Adam Jones spent three days on the bench last weekend as the Orioles played the Tampa Bay Rays, and upon the Orioles stalwart’s return to the lineup Tuesday night against the Oakland Athletics, he put aside whatever displeasure lingered and did exactly what anyone who knows him expected.
Jones singled in each of his first two at-bats, representing one-third of the team’s six hits in a 3-2 loss, and showed that no matter what the organization’s priorities are for the rest of the season, what they get from the 33-year-old right fielder will be consistent.