Odrisamer Despaigne’s best outing of the spring came against a New York Yankees lineup that was turned over to include mostly reserves, but the results were nonetheless impressive.
The Orioles right-hander tossed three scoreless innings in the Orioles’ 11-2 win at Steinbrenner Field, retiring nine of the 10 batters he faced in the sixth through eighth innings.
Using a variety of arm angles and speeds, Despaigne – who was acquired late in the offseason in a trade with the San Diego Padres to compete for a back-end rotation spot – allowed just one hit, Aaron Hicks’ triple to the left-center field gap that was just out of center fielder L.