The Orioles have whittled their injured list to 10 players, which is a modest number by their standards.

Zach Eflin is the lone resident guaranteed to miss the remainder of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. His right arm is in a brace but he’s ditched the sling.

Félix Bautista hopes to pitch later in the summer after his August surgery to repair his rotator cuff and labrum. Reliever Colin Selby also is on the 60-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, and he’s continuing a throwing progression.

The condition of the bullpen keeps improving. And as it does, corresponding roster moves become more difficult.

Albert Suárez remains in DFA limbo after the Orioles reinstated closer Ryan Helsley from the family medical emergency list. His fate was sealed when the Orioles decided to stay with five starters through the next turn and committed to Brandon Young for Thursday afternoon.

The decision showed that the club wanted to use Monday’s off-day to provide extra rest, that Young earned his spot while Deam Kremer is on the injured list, and valuing the length that Suárez provides couldn’t save him.

There wasn’t an obvious alternative.

The same holds true for the pending move with left-hander Dietrich Enns, who remains on his injury rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk after four appearances. He’s on the 15-day injured list after being diagnosed with an infection in his left foot.

Enns allowed two runs and two hits in 4 1/3 innings in his three appearances with the Orioles, and he struck out seven batters. He also walked five, with control issues carrying over from spring training, when he walked seven in 7 2/3 innings.

In his last game with the Orioles on April 3, Enns walked three of the six batters faced in the fifth inning at PNC Park. He also threw a wild pitch and allowed a run without a hit.

The Orioles re-signed Enns in November to a $2.5 million deal with a $125,000 buyout and $3.5 million club option for 2027. He’s out of options, so they’ve got to hold onto him after he’s reinstated from the injured list or designate him for assignment.

The bullpen is much closer to its intended state as more relievers become healthy. Keegan Akin replaced Cameron Foster, who was optioned to Norfolk. Andrew Kittredge replaced Jose Espada, who was optioned to Double-A Chesapeake.

Akin is out of options due to service time and he retired the three batters faced in the eighth inning Saturday before the game unraveled in the ninth. Akin was charged with six runs and didn’t record an out.

His status on the club wasn’t influenced by it. It’s one appearance after going on the IL at the end of camp with a left groin strain. And his ability to work multiple innings and fill multiple roles becomes more important with Suárez gone.

Yennier Cano has two options left, but he’s allowed two runs and only one walk in 9 2/3 innings. Tyler Wells also has two options, and a longer leash. His ERA is shrinking after a turbulent start to his season, with four scoreless outings in a row over 5 1/3 innings taking it down to 3.38.

Rookie Anthony Nunez had registered a 1.35 ERA and 0.675 WHIP in 12 games before surrendering two runs last night in the eighth to match his total of earned runs this season. And he isn’t a mop-up guy. This is legit, high-leverage work that also includes 18 strikeouts in 14 1/3 innings.

Grant Wolfram, also with two options, was the only left-hander in the ‘pen before Akin’s return. He’s got a 4.50 ERA in 12 appearances, but he allowed only one run this month in 7 2/3 innings until he couldn’t retire any of his three batters faced Sunday and two scored. He’s struck out 16 in 10 innings.

Wolfram, by the way, hasn’t allowed a home run in 31 consecutive innings dating to July 21, 2025. He’s surrendered only two homers in 36 2/3 innings since his major league debut on April 26 in Detroit, both of them coming July 18, 2025 in Tampa.

We’re down to Rico Garcia, who’s out of options and pretty much untouchable with one run and one hit over 13 1/3 innings. He struck out his lone batter last night after replacing Shane Baz with two runners on base and two outs in the sixth.

He’s come a long way from league traveler.

Garcia hasn’t allowed a hit in his first seven home appearances to open the season. He joins Bryan Baker (nine in 2023) and Shawn Armstrong (eight in 2019) as the only Orioles pitchers to do it.

“The bullpen’s been awesome,” said manager Craig Albernaz. “That’s what we talked about at the beginning of the year, where bullpen’s are so volatile, you just don’t know year to year, even with same guys. But right now our guys, everyone we bring in, they’re throwing strikes, they’re getting big outs for us.

“Sometimes I feel bad because I put them in some uncomfortable situations where we have bases loaded with nobody out, but they just go out there and attack the strike zone. We have a lot of talented guys out there with a lot of elite weapons, as far as their pitch mix. So for us it’s always being efficient with our pitches, and our pitching group has done a great job of preparing them to come in. Especially Hank (Conger) out in the bullpen. So everyone we bring in, we feel very comfortable they can get the job done.”