A series of injuries to Orioles starting pitchers has forced manager Buck Showalter to think creatively about filling a growing number of rotation holes.
And Saturday night, he sent right-hander Yefry Ramírez — who hadn’t made a start since Aug. 19 — to the mound to face the Chicago White Sox.
Ramírez did his job. The Orioles offense didn’t in a 2-0 loss.
The Orioles needed a deep start badly, as Orioles starting pitchers failed to record an out in the sixth inning in seven of the eight starts entering Saturday, placing added workload on the team’s already-expanded bullpen.