first-place Baltimore in the AL East. Its 2-2 on a 10-game homestand that could determine whether the Yankees are buyers or sellers at the Aug. 1 deadline.We definitely want to keep all the guys around and keep this together, Rodriguez said.Nova (7-5) needed 60 pitches to get through three but allowed just a solo homer to Jonathan Schoop. He handed a 2-1 lead over to New Yorks bullpen troika of Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman.No Runs DMC, possibly in its final days with Miller and Chapman rumored to be on the trade block, covered the final three innings to extend its scoreless streak to 22 innings. The Yankees are 18-1 when all three relievers pitch in the same game.Chapman got his 19th save. He threw five pitches of 104 mph or higher, reaching 105.1 on his sixth pitch to J.J. Hardy -- the fastest pitch in the majors since MLBs Statcast system began measuring in 2015.Hes just such an outlier, Miller said.Chapmans last pitch was 104.9. He got Ryan Flaherty out on a grounder with a runner on first -- the bouncing ball hit part of Flahertys shattered bat in the middle of the diamond before being easily handled.Nova had a 6.93 ERA in his past five starts but was coming off 10 days rest.He was running that two-seamer in on us, Jones said, but to our credit we hit a lot of balls hard.Rodriguez turned on a 2-0 fastball from Gausman for his ninth home run leading off the second.The 40-year-old Rodriguez was making his fourth straight start coming out of the All-Star break, going 1 for 10 in the first three games. Since his last homer on June 18, hed gone 10 for 50 with one double in 15 games.Yankees outfielder Carlos Beltran said it looked like A-Rod got back his A-swing on the homer.New York got its other run via Brian McCanns sacrifice fly in the third.LOOKOUTRodriguez dived away of Gausmans 98 mph fastball headed for his head in the sixth -- the pitch drew boos from the Yankee Stadium crowd. Gausman struck out Rodriguez swinging at a splitter in the dirt on the next pitch.TRAINERS ROOMOrioles: Kim will play in a simulated game Tuesday and the Orioles hope to decide after that whether to place him on the disabled list. ... Reliever Darren ODay (right hamstring) will pitch in that simulated game.UP NEXTOrioles: RHP Vance Worley (2-0, 2.87) makes his first start since moving to the bullpen following two starts in April. He has a 2.23 ERA in 18 games as a reliever, and Baltimore is hoping that success translates and bolsters one of the worst rotations in the AL.Yankees: RHP Nathan Eovaldi (7-6, 5.11) returns to the rotation after making three appearances in the bullpen. He pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings as a reliever. Custom Timberwolves Jersey China . The team said Saturday that Lopez was hurt during its 121-120 overtime loss at Philadelphia on Friday. The Nets said they would issue another update next week after consultation with their doctors. Cheap Custom Timberwolves Jersey . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. http://www.customtimberwolvesjersey.com/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Custom Timberwolves Jerseys .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Kevin Garnett Jersey Large . Houston won 3-0 to advance to face New York in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie.CLEVELAND -- The Browns are playing it safe with Trent Richardson. Clevelands star running back will not play in the clubs exhibition opener on Thursday night against the St. Louis Rams as he continues to recover from an injured right shin. Richardson was accidentally kicked in the shin -- the same one he hurt during spring practice -- last week, and the Browns wont risk him hurting it further. "Were going to be smart," coach Rob Chudzinski said following Wednesdays practice, which was moved indoors because of heavy rain. Chudzinski said Richardson could have played if it was a regular-season game, but the Browns are being careful with the former first-round pick, who has had a history with injuries and played most of last season with two broken ribs. Chudzinski said he is not concerned about Richardsons durability. "Its the preseason, we have a plan of working him and making sure that he gets reps as needed out here in practice and we build him to be ready for the beginning of the season," Chudzinski said. Richardson did not play in any of Clevelands exhibition games a year ago, when he was recovering from minor knee surgery. He recently said one of his goals was to play in all four of Clevelands preseason games. Richardson took part in some drills on Wednesday, but was not on the field during team activities. Chudzinski said Richardson understands the reasons for the Browns keeping him out. Richardson rushed for 950 yards and caught 51 passes for 367 yards as a rookie. He played in 15 games, missing only the finale at Pittsburgh with an ankle injury sustained the previous week at Denver. Chudzinski said Dion Lewis will start in Richardsons spot. Also, starting strong safety T.J. Ward (hamstring) and starting guard Shawn Lauvao (ankle) will also sit out against the Rams. The Browns plan to play their starters for about one quarter, meaning quarterback Brandon Weeden will only have a few series to impress Clevelands coaching staff and maybe silence some critics who dont think hes Clevelands long-term answer at QB. Weeden has showed progress during training camp, and seems more comfortable with the Browns new offence. His goals against the Rams are pretty simple. "Just string together consecutive good plays, string together couple good drives, just get the feel of the game," he said. "Its a little different than practice, obviously ttheres going to be some emotions, theres going to be a lot more adrenaline and stuff like that.dddddddddddd. So I think its just put together a couple good drives and completions and just manage the game and do the things I need to do to move the ball up the field." The Browns defence has had the upper hand during recent practices, but Weeden feels Clevelands offence is starting to gel. "Were making strides," he said. "We have a long ways to go. I dont think were where we need to be. I think if you ask anybody, theyd all say the same thing, weve got a long ways to go. I still feel good about the guys we have. Im excited about the potential we have offensively. Once you get in the game and you get those live reps you can get a better understanding, because its tough when you go against your defence all the time and they have a pretty good idea what youre doing and you know what theyre doing. "So well see, but weve got some work to do." On defence, the Browns will get their first chance to unleash an aggressive scheme that has been installed by new co-ordinator Ray Horton, who spent the past two seasons in Arizona. Cornerback Joe Haden said the Browns are eager to go against another team, if for no other reason than to break up the monotony of training camp. "We just want to be able to hit somebody else besides our own teammates," Haden said. "Honestly, see how the scheme works. See how when were in practice and were blitzing against our offence and sometimes we get to the quarterback and have to back off. How it looks when you really just get to go all out and if the quarterback is really going to have to release it or if the offensive line is going to pick up the blocks. "Its going to be really good to see in a game-time situation how the blitzes really work." ---- NOTES: Rookie CB Leon McFadden (groin) and RB Montario Hardesty (hamstring) will also sit out the preseason opener. McFadden missed his first practice on Wednesday. ... Johnson Bademosi will start for Ward and Jason Pinkston will replace Lauvao at right guard. ... The Browns will honour Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown at their nationally televised Oct. 3 game against Buffalo. The team did not provide any specifics about the tribute but said "the event figures to be among the most singular memories in the teams rich timeline." ' ' '