3 Ryan Flaherty, 2B

Orioles manager Buck Showalter told The Baltimore Sun that he hopes infielder Ryan Flaherty can "get his legs back under him" while at Triple-A Norfolk.

Flaherty was optioned to Norfolk Saturday after hitting just .133/.228/.233 in 30 games to start the season.

"Last year, he was a Rule 5 guy and the circumstances were different," Showalter said. "We got him through the year and he was contributor from last year, and I think [he] will be again. But he needs to go get his legs back under him, offensively, his confidence, everything."

The Orioles announced after Saturday's game that infielder Ryan Flaherty has been optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. He entered Saturday's game as a defensive replacement at second base.

Flaherty hit .133/.228/.233 with two home runs in 102 plate appearances with the Orioles. A corresponding roster move will be announced Sunday.

Orioles second baseman Ryan Flaherty hit his second home run of the season Tuesday night during a loss to the Padres. Flaherty drove in the only Baltimore run over the first seven innings with his opposite-field shot. 

Flaherty went 1 for 2 with a walk in the performance but is batting just .140. Trying to get his bat going, Flaherty has hit in three straight games and is 3 for 7 over that stretch with two walks.