Orioles add left-hander John Means amid September pitching crisis

Left-hander John Means was added from Triple-A Norfolk — or more aptly, Sarasota, Fla. — on Monday as the Orioles looked to cover themselves on the pitching front for the remainder of the season.

Means, 25, spent most of this year with Tides after opening the year at Double-A Bowie, and pitched to a 3.72 ERA over 157 1/3 innings between the two teams, striking out 130 against 32 walks with a 1.26 ERA.

Before that, Means had spent parts of two seasons with Bowie. An 11th-round pick out of West Virginia in 2014, Means has a career 3.83 ERA in the minors. While not considered one of the organization’s top prospects, Means has been a reliable minor league contributor and made at least 20 starts…