Trevor Rogers makes his 17th start tonight as the Orioles try to even their series with the Yankees following last night’s 7-0 loss, their 15th shutout of the season.
Rogers is 8-2 with a 1.43 ERA and 0.894 WHIP in 100 2/3 innings. He’s allowed two runs or fewer in 15 starts.
His ERA is the lowest by any major league pitcher through the first 16 starts of a season since Nolan Ryan’s 1.29 in 1981, per STATS. And it’s the fourth-lowest in a minimum 15 starts since 1920, after Satchel Paige (1.01 in 1944), Jacob deGrom (1.08 in 2021) and Bob Gibson (1.12 in 1968). Dwight Gooden is behind Rogers with a 1.53 ERA in 1985.
Opponents have a .408 OPS against Rogers through six home starts. Per STATS, he’s the first American League pitcher with that mark or lower through his first six home starts, with a minimum 150 batters faced, since Ryan in 1979.
Tonight marks Rogers’ first game against the Yankees in 2025. He’s faced them twice and allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings.
Ryan McMahon is 2-for-4 with a double and triple.
Coby Mayo has reached base in seven consecutive games.
The Orioles made another series of roster moves with their bullpen, recalling José Espada from Triple-A Norfolk and placing Chayce McDermott on the bereavement/family medical emergency list.
McDermott made two appearances this week and allowed eight runs in one inning.
Espada, wearing No. 72, can become the 70th player used by the Orioles to tie the major league record set last year by the Marlins.
Reliever Scott Blewett was returned from his rehab assignment, reinstated from the 60-day injured list and designated for assignment. Infielder Emmanuel Rivera cleared outright waivers and accepted his assignment to Norfolk.
The 40-man roster has 39 players.
Yankees right-hander Will Warren has made 31 starts and registered a 4.44 ERA and 1.382 WHIP over 152 innings. He’s allowed two earned runs or fewer in 21 games.
Warren faced the Orioles on April 28 in New York and allowed four runs in 3 1/3 innings. He faced them again on June 22 at Camden Yards and surrendered two runs in 6 1/3.
Anthony Volpe needs one more home run to give the Yankees eight players with at least 20. The Orioles have none.