Baltimore Orioles' Nick Markakis, front, rounds the bases after hitting the go-ahead home run in the 11th inning, as Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman looks Friday, May 18, 2012, in Washington. The Orioles won 2-1 in 11 innings. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Baltimore Orioles' Nick Markakis, front, rounds the bases after hitting the go-ahead home run in the 11th inning, as Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman looks Friday, May 18, 2012, in Washington. The Orioles won 2-1 in 11 innings. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Baltimore Orioles' J.J. Hardy, right, greets Nick Markakis at home plate after he hit a home run against the the Minnesota Twins in Baltimore on Friday, April 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
ASSOCIATED PRESS Baltimore Orioles' Nick Markakis follows through on an RBI single against the Detroit Tigers during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, in Baltimore.
ASSOCIATED PRESS Baltimore Orioles' Nick Markakis watches his RBI triple off Tampa Bay Rays' Wade Davis during the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
ASSOCIATED PRESS Baltimore Orioles' Nick Markakis scores on a sacrifice fly by teammate Corey Patterson during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, in Baltimore.
