Wieters, Ford, Johnson lead Orioles over Twins

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Vance Worley could end up starting for the Minnesota Twins on opening day. If he does, he’ll have to pitch better than he has this spring to justify the assignment.

Acquired from Philadelphia in December for outfielder Ben Revere, Worley allowed three runs and six hits over four innings Sunday in Minnesota’s 7-1 loss to a Baltimore Orioles split squad.

In four Grapefruit League starts, the right-hander is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA. He has allowed 19 hits in 12 innings.

“Some things didn’t go my way. I kept the ball in the infield like I wanted. I just didn’t have it hit to anybody hard enough,” Worley said.

The Twins have high hopes for Worley, who slumped to a 6-9 record with a 4.20 ERA last year after going 11-3 with a 3.01 ERA as a Phillies rookie in 2011.

“I don’t get a lot of swing-and-misses in general. Everybody says the same thing: ‘You’ve got to get more swing-and-misses.’ Maybe they should swing at those pitches I want them to swing at. That’s really nothing I can do. My job is to get ahead in the count and get them to put the ball in play,” Worley said.

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