BALTIMORE—Oriole starting pitcher Dean Kremer, who’s on the 15-day injured list with a strained right triceps muscle, is improving, manager Brandon Hyde said before the Orioles played the Boston Red Sox in the second game of a three-game series at Camden Yards.

When Kremer was placed on the injured list last Friday ,with the move retroactive to May 21st, Hyde expressed optimism that the injury wouldn’t be a lengthy one.

“He’s doing well,” Hyde said on Tuesday. “It’s getting a little bit better every day. The soreness is going down, should be expecting to play catch here soon. So far, so good with him.”

Kremer is 3-4 with a 4.32 earned-run average in nine starts. He’s eligible to return on June 5^th.

Hyde said that there was no word on pitcher John Means, who left his May 22^nd start in St. Louis, and is on the 15-day injured list with a left forearm strain. Over the weekend in Chicago, Hyde said that Means was seeking a second opinion on the injury.

Tyler Wells, who’s been on the injured list since April 13^th with right elbow inflammation, remains in Sarasota rehabbing.

Note: Houston claimed right-handed pitcher Kaleb Ort off waivers. Ort, who was at Triple-A Norfolk, was purchased from Philadelphia on February 19^th and was 0-1 with a 12.08 ERA with the Tides.