Every weekday, I’ll be answering at least one Orioles question. If you’d like to submit a question, send it to: Rich@BaltimoreBaseball.com. Questions may be edited for clarity, length and style. Question: Do you think the Orioles will move Tyler Wells to the bullpen when he’s healthy? They need another reliable quality relief pitcher and Wells did well in that role. From: Karl … [Read more...] about Midday Mailbag: Does Tyler Wells go to the bullpen when he’s healthy?
Orioles’ minor league roundup: Pérez throws an inning in rehab assignment for Norfolk; Trimble leaves Aberdeen’s game with hamstring discomfort
Orioles relief pitcher Cionel Pérez allowed a run on two hits in an inning in his first rehab assignment for Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday night. Pérez has been on the 15-day injured list with a strained right oblique muscle since March 31st. Pérez threw 13 pitches, 10 strikes, in the seventh inning in Norfolk’s 4-3 loss to Gwinnett. Bruce Zimmermann allowed three runs on seven … [Read more...] about Orioles’ minor league roundup: Pérez throws an inning in rehab assignment for Norfolk; Trimble leaves Aberdeen’s game with hamstring discomfort
Birds’ Eye View: What we saw in Orioles’ 4-2 win over Angels
What happened? Albert Suárez threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings for the second straight start, James McCann and Colton Cowser homered as the Orioles won their third straight game, 4-2, over the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Stadium on Monday night. Suárez (1-0) won his first major league game since June 23rd, 2016. He allowed four hits, walked two and struck out five. He threw 89 … [Read more...] about Birds’ Eye View: What we saw in Orioles’ 4-2 win over Angels
Midday Mailbag: Does Brandon Hyde go to the bullpen at the right time?
Every weekday, I’ll be answering at least one Orioles question. If you’d like to submit a question, send it to: Rich@BaltimoreBaseball.com. Questions may be edited for clarity, length and style. Question: Why does Brandon Hyde make wrong decision on pitching changes more times than he needs to? On Friday night, he took Dean Kremer out too early and on Saturday night, he left … [Read more...] about Midday Mailbag: Does Brandon Hyde go to the bullpen at the right time?
Orioles recall Heston Kjerstad from Norfolk
The Orioles have recalled outfielder Heston Kjerstad from Triple-A Norfolk. Kjerstad will replace Austin Hays, who was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday with a strained left calf muscle. That move was retroactive to Sunday. Kjerstad was hitting .349 in 21 games with Norfolk with 10 home runs and 30 RBIs and a 1.176 OPS. In 13 games last season with the Orioles, … [Read more...] about Orioles recall Heston Kjerstad from Norfolk