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<b>As Adam goes, so go the O's</b>: <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT000008615" title="Adam Jones (baseball)" href="/topic/sports/baseball/adam-jones-%28baseball%29-PESPT000008615.topic">Adam Jones</a> enters Thursday's series finale in Minnesota with six hits in 13 at-bats in the series, including a pair of home runs. There is no question that he is the straw that stirs the Orioles offense, but that's too big a job for one player. Fortunately, it's starting to look like he's going to get more help in the second half. <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT008500" title="Nick Markakis" href="/topic/sports/baseball/nick-markakis-PESPT008500.topic">Nick Markakis</a> has come back from wrist surgery on a mission. He has seven hits in 12 at-bats in the first three games of the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORSPT000017" title="Minnesota Twins" href="/topic/sports/baseball/minnesota-twins-ORSPT000017.topic">Twins</a> series and is batting .423 since he came off the disabled list. <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT006854" title="Jim Thome" href="/topic/sports/baseball/jim-thome-PESPT006854.topic">Jim Thome</a> has a .364 on-base percentage since he joined the lineup, and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT000010503" title="Matt Wieters" href="/topic/sports/baseball/matt-wieters-PESPT000010503.topic">Matt Wieters</a> continues to be a consistent presence at the plate.

( US Presswire / July 17, 2012 )

As Adam goes, so go the O's: Adam Jones enters Thursday's series finale in Minnesota with six hits in 13 at-bats in the series, including a pair of home runs. There is no question that he is the straw that stirs the Orioles offense, but that's too big a job for one player. Fortunately, it's starting to look like he's going to get more help in the second half. Nick Markakis has come back from wrist surgery on a mission. He has seven hits in 12 at-bats in the first three games of the Twins series and is batting .423 since he came off the disabled list. Jim Thome has a .364 on-base percentage since he joined the lineup, and Matt Wieters continues to be a consistent presence at the plate.

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