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Orioles' Cole Irvin: Outrighted to Norfolk
Irvin cleared waivers Friday and was sent outright to Triple-A Norfolk, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Irvin will officially remain within the Orioles organization after being DFA'd by the club Tuesday. The 30-year-old southpaw allowed 17 runs in 19.1 innings after being moved to the MLB bullpen, though he may reclaim a starting role now that he's in Triple-A.
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Orioles' Matt Krook: Outrighted to Triple-A
The Orioles outrighted Krook to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Krook was dropped from the 40-man roster earlier this week but will remain in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. He holds a 4.11 ERA and 1.43 WHIP with 41 strikeouts over 35 innings this season at Norfolk.
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Orioles' Livan Soto: Sent back down
The Orioles optioned Soto to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.
Soto was with the Orioles for just one day and did not see any action. He's making room on the roster for the arrival of Coby Mayo.
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Orioles' Coby Mayo: Batting eighth in MLB debut
The Orioles selected Mayo's contract from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.
The 22-year-old is joining Baltimore for his first look in the big leagues after Jordan Westburg suffered a fractured right hand Wednesday. Mayo will make his MLB debut Friday in Cleveland, starting at third base and batting eighth. He's one of the top prospects in baseball and has a .301/.375/.586 slash line with 20 homers in 77 games at Triple-A this season.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Homers in Thursday's loss
Santander went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 10-3 loss to the Guardians.
Little went right for the Orioles in this game, but Santander kept his power surge going with his fifth homer over the last nine contests. The outfielder is batting .306 (11-for-36) in that span. He's up to 32 homers -- one off his career high from 2022 -- while adding 74 RBI, 64 runs scored, one stolen base and a .248/.314/.538 slash line over 105 games this season. He's hit 23 of his 32 homers since the start of June.
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Orioles' Coby Mayo: Headed to Baltimore
The Orioles plan to call Mayo up from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
With Jordan Westburg (hand) sidelined for the foreseeable future, playing time has opened up in Baltimore's infield. The Orioles will tab Mayo to fill the void, though the move won't be made officially until a few hours before Friday's game against the Guardians. Mayo has earned the chance to make his major-league debut by maintaining a 139 wRC+ and .406 wOBA across 335 plate appearances with Triple-A Norfolk this season, and he'll have high expectations as one of the top hitting prospects in all of baseball.
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Orioles' Trevor Rogers: Labors in Baltimore debut
Rogers (2-10) took the loss against Cleveland on Thursday, allowing five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out three batters over 4.1 innings.
Rogers was acquired in a trade with the Marlins on Tuesday to bolster the Orioles' rotation, but he didn't fare well in the first start with his new club. The left-hander gave up a pair of runs in the first inning and three more in the third, and he was pulled after issuing a one-out walk in the fifth. The five earned runs were the second-most Rogers has given up in a game this season, and Thursday marked the first time he's given up more than three runs in a start since June 2. Rogers will look to make a better impression the next time he takes the mound, which is tentatively slated to be in Toronto next week.
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Orioles' Cristian Pache: Dropped from 40-man
The Orioles designated Pache for assignment Thursday.
Just six days after being traded from Philadelphia to Baltimore, Pache will now lose his roster spot with the Orioles in order to help make room for new additions Eloy Jimenez and Austin Slater. The 25-year-old Pache appeared in three games for the Orioles and tallied a hit during his lone at-bat with the team, though he still holds a middling .570 OPS through 119 plate appearances on the season.
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Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Lands on IL with fractured hand
The Orioles placed Westburg on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a right hand fracture.
Westburg suffered the unfortunate injury when he was hit by a pitch in Wednesday's win over the Blue Jays. The Orioles haven't provided a timetable for Westburg's return to action, but he could be sidelined well into September. Baltimore is set to use Jackson Holliday at second base and Ramon Urias at third base most days, but prospect Coby Mayo could eventually get called up from Triple-A Norfolk and receive a look at the hot corner.
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Orioles' Trevor Rogers: Making team debut Thursday
Rogers was added to the Orioles' 26-man active roster and will start Thursday's game against the Guardians in Cleveland.
He'll be making his Orioles debut on five days' rest after he took the hill for the Marlins for the final time last Friday before he was shipped to Baltimore. Rogers will slot in as a back-end starter for the Orioles after accruing unremarkable ratios (4.53 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 85:46 in 105.1 innings) over his 21 starts with the Marlins this season. A change of scenery as well as feedback from a new coaching staff could help him reverse his downward-trending strikeout rate to some degree, and at the very least, he'll benefit from being supported by a far better offense in Baltimore than the one that backed him in Miami. Rogers earned just two wins while the Marlins averaged 2.7 runs in his 21 starts.
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Orioles' Keegan Akin: Sent to Triple-A
The Orioles optioned Akin to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.
Akin will be sent back to Triple-A in order to make room for lefty Trevor Rogers, who was officially activated Thursday after coming over from Miami in a trade Tuesday. Akin owns a 3.34 ERA and 0.97 WHIP through 56.2 innings with the Orioles this season, and he'll be on the short list to return to Baltimore if the team needs to add another bullpen arm down the road.
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Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: Sent down to minors
The Orioles optioned Kjerstad to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.
Kjerstad had seemed due for an uptick in playing time after the Orioles traded Austin Hays last week, but he started just three of the next seven games and just one of the last five contests, even as Baltimore faced exclusively right-handed starters over that stretch. With trade-deadline pickups Eloy Jimenez and Austin Slater officially added to the active roster, Kjerstad will be one of the players to lose his spot.
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Orioles' Livan Soto: Officially recalled
The Orioles recalled Soto from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.
Soto will come up from the minors and will serve as infield depth with Jordan Westburg (hand) heading to the injured list in a corresponding move. The 24-year-old has played in just one major-league game this season with the Reds, but he owns a .279/.378/.375 slash line through 329 plate appearances at the Triple-A level between three different organizations.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: On base five times in win
Mullins went 2-for-2 with three walks, a stolen base and one run scored in Wednesday's 10-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Mullins has hit safely in five straight games, going 7-for-14 with six walks in that span. Prior to Wednesday, he had walked multiple times in a game just once this year. The outfielder is now slashing .227/.282/.400 with 11 home runs, 19 steals, 38 RBI and 45 runs scored through 99 contests. Mullins' walk rate of 6.7 percent is the lowest he's posted in his last four years, so any gains he can make in that area should help him hold the starting job in center field.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Smacks homer in win
Cowser went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 10-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Cowser is riding a 13-game hitting streak, going 19-for-50 (.380) with four homers and 14 RBI in that span. The outfielder's surge has helped him take over the leadoff spot versus right-handed pitchers. He's also been in the lineup regularly versus southpaws, though the Orioles' additions of Eloy Jimenez and Austin Slater at the trade deadline give them a pair of right-handed-hitting outfielders. Cowser is up to a .245/.326/.458 slash line with 16 homers, 47 RBI, 45 runs scored and seven stolen bases over 347 plate appearances this season.
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Orioles' Livan Soto: Headed to majors
The Orioles will recall Soto from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.
With Jordan Westburg set to miss an extended period of time after being diagnosed with a fractured hand Wednesday, the Orioles will call upon Soto to replenish their infield depth. The 24-year-old was acquired from the Reds on Tuesday, and he has slashed .279/.378/.375 with 39 RBI across 329 plate appearances in Triple-A this season. Jackson Holliday and Gunnar Henderson will likely start most days at second base and shortstop, respectively, while Westburg is out. However, Soto could pick up an occasional start whenever one of the regular starters receives a day off.
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Orioles' Grayson Rodriguez: Up to 13 wins
Rodriguez (13-4) earned the win Wednesday over the Blue Jays, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and three walks over six innings. He struck out eight.
After a strong start to his day, Rodriguez seemed to fade a bit late, allowing a run in each of his final four frames. However, he'd ultimately hang on for his fifth win in his last eight outings. The 24-year-old right-hander has been a bit shaky recently, allowing 13 earned runs in his last 22 innings. Overall, Rodriguez sports a 3.86 ERA across 20 starts (116.2 innings) this year with a 1.24 WHIP and 130:36 K:BB. He's currently in line for a rematch with Toronto on the road in his next outing.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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.254 (6th) |
556 (3rd) |
172 (1st) |
3.85 (11th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| J. Westburg 3B Jordan Westburg 3B | Hand |
| K. Bradish SP Kyle Bradish SP | Elbow |
| F. Bautista RP Felix Bautista RP | Elbow |
| J. Mateo 2B Jorge Mateo 2B | Elbow |
| J. Means SP John Means SP | Elbow |
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