The Orioles have shut down 24-year old righty swinging 2B Ryan Adams. Adams played in 29 games for the Orioles this year and he was 25 for 86 (.281 avg, .659 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 0 homers and 7 RBIs. This is a bad break for Adams as he was in line for more playing time. But, he needs surgery to repair a sports hernia, so he wasn’t going to help the Orioles playing with that.

The Orioles have placed 27-year old righty reliever Jason Berken on the 15-day disabled list due to a right forearm strain. Berken has pitched in 35 games (0 starts) for the Orioles so far this year and he is 1-2 with a 5.80 ERA and a 1.81 WHIP. He has given up 56 hits (9 homers) in only 40 1/3 innings so far this year, so he has gotten hit really hard. The Orioles won’t miss him while he is out of action because he just hasn’t pitched that well this year.

The Orioles have placed lefty swinging 1B Chris Davis on the 15-day disabled list due to a slight tear in his right shoulder. He will likely miss the rest of the 2011 season. Davis played in 10 games for the Orioles after coming over in a trade deadline deal with the Rangers and he was 9 for 40 (.225 avg, .569 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 1 homer and 3 RBIs. Davis has played in 38 games overall this year with the Rangers & Orioles and he was 28 for 116 (.241 avg, .658 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 4 homers and 9 RBIs. Mark Reynolds will replace Davis at 1B which opens the door for 24-year old switch-hitting Josh Bell at 3B. Bell has played in 14 games for the O’s so far this year and he is 6 for 34 (.176 avg, .420 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 0 homers and 5 RBIs.

UPDATE: (8/20/2011) - Craig Davis has decided against surgery for right now and he’s only hoping to miss a couple of weeks. He will likely have surgery right when the regular season concludes.

The Orioles have lost 23-year old righty reliever Dan Klein for the rest of the 2011 season due to shoulder surgery. Klein came into this season as the Orioles’ #5 prospect according to Baseball America. Klein pitched in 16 games (0 starts) in A+AA-ball this year and he was 3-1 with a 1.11 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP. He has now pitched in 21 games (0 starts) in his first two years in the minors and he is 4-1 with 1 save, a 0.93 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP. He has only given up 24 hits and 7 walks in his first 38 2/3 innings in the minors and he has 47 whiffs and those are impressive numbers. The Orioles hope that Klein can stay healthy in the future because he has a nice upside.

The Orioles have placed 31-year old switch-hitting infielder Cesar Izturis on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained left groin. Izturis has played in 18 games for the Orioles so far this year and he is 6 for 30 (.200 avg, .450 OPS) with 4 runs scored and 1 RBI. He just can’t seem to be able to stay healthy in 2011. The O’s have called up 27-year old righty reliever Jason Berken to replace Izturis on the roster. Berken has pitched in 31 games (0 starts) already for the Orioles earlier this year and he is 1-2 with a 6.27 ERA and a 1.82 WHIP. The Orioles hope that Berken is better for them this time around.