Four starts into his comeback from Tommy John surgery, John Means believes he can help the Baltimore Orioles in the playoffs.
“I really do,” the left-hander said. “I feel like the command’s there. ... I feel like 99% of my pitches are right where I want.”
Means took a perfect game into the fifth inning of Baltimore’s 3-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. The problem was, the opposing starter was ultimately better. Nick Pivetta allowed two hits in seven impressive innings for the Red Sox.
Trevor Story hit a two-run homer off Means in the fifth.