Pictures: Brian Roberts

Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts steals second as Detroit second baseman Will Rhymes catches the throw in the sixth inning.   (Algerina Perna / Baltimore Sun photo)

The Tigers’ Alex Avila steals second base ahead of the tag by the Orioles’ Brian Roberts in the eighth inning.   (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun photo)

Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts practices Tuesday. He had X-rays taken on his neck Wednesday, and manager Buck Showalter said the second baseman and leadoff man had only muscle spasms, “nothing other than that.”   (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun photo)