Zach Eflin deserves credit for providing stability to an otherwise unsteady Baltimore rotation. The 31-year-old has delivered three consecutive quality starts to begin the season, and his latest gem (6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER) propelled Baltimore to victory in the first of a three games set in Arizona.
Eflin demonstrated a masterclass effort of successfully pitching to contact. The righty only struck out one batter, did not issue a walk, and completed six innings with only 73 pitches. Unfortunately, the Orioles eventually revealed that Eflin left the game “early” with right shoulder fatigue.
The Orioles had yet to make any type of formal announcement regarding Eflin’s status at the time of this writing.