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The Orioles also transferred right-hander Zach Eflin to the
60-day injured list. Right-hander Brandon Young was optioned to
Triple-A Norfolk.
Eflin, who turns 32 on Wednesday, is sidelined with right elbow
discomfort.
“He's getting a second opinion today,” Albernaz said before
Tuesday's 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. “And also, the
way it's trending, 60-day makes a ton of sense.”
The 27-year-old Young pitched five scoreless innings in Monday's
2-1 win over the White Sox. He was brought up from Norfolk to
fill in for Eflin after Cade Povich, Baltimore’s first option
for the start, worked 5 2/3 innings in long relief Sunday at
Pittsburgh.
“B.Y. stepping up, giving us five innings of shutout baseball
was exactly what we needed,” Albernaz said. “It just speaks to
our starting pitching depth.”
The Orioles sent minor league second baseman Brayden Smith to
the Cardinals for Raquet, a third-round pick in the 2017 amateur
draft.
Raquet made his major league debut last year, tossing two
scoreless innings for the Cardinals in September. He was 1-0
with a 3.00 ERA in two relief appearances for Triple-A Peoria
this season, last pitching on Wednesday.
“You can never have enough left-handed pitching, especially
relievers,” Albernaz said. “You love the strike-throwing ability
he has shown. ... So the biggest thing for us right now is to
get him acclimated. He hasn't thrown in a little bit. So we want
to make sure that he gets outside, plays catch and touches the
mound and we'll kind of go from there.”
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