The Orioles' pitching staff has gotten off to a rough start to the 2019 season. As a team, Baltimore ranks last in the big leagues in ERA, opponent OPS and home runs (on pace to allow 350, which would shatter the major-league record of 258).
However, one unlikely arm has emerged as a glimmer of hope in the starting rotation.
Left-hander John Means, 26, turned in another solid outing against Boston May 6. For the first time in his big-league career, he pitched more than five innings, throwing seven innings of one-run ball against the defending World Series champions. He gave up just three hits, struck out four and the Orioles cruised to a 4-1 victory.
