"Orioles place Mora on DL, recall Knott"

The Orioles announced that they have placed 3B Melvin Mora on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 13, with a left mid-foot sprain.

To take his place on the roster, the Orioles have recalled OF Jon Knott from AAA Norfolk.
Mora originally suffered the injury on July 1 and had a recurrence during Thursday's game vs. Chicago.

He has batted ,265 with 12 homers and 41 RBI in 79 games this season.
Knott has played in 3 games on two earlier stints with the Orioles this season, batting .500 (3-6) with a homer and 3 RBI. At Norfolk, he has batted .231 with 8 homers and 23 RBI in 54 games.