There hasn’t been a multitude of reasons to pay close attention to O’s games this year, but David Hess has been a reason to watch. Since taking the “injured” Chris Tillman’s spot in the rotation, Hess has pitched to a 3.47 ERA over four starts.

A quick recap of his first four starts:

In his debut, broken down by George Battersby, Hess was effective in six innings. He was not entirely dominant, giving up three runs on six hits, but certainly better than the average Orioles start: finishing with a pitching line of 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0BB, and 3 K’s.