The Baltimore Orioles will skip Lopez's sturn in the rotation after Erik Bedard asked Baltimore manager Sam Perlozzo for an extra day to recover from his last start. This is also because the team has three off-days in the first 14 days of August, and they want to avoid the entire rotation having an extended break between starts.
(Updated 8/9/2006)

Analysis: Lopez is 8-12 with a 6.21 ERA. He has split the decisions in his last four starts.