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Orioles minor league report 5/18: The big guns shine in Norfolk’s win over Charlotte

Paging Mr. Elias...Paging Mr. Mike Elias...

While Elias waits for the opportune moment to call up Grayson Rodriguez and Adley Rutschman (however far away that may be. Their 30th birthdays, maybe?), the Orioles’ two prospects provided even more evidence of their readiness for the big league level Tuesday night.

Start with Rodriguez, who pitched 5.1 shutout innings while striking out 11 and allowing three hits. With the win, the Orioles’ No. 2 prospect, who reached 99 miles per hour with his fastball, improved to 3-1 with a 2.65 ERA.

As for the No. 1 guy? That would be Rutschman, who slugged a two-run home run, his second, in the eighth.