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Coming off a breakthrough performance during the World Baseball Classic, the 21-year-old Schoop is batting .268/.331/.386 with three home runs, 18 RBI and a .717 OPS through 34 games at Triple-A this year. He has played 17 games at shortstop and 17 at second base.

Wada gave up three hits and issued two walks but he fanned five batters and made it all the way to 78 pitches (45 of which were strikes). He's on his way back from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery and is aiming to join the Orioles' starting rotation at some point in early-to-mind June. The left-hander signed a two-year, $8.15 million contract with the O's in December 2011 but has not yet thrown a pitch in a major league game.

The Orioles were considering sending Gonzalez out for a minor league rehab start but would rather monitor him in a controlled environment. The right-hander has been out since May 4 with a blister on his right thumb. He should rejoin the Baltimore rotation next week.

Garcia allowed seven hits, one of them a homer, and he struck out just one. He might be just one more bad start away from getting booted from the rotation, though Wei-Yin Chen's injury could buy him some additional time.

Machado had a remarkable 14 hits in his last five games, pushing his average up to .343. He had a .255 average and a .657 OPS on this day a month ago. Since then, he's racked up 15 multihit games.

Gonzalez threw 35 pitches during a side session Wednesday and didn't have any issues with his thumb. Barring any setbacks, he should rejoin the O's rotation next week.

He'll begin the session with his thumb bandaged, but he hopes to take it off for his final five pitches. If all goes well, he'll make a minor league rehab start Friday and rejoin the Orioles' rotation next Wednesday.