The surprising Baltimore Orioles Battle the Detroit Tigers

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The surprising Baltimore Orioles Battle the Detroit Tigers

Few baseball experts would predict that the Baltimore Orioles would be leading the American League East, but early in the season that is exactly where they are. The Detroit Tigers will try and slow them down when they teams match up on Thursday.

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The Orioles have more rotation depth this season than they have in years.

If it doesn't seem like it, that's because they're already using it.

The Opening Day rotation was supposed to include Justin Duchscherer and Brian Matsuz. Instead, the first go-round of the rotation had a quartet that included two of the team's young guns initially assumed destined for Class AAA Norfolk.

The team has no obvious replacement if another starter is to go down. David Riske and Chris Jakubauskus are on hand at Norfolk. The club doesn't have a clear-cut "next-in-line" prospect after lefty Zach Britton, who made his debut Sunday in a vacancy left by Matusz's back injury.

If, for some reason, the club needs a spot start before Matusz, Guthrie or even Duchscherer is ready to return, reliever Jason Berken -- who started for the club in 2009 -- is the logical in-house option.

Jason Berken has struck out six against no walks in three very strong innings to open the season. Berken, who was an All-Star candidate at mid-year 2010, seems fully recovered from a labrum injury that cost him the second-half of last season.

The Orioles are 20-7 in their last 27 games against a right-handed starter and the orioles continue their early season surge.