Wednesday afternoon Orioles game thread: @ Mets, 1:10 ET

So, if we didn’t know it before Tuesday night’s Bad News Bears play, we know it now: the Mets are clearly a team with flaws. But is that enough to give confidence in Cole Irvin, thrust into a spot start, against this lineup?

The O’s and Mets have split the first two games of the series, losing another shaky Trevor Rogers start but getting a solid outing on Tuesday from Dean Kremer. Today was supposed to be Zach Eflin’s fifth start as an Oriole, but instead, he’s landed on the 15-day IL with shoulder inflammation. Sigh. This is getting crazy. The Orioles now have five starters, an entire rotation, on the injured list, but they’re hopin’ and prayin’ that Eflin’s injury will be minor.

Instead of…