WASHINGTON -- Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was not in the lineup against the Nationals on Monday due to back spasms, according to manager Buck Showalter. It marked the 14th time this season that Jones did not start.
"Everyone has some different spasms now and then," Showalter said. "Believe me, if Adam could play, he'd play. It was my decision. Not going to run him out there. He's played many a game as an Oriole that he had some issues. But this is something, his 70 percent is not as good as someone's 100 percent. Sometimes it is.