The Orioles can’t catch any breaks with injuries.

They just lost their starting catcher.

Adley Rutschman went on the 10-day injured list prior to tonight’s game with left ankle inflammation. He was scratched from the lineup, with rookie Samuel Basallo moving behind the plate and Ryan Mountcastle inserted as the designated hitter.

Then, the news got worse.

Catcher Maverick Handley had his contract selected from Double-A Chesapeake as a corresponding move, and the Orioles designated pitcher Chayce McDermott for assignment.

This is the latest blow to Rutschman and the club. He went on the IL last season for the first two times in his career with left and right oblique strains, which limited him to 90 games.

Rutschman went from back-to-back All-Star selections to batting .220/.307/.366 with nine home runs in 365 plate appearances.

He’s looked like a much better hitter since spring training. The more compact swing, driving the ball to all fields, drawing walks.

Rutschman reached base safely in nine of his 10 games and slashed .294/.385/.471 with six doubles and five walks. His six doubles, two coming last night, lead all catchers.

“He’s just never off balance right now,” manager Craig Albernaz said last night. “His takes are great. He’s seen the ball well, and he’s moving well in the box.

“What I mean by that is his turns are so efficient, they’re tight, no wasted movement, and that’s why he’s being able to, first at-bat, double down the left field line and then they try to go four-seam or cutter in and turns on it. He’s just in a really good spot in the box.”

Handley was on the taxi squad on the first road trip and the Orioles sent him to Double-A because of the catching crowd at Triple-A Norfolk that consists of Sam Huff, Creed Willems and Silas Ardoin. He was among a franchise-record seven used in 2025 and went 3-for-41 before suffering a concussion and right wrist sprain on June 22 in New York.

The Baysox are home, which made for a convenient roster move on short notice. Handley’s stay could be brief. Huff was removed tonight for a pinch-hitter.

McDermott was a top starting pitching prospect in the system but moved to the bullpen. He’s appeared in five games with the Orioles over the past two seasons and allowed 18 runs in 12 2/3 innings.

The right-hander pitched five times with Norfolk this season and allowed four runs with six walks and nine strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

The Orioles have seven players on the 10-or 15-day IL and four on the 60.

Update: Is the total rising to 12?

Mountcastle led off the bottom of the second with a double into right-center field at 109.1 mph, stumbled halfway between first and second base and had to lunge for the bag. He stayed face-down for several seconds before rising and walking to the dugout with an athletic trainer.

The Orioles announced that Mountcastle has left foot pain.

Dylan Beavers pinch-ran for him and scored on Colton Cowser’s grounder for a 1-1 tie.

Mountcastle hasn’t played much this season after the Orioles signed Pete Alonso to a five-year, $155 million contract. He’s 4-for-14.

Injuries keep shutting down Mountcastle, who signed for $6.787 million with a $7.5 million club option in 2027 to avoid arbitration. A right hamstring strain cost him more than two months of the 2025 season.

“Mounty has historically been great against left-handed pitching, and so I think he’s going to be a front-line player for us against a lot of opponents,” president of baseball operations Mike Elias said at the end of camp last month. “We believe in his stick.”

His health again has become the issue.