Right-hander Andrew Cashner was right in the middle of pitching debacle that was the Orioles’ 2018 season.
No matter how he pitched, the outcome was usually the same. He gave up three runs or fewer in 19 of his 28 starts and still ended up with an unsightly 4-15 record in the first season of a two-year contract he signed as a free agent 13 months ago.
The good news is that he didn’t need quite so long to get his fourth win of the 2019 season. He pitched seven strong innings Tuesday night, giving up just five hits and getting terrific run support in a 9-1 Orioles victory over the Chicago White Sox at Camden Yards.