The roster maneuvering by the Orioles comes across like their version of the popular scoreboard crab shuffle.

Yesterday’s challenge was finding the third catcher and missing pitcher. And a fly ball in left field.

They tweaked the usual game by carrying 14 position players and reducing the bullpen to seven relievers.

There’s nothing in the rules against it.

It won’t last. Manager Craig Albernaz also doesn’t offer timelines on roster composition, but he said, “I foresee a move coming in the next few days.”

That could be one. Maybe two.

Grant Wolfram is the only left-hander in the bullpen with Keegan Akin and Dietrich Enns on the injured list, Nick Raquet optioned yesterday and Cade Povich optioned Monday to keep him in Triple-A Norfolk’s rotation. Akin began his rehab assignment last night with the Tides and tossed a scoreless inning with one hit and two strikeouts.

Wolfram retired the four batters he faced Tuesday night, striking out three in a row. He got the call again yesterday in the seventh, ran into some tough luck and surrendered the go-ahead run before the Orioles tied the game in the bottom half.

Corbin Carroll’s double on a first-pitch slider hurt Wolfram, but Ketel Marte began the rally with a bunt single and the next two batters were retired on a grounder against a drawn-in infield and a bouncer over the mound. The ball nicked Wolfram’s glove before Gunnar Henderson picked it up. Another half-inch of vertical and that runner might still be standing on third base.

Wolfram has allowed three runs in eight innings, and he leads Orioles relievers with 13 strikeouts.

“I’m ready whenever my name’s called, whatever situation,” he said. “They’ve done a great job of communicating where I should be ready for what part of the lineup that we’re facing. And that feels good knowing like, hey, this is my pocket and I can prepare, and mentally prepare, too, for that moment in the game. It’s been good.”

No one is better than Rico Garcia, who tied Yennier Cano’s franchise record Tuesday with nine consecutive scoreless and hitless appearances to begin the season. He’s walked three and struck out 10.

“That’s crazy,” Wolfram said. “I mean, it’s an unbelievable stat, really. Just think how many appearances. To be ready to go and be on nine separate times is amazing. Like, everyone wants to be consistent, and that’s the definition of being consistent.

“It doesn’t surprise me at all. He works hard. He knows what his routine is, he knows the pitches that work for him against each-sided hitters, so it’s not surprising at all to see him have this success.”

Seven of Garcia’s appearances have been clean, and he registered his first major league save in Chicago after walking two batters – a rough outing by his standards.

“I just think he attacks the zone and gets ahead and kind of puts the hitters on their heels, and then he executes when he’s ahead and he doesn’t waste any time,” Wolfram said. “If he takes his chances with the two-strike pitches to maybe get a swing and miss, if he misses, then he gets right back in the zone and attacks them and forces them to move the bat.

“I think that’s the main thing. He’s just always on the attack. Throws hard. He has good breaking ball stuff. So it’s not an easy at-bat for anyone.”

The bullpen held opponents to a .199 average before yesterday and still hasn’t let an inherited runner score (0-for-18), the only team in the majors to accomplish the feat. Garcia and Cano lead the team with five stranded and Wolfram has four.

The relievers’ collective ERA stood at 3.62 yesterday, 11th in the majors, after an 8-5, 10-inning loss. They covered the last four innings and Tyler Wells was charged with two earned runs in the 10th.

Cano struck out his only batter, the fifth time he’s been called upon to record one out. Anthony Nunez and Ryan Helsley each retired the side in order. Nunez lowered his ERA to 1.04.

I’m old enough to remember when the Orioles optioned him in camp.

“I’ve been very pleased, and that’s a credit to all those guys in the ‘pen, the ability that they’ve shown to step up for us,” Albernaz said yesterday morning. “They’ve been thrust into the game pretty early, too, at some points and eat up innings and also keep us in the game. And the ability to close out games, too. And the emergence of Rico and Nunez, Wolfie, Tyler Wells, (Anthony) Suárez. I mean, the list goes on.

“Like everyone that we’ve given the rock to has stepped up for us. And what’s really been impressive is the efficiency of their pitches, the pitch count. And like we talked about where our relievers, if they’re efficient in the zone and keeping that pitch count down, it allows them to be available more often. And also the recovery aspect of it, when they do have days off, it speeds that up, too. We’ve been very fortunate, and those guys have done a great job answering the bell and being efficient.”

Wells is much harder on himself, with runs allowed in five of eight appearances. He was scoreless in three straight over five innings but has surrendered home runs in back-to-back outings.

“Honestly, I feel like my stuff’s been pretty good,” he said. “If I really kind of had to point to a pitch that I’m just not great with right now, it’s probably my changeup, which is a big pitch for me. So different adrenaline, different movements coming out of the bullpen from a starter, so it’s just really finding a good rhythm with it.”

Earlier in his media scrum, Wells scolded himself for a failure to meet expectations set by the reliever.

“Ultimately, I really want to be a guy that they can rely on,” he said. “And unfortunately, whether it’s … I mean, it’s 100 percent my fault. There’s no running away from it. And I asked for it. I know that some people had mentioned it in spring training, but I asked for the fire. I asked for the leverage situation. I asked for moments like that, and there’s no running away from it. It’s frustrating.”