Flaherty is in Baltimore's Opening Day lineup at shortstop, MASN Sports reports. Flaherty appears to have been given the nod thanks to his 4-for-9 career numbers against Rays starter Chris Archer. It is expected that Everth Cabrera will get most of the starts at shortstop until J.J. Hardy returns from the disabled list, which should be later this month.

Flaherty went 3-for-3 with a double Tuesday and appears to be fine after being hit in the head with a pitch several days ago. Flaherty had his best game of the spring and is now 9-for-31 with a home run, but he also has nine strikeouts. He appears to be a favorite to make the final roster cut, though he does have options remaining.

Flaherty said he felt fine after getting struck in the head during a Grapefruit League game Tuesday, Eduardo Encina of the Baltimore Sun reports. Flaherty indicated he could have remained in the game Tuesday, but the Orioles pulled him out as a precaution. It doesn't sound like the utility infielder is experiencing any concussion symptoms, so he should be cleared to reenter the lineup before the end of the week.

Flaherty left Tuesday's Cactus League game after being hit in the helmet with a pitch, MASN's Roch Kubatko reports. According to Kubatko, Flaherty will not travel with the Orioles for Wednesday's game. The versatile infielder will presumably be evaluated for a concussion, but even a positive diagnosis would likely leave him time to be ready by Opening Day. Flaherty doesn't have a notable history of concussions on record.

Flaherty's arbitration case has been settled with a one-year, $1.075 million contract, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports. Flaherty can earn another $25,000 if he gets 400 plate appearances, which seems unlikely but not unthinkable. While the Orioles value him for his versatility, Flaherty offers little in the way of speed, batting average or on-base skills. He owns a .221/.283/.369 slash line through 680 career at-bats, with 23 home runs and just four stolen bases. He does have more power than your typical utility player, but Flaherty is rarely used against left-handed pitchers, and he also struggles to hit right-handers. 276 of his 280 at-bats last season came from the 7-9 spots in the batting order.

Flaherty is out of the lineup Thursday against the Yankees. It looks like a scheduled day off for Flaherty, as the Orioles look to rest some of their regulars with the playoffs approaching. Flaherty is coming off of a 3-for-5, two-RBI outing Wednesday night.

Flaherty went 1-for-4 with a single while starting his third straight game for J.J. Hardy (back) Tuesday against the Red Sox. Flaherty should fill in for at least another day or two since Hardy had a cortisone injection Tuesday. For Flaherty, he has a three-game hitting streak and is a modest 4-for-13 with two doubles. Flaherty has not hit much this season, but he has been serviceable at the plate when used over his last six starts: 8-for-27, one home run, one triple, two doubles.

Flaherty started at shortstop Wednesday, then moved to third base where he went 1-for-5 Friday against the Indians. The defensively versatile Flaherty appears set to fill in for Manny Machado while Machado (knee) is on the DL. Flaherty continues to hover around the Mendoza line, but he has 15 home runs in 446 at-bats over the last two season.

Ryan Flaherty went 2-for-3 with a homer against the Red Sox on Monday. Flaherty has been a bit players since Manny Machado came off the DL; tonight's start was his second in June and third in two weeks. Of course, he didn't do much of anything to earn a bigger role while Machado was out, so he can't really complain. Even after tonight, he's hitting .221 with just two homers in 104 at-bats.

Ryan Flaherty had a rough day at the dish in Saturday's loss to the Indians, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout. The rough afternoon drops Flaherty to a disappointing .202/.279/.287 on the season. With Steve Lombardozzi recalled on Saturday, he'll have to pick up the pace offensively or could risk demotion the next time they need to send out an infielder.