Rich Dubroff

Orioles place Rodriguez, Kjerstad on injured list, recall Akin

The Orioles placed right-hander Grayson Rodriguez, who was scratched from Tuesday’s start against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre ,on the 15-day injured list with right lat/teres discomfort. The move is retroactive to Sunday.

They also placed outfielder/designated hitter Heston Kjerstad on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to August 1st, with a concussion. Kjerstad was on the 7-day concussion injured list after he was hit on the helmet by a pitch on July 12th.

Kjerstad was sent to Triple-A Norfolk on August 1st after the Orioles traded for designated hitter Eloy Jiménez and outfielder Austin Slater but hadn’t played in a game for the Tides.

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The Orioles recalled left-hander Keegan Akin from Norfolk. Akin was sent to Norfolk on August 1st after they traded for left-handed reliever Gregory Soto. Akin did not pitch for the Tides and is 2-0 with a 3.34 ERA in 47 games.

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Rich Dubroff

Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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