The Orioles gave Alec Asher another opportunity to start after a forgettable outing in Houston on Sunday, when the right-hander lasted just two innings in his first game replacing right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez in the rotation.
Up until then, Asher had been nothing but good while filling multiple roles — spot starter, long man and late-inning reliever — and manager Buck Showalter believed one rocky outing shouldn’t force a haphazard decision to bump him. It didn’t hurt that Asher’s first win as a starter this season came against the Boston Red Sox, when he filled the spot created when right-hander Chris Tillman missed the season’s first month with shoulder problems.