BALTIMORE -- Manager Buck Showalter was not in Baltimore for the Orioles' series finale against the Indians on Thursday, as he was with his family in Dallas for the birth of his first grandchild -- a boy weighing 9 pounds, 1 ounce. Bench coach John Russell filled in for the skipper.
Russell, who filled in for Showalter three times previously, including once last season, was the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2008-10. He said the biggest challenge filling in for Showalter was managing the bullpen.
"One game could affect a team for the next three to five days," Russell said.