Orioles left-hander John Means is just not on the membership’s American League Division Series roster as a result of he got here out of his two-inning simulated recreation throughout Thursday’s exercise with elbow soreness, supervisor Brandon Hyde stated Saturday morning.
Means excelled in 4 begins after getting back from Tommy John elbow reconstruction, posting a 2.66 ERA along with his signature fastball-changeup mixture, however received’t be capable of contribute in Baltimore’s best-of-five sequence with the Texas Rangers. Hyde stated Means can be out there for the AL Championship Series ought to the Orioles advance, saying the harm is “not concerning” regardless of Means’ elbow process.
“I know he’s disappointed,” Hyde stated. “He threw a two-inning sim recreation a few days in the past and didn’t really feel proper. Pretty regular after a Tommy John course of, and he’s thrown the ball extraordinarily nicely. And we don’t need to take any possibilities, truthfully, with it.
“If you put him on the roster, he’s tough to replace, all those kind of things that happen. We felt the right thing to do was give him a few days off and get him ready for the Championship Series, if we advance.”
With Means out, the Orioles will possible line up right-handers Dean Kremer and Kyle Gibson to begin Games 3 and 4, although Hyde has not unveiled the order.
“We feel great about our starting pitching depth,” Hyde stated. “Dean and Kyle Gibson both threw the ball extremely well this year.”
Hyde unveiled the complete 26-player roster Saturday morning, with left-hander Cole Irvin and right-hander Shintaro Fujinami becoming a member of Means as members of the Orioles’ end-of-season roster who received’t face Texas. Baltimore will carry 14 place gamers and 12 pitchers, with the previous group that includes the entire gamers who completed the common season within the majors — together with rookie outfielder Heston Kjerstad — and right-hander Bryan Baker making the bullpen.
Although Kjerstad was not on Baltimore’s 40-man roster by the Aug. 31 cutoff, he’s eligible for the postseason as a result of the Orioles have a minimum of one participant who spent the requisite period of time on the injured checklist. Baltimore has three such gamers in pitchers Félix Bautista, Dillon Tate and Keegan Akin.
The best-of-five sequence with the Rangers begins at 1:03 p.m. at Camden Yards, with Game 1 televised on FS1. If the Orioles advance, they might be capable of change the roster earlier than dealing with both the Houston Astros or Minnesota Twins within the best-of-seven AL Championship Series starting Oct. 15. In addition to Means’ potential return, Hyde steered the Orioles may steadiness their roster for that matchup.
“If we go to a seven-game series, things might change,” Hyde stated. “A five-game series with a couple of off-days in there, you feel more comfortable carrying less pitchers.”
The membership additionally introduced its Game 1 lineup behind right-hander Kyle Bradish, with Hyde saying he ready “a few lineups” earlier than studying Friday night the Rangers have been beginning left-hander Andrew Heaney. That selection prompted Hyde to deploy his typical nine-man group towards a left-hander with one exception, leaving Jorge Mateo on the bench after the shortstop began all however 4 of 53 regular-season video games reverse a lefty. But Mateo can be one of many quickest runners within the sport and thus is out there to pinch-run in a key spot.
Otherwise, Hyde put Austin Hays within the leadoff spot and dropped left-handed hitters Gunnar Henderson and Cedric Mullins to fifth and seventh, respectively, whereas fellow lefties Ryan O’Hearn and Adam Frazier are amongst Baltimore’s reserves. The Rangers begin one other left-hander, Jordan Montgomery, in Sunday’s Game 2.
Texas’ roster options 13 pitchers and place gamers every and doesn’t embody three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, who’s progressing from a shoulder muscle harm.
Here’s the Orioles’ ALDS roster, listed alphabetically by final identify inside positions.
Right-handed pitchers (9): Bryan Baker, Kyle Bradish, Yennier Cano, Jack Flaherty, Kyle Gibson, Dean Kremer, Grayson Rodriguez, Jacob Webb, Tyler Wells
Left-handed pitchers (3): Danny Coulombe, DL Hall, Cionel Pérez
Catchers (2): James McCann, Adley Rutschman
Infielders (7): Adam Frazier, Gunnar Henderson, Jorge Mateo, Ryan Mountcastle, Ryan O’Hearn, Ramón Urías, Jordan Westburg
Outfielders (5): Austin Hays, Aaron Hicks, Heston Kjerstad, Cedric Mullins, Anthony Santander
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