Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Mike Wright picked up the first save of his career in Saturday's 5-3 game against the Yankees. Fellow relieverMychal Givens pitched the eighth inning and Richard Bleier started the ninth inning up 5-1, but proceeded to give up a solo home run, a double and a single. Wright entered the game with a three-run lead, one out and runners on first and third. He struck out Giancarlo Stanton, gave up an RBI single and recorded a second strikeout to end the game. Givens ended last season as the team's closer and while the O's may not use a traditional closer this season, fantasy owners' best bet would be on Givens to see the most save opportunities until further notice. This is probably a situation to avoid altogether, though.
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Mike Wright tried to solidify his chances of sticking with the team as a No. 5 starter on Wednesday. His results: Three innings, three strikeouts and a run on two hits, were likely solid enough to keep him on manager Buck Showalter's radar.
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Mike Wright, who is on the bubble to get the No. 5 slot in the rotation, will be going up against the Tampa Bay Rays. It's going to be a tough choice for manager Buck Showalter to choose between Wright, Nestor Cortesand Miguel Castro. All Wright can do is go out and get results and hope that he doesn't have a disastrous outing like Gabriel Ynoa did the other day.
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