Good morning, Birdland!
John Means, man. You cannot say enough good things about how the veteran lefty pitched in Saturday’s 2-1 win. He gave the team length with 7.1 innings. He gave them quality, not allowing a hit until the seventh. And he served as the needed stopper to get this team’s magic number down to five with seven games left to play. It was huge!
The performance may have also made the conversation around a postseason rotation much more interesting. We still don’t know if the Orioles will begin their journey in the Wild Card round or the Divisional Round.