For the second straight night against the Tampa Bay Rays, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was tasked with a decision involving a new starter as his team faced a one-run deficit after the fifth inning.
On Monday, he pulled right-hander Tom Eshelman from his major league debut after 75 pitches, only to see the bullpen surrender a lead the Orioles captured in the top of the sixth. On Tuesday, Asher Wojciechowski, acquired from the Cleveland Indians for cash the day before, returned for the sixth inning. It was his first outing in the majors since September 2017, when he was a Cincinnati Red facing the Chicago Cubs, for whom Hyde was then the first base coach.