Despite having not pitched in a game for over a week, left-hander Bruce Zimmermann’s work with Triple-A Norfolk had lined him up to contribute to the Orioles’ pitching plans for Sunday.
He did so in a big way, providing 5 u2154 innings of long relief in the Orioles’ 10-6victory over the New York Yankees to help end a four-game losing streak. Zimmermann, a Loyola Blakefield product who grew up an Orioles fan, earned his first major league win at Camden Yards in front of a season-high crowd of 11,070.
Having been optioned to Triple-A two weeks earlier after lasting fewer than five innings for the third straight start, Zimmermann returned Sunday after the Orioles (17-23) optioned infielder Ramón Urías.