Wrapping up a 7-5 win

SARASOTA, Fla. - It's been a bad weekend for pinkies.

Second baseman Jonathan Villar came out of today's game in the top of the fourth inning with some swelling in his right pinky finger, the result of a head-first slide into second base and an unfortunate collision with an infielder's spikes.

Christopher Bostick replaced Villar, who singled and stole second base in the first inning and drew a walk in the third.

"He had a little cleat in the finger and it just started to swell a little bit and I got him out of there," said manager Brandon Hyde following a 7-5 win over the Tigers at Ed Smith Stadium.

Hyde added later that Villar would have continued to play if it weren't spring training. No reason to leave him on the field.

Trey Mancini left Saturday's game against the Red Sox in Fort Myers with soreness in his little finger and is regarded as day-to-day.

Oven mitts need to be placed in every locker.

The Orioles scored twice in the eighth to break a 5-5 tie. Drew Jackson provided a lead with a sacrifice fly after Ryan Mountcastle singled and Andrew Susac and D.J. Stewart walked.

T.J. Nichting arrived from minor league camp and delivered a run-scoring single.

Cody Carroll retired the side in order in the ninth for the save.

It was another good day for Austin Hays, who hit a solo home run, walked and lined to center field. He keeps making solid contact.

It was a better day for Anthony Santander, the former Rule 5 pick who doubled twice, homered and walked in four plate appearances. He's 6-for-13 with three doubles this spring.

The switch-hitter did damage from both sides of the plate today.

"He's swinging the bat really well," Hyde said. "I was just talking to (hitting coach) Don Long about him. They did some nice adjustments with him on his left-handed swing. Just seems like his barrel's in the zone a long time. He drove the ball out the other way, he's had a couple of opposite-field doubles. But his barrel stays in the zone forever and he's allowing himself to really stay on the ball, stay through the ball. When he's getting the opportunity, he's swinging the bat well.

"I'm impressed with Tony. I like his competitiveness, his ABs. I like the way he uses the whole field. I'm impressed."

With the aid of interpreter Ramón Alarcón, Santander said, "We've been working on a couple of things on my swing and so far we've been working really hard for the past few days and this game is about adjustments, so every adjustment you can make is just going to put you in a better position to succeed."

Andrew Cashner made his first start and allowed four runs and six hits in three innings. Niko Goodrum launched a three-run homer in the first.

"I just think he had one of those rough spring training first innings and then kind of found it in the second and third inning," Hyde said. "Like a lot of guys do, they're a little bit over-amped and missed his location to Goodrum, who can hurt you big-time and did. Just left it inner half of the plate. But I thought he threw good the second and third inning. He threw some really good changeups. So I think you can take that as a positive. He got through the first, not how he wanted to, but the last two innings were good."

Gabriel Ynoa retired all six batters he faced and had three strikeouts. It was his second spring appearance after allowing one run and three hits with two strikeouts over two innings in a Feb. 27 start against the Red Sox.

Tanner Scott and Pedro Araujo retired the side in order in the fourth and eighth innings, respectively. But Branden Kline allowed his first spring run on two singles and a wild pitch and was removed with two outs in the fifth.

Lucas Long stranded an inherited runner. He stranded two Friday night in Tampa.

Earlier in the day, the Orioles optioned Hunter Harvey to Triple-A Norfolk and reassigned seven other players to minor league camp.

"What we want to do is really the best for Hunter Harvey and that was to really get him in a structured (routine)," Hyde said.

"Now that our starters are more involved and kind of ramping up innings, we want to get him in a program where he's able to be able to not pitch and just blow it out for an inning or two, but really get in a structured deal where he's able to monitor his pitches and monitor his health.

"When we had our meeting with him, we told him how impressed we were with what he did the last few weeks. He understood and we just want to do what's best for him. We felt like the best thing for him right now is to go down there, work on a few more things, stay healthy and break camp with whatever team he goes with and continue to pitch like he's been pitching here."