The Orioles changed the game plan today, pulling starting pitcher Tyler Wells from his scheduled rehab start and inserting him as the big league starter instead of Dean Kremer. Roch Kubatko has the details on this move and what it means for both Wells and Kremer in his pre-game blog post. The quick rundown is this:
- Wells is functioning as an opener tonight and won’t go much beyond the the 30 pitches he threw in his last rehab start.
- Wells will continue to be built up as a starter, just at the major league level.