{"id":83678,"date":"2024-08-21T12:52:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=83678"},"modified":"2024-08-21T12:52:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:52:07","slug":"orioles-recall-cole-irvin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/21\/orioles-recall-cole-irvin\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles Recall Pitcher To Bolster Rotation Amid Injury Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After losing yet another starting pitcher to the injured list, the Baltimore Orioles have recalled left-hander <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/i\/irvinco01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cole Irvin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to start Wednesday\u2019s series finale against the Mets. Newly acquired pitcher <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/eflinza01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zach Eflin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who was scheduled to close out the three-game series, was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/20\/orioles-zach-eflin-il-tate-akin-povich\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">placed on the injured list<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Tuesday with shoulder inflammation. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/povicca01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cade Povich<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday, but the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/prospects\/orioles\/cade-povich-700249\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 5 prospect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is not on normal rest after Saturday\u2019s spot start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We have made the following roster moves: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sZjuEpZ3DE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/sZjuEpZ3DE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Orioles\/status\/1826264329416835393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Orioles Recall Cole Irvin For Spot Start Against Mets<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After getting off to a rough start to the season, Irvin started to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/05\/cole-irvin-rapid-rise-orioles\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">find his groove<\/a> in late April and was dominant through most of May. Irvin was 5-1 in those seven appearances with an ERA of 1.25 and 25 strikeouts. But after being ping-ponged between the rotation and bullpen, Irvin\u2019s groove simply disappeared. Irvin went 1-3 with a 7.16 ERA in 11 appearances between June and July. The 30-year-old southpaw was designated for assignment on July 30th and was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk after clearing waivers. He made two starts for the Tides, allowing four runs (three earned) over 6 \u2154 innings of work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irvin is working on six days&#8217; rest and is scheduled to start Wednesday\u2019s series finale against the Mets. This will be Irvin\u2019s first appearance since being designated for assignment nearly a month ago. The veteran lefty has faced the Mets four times in his career, including one start, with an 8.22 ERA. Overall, Irvin is 6-5 this season with a 4.85 ERA through 21 games (14 starts) for the Orioles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make room for Irvin on the 40-man roster, the Orioles have designated reliever <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/avilani01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nick Avila<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for assignment. Baltimore also optioned reliever <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tatedi01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dillon Tate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> back to Triple-A Norfolk. Having lost three starters to season-ending surgery, the Orioles rotation has struggled, and with both Eflin and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rodrigr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grayson Rodriguez<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sidelined, Baltimore\u2019s already depleted rotation is now even thinner. Irvin will get the ball for the Orioles as they try to win the series against the Mets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After losing yet another starting pitcher to the injured list, the Baltimore Orioles have recalled left-hander Cole Irvin to start Wednesday\u2019s series finale against the Mets. Newly acquired pitcher Zach Eflin, who was scheduled to close out the three-game series, was placed on the injured list on Tuesday with shoulder inflammation. 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