Center fielder Adam Jones was out of the starting lineup for the fourth straight game with a rib cage strain Monday afternoon, but entered the Orioles' 9-7 win over the Boston Red Sox as a defensive replacement in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter said that Jones' late-game entrance doesn't necessarily mean he will be back in the starting lineup tonight. Running and throwing haven't been problems for Jones, but swinging a bat could still aggravate the injury. Now that Jones has played, the Orioles couldn't backdate any disabled-list date to Jones' last start, on Wednesday.