In Wednesday’s doubleheader in which each game was only seven innings, the Orioles’ bullpen was not taxed as much as it might normally have been in such a situation.
But given how Baltimore’s relievers have collectively performed since struggling on Opening Day, it’s likely they would’ve been able to handle however many extra frames were required. With three scoreless innings from right-hander Miguel Castro and left-hander Tanner Scott between the two games, the Orioles’ bullpen entered Thursday’s series finale with a 2.72 ERA in 39u2154 innings since Opening Day, the sixth-lowest relief ERA in baseball in that span.