Hello, friends.
It’s a gloomy day in Birdland. Not only are the Orioles 1-5 after last night’s loss with the worst record and worst-performing offense in all of MLB so far, but now a black injury cloud hangs over one of the only players on the team who you probably weren’t too worried about heading into this season. John Means threw only four innings last night despite throwing just 51 pitches, and after his early exit, the team announced it was because of left forearm tightness.
Following the game, manager Brandon Hyde offered a few details. He told Orioles reporters that Means started feeling tightness in the third inning, alerted the O’s dugout in the fourth inning, and was pulled as a precautionary maneuver.