The Orioles have placed 26-year old righty reliever Jason Berken on the 15-day disabled list with fraying in the rotator cuff and a slight tear of his right labrum. Berken pitched in 41 games (0 starts) for the O’s this year and he was 3-3 with a 3.03 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. This is a shame as Berken really pitched well for the O’s in his new role coming out of the pen. The Orioles have recalled 25-year old righty starter/reliever Rick VandenHurk to replace Berken in the pen. VandenHurk has started 3 games in AAA-ball for the O’s since coming over in the Will Ohman trade and he is 1-1 with a 2.18 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP. He has now pitched in 22 games (all starts) in AAA-ball this year and he is 9-5 with a 4.25 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. VandenHurk has the kind of stuff to excel coming out of the pen as long as he is throwing strikes.