When the Baltimore Orioles acquired Trevor Rogers from the Miami Marlins at the trade deadline July 30, the hope was that he would step into the team’s starting rotation and deliver consistently strong efforts.
That did not happen and the Orioles demoted the left-handed pitcher to their Triple-A Richmond minor league team. His first outing did not proceed in a positive manner for Rogers or the Orioles. He pitched 4.1 innings and gave up 9 hits, 3 bases on balls and 10 earned runs. Rogers struck out just two batters and he gave up one home run.
If Rogers was hoping for a a quick return to the Orioles and their chase for the American League East crown, it does not appear that he will be going back to the big league team any time soon.
Orioles have been struggling on the mound
Pitching has become a significant problem as the Orioles attempt to overtake the Yankees in the pennant race. Rogers made four starts for Baltimore after he had been acquired from the Marlins, and he had a 7.11 earned run average with 12 strikeouts and 10 unintentional walks in 19 innings…