BALTIMORE -- When asked if he'd consider using an opener for a woeful starting rotation, Orioles manager Buck Showalter joked before Saturday's game that the club already had. After all, the O's had endured more than their fair share of short starts. Just once in the previous eight games had a Baltimore starter recorded an out in the sixth inning, with injuries to Andrew Cashner and Alex Cobb jeopardizing their next outings and forcing an expanded roster to scramble to cover innings.
Enter Yefry Ramirez. The 24-year-old rookie, making his first start since Aug.