ST. PETERSBURG -- Matt Wieters was out of Sunday's Orioles lineup with back stiffness that first crept up during Saturday's 5-1 win over the Rays.
"I really was going to play him at first base today, but just another thing with the turf and things you run into," manager Buck Showalter said of Wieters, who has been taking pregame work at first the past two days. "I think he'll be fine to catch tomorrow, I just don't want to put that in jeopardy."
Wieters has particularly good numbers against Sunday's Rays starter Matt Moore, going 8-for-14 (.