Orioles’ Hyde figuring out starters for Red Sox series; Chris Vallimont claimed on waivers; Alexander Wells goes on 60-day injured list

NEW YORK—The Orioles are playing a day/night doubleheader at Boston’s Fenway Park on Saturday, and Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is trying to figure out his starting rotation for the unusual five-game series.

The Saturday doubleheader was scheduled to help make up the three games scheduled at Fenway Park from April 4^th-6^th. That series was postponed because of the Major League Baseball lockout.

The Orioles will get a 27^th man for the doubleheader, and Hyde said it was “definitely probable or possible” that one of the starters will be recalled from Triple-A Norfolk.

Norfolk’s scheduled game against Gwinnett was rained out on Wednesday, and two of the three starters with the Tides who are on the 40-man roster, DL Hall and Zac Lowther, are scheduled to pitch on Thursday.

The other starter on the 40-man is Denyi Reyes, who was with the Orioles for a few days earlier this month. Reyes pitched two perfect innings in Detroit on May 13^th.

In order to make up the other two games, the Orioles will have an even more unusual one-day stop in Boston on August 11^th on their way to a three-game series in Tampa Bay, and will play on September 26^th, the first of a four-game series.

The Orioles will be off on Thursday after playing each day since consecutive rainouts on May 6^th and 7^th. That necessitated a doubleheader on May 8^th and a makeup game on May 9^th.

“Everybody’s ready for an offday,” Hyde said.

Vallimont claimed: The Orioles claimed right-handed pitcher Chris Vallimont on waivers from the Minnesota Twins. Vallimont, a 25 was-year-old from Erie, Pennsylvania, went to Mercyhurst College. Former Orioles outfielder David Lough also went there.

Vallimont was 0-2 with a 9.95 ERA in seven games, six starts. for Double-A Wichita. To make room for Vallimont on the 40-man roster, left-hander Alexander Wells was transferred from the 10-day to the 60-day injured list. Wells has left elbow inflammation.

Orioles on AppleTV+ on Friday: The Orioles-Red Sox game on Friday night will be shown exclusively on AppleTV+. It will not be shown on MASN. Orioles broadcaster Melanie Newman will call the game along with Cliff Floyd and Hannah Keyser.