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Westburg leaves Orioles’ game with left hand discomfort

NEW YORK–Jordan Westburg left the Orioles-Yankees game with left hand discomfort. Westburg, who was the Orioles’ designated hitter, walked in the first inning. Coby Mayo pinch-hit for him in the third.

Westburg, who was on the injured list from April 27th until June 10th with a strained left hamstring, is hitting .229 with seven home runs and 14 RBIs with a .719 OPS.

Earlier on Saturday, the Orioles placed catcher Adley Rutschman on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique.

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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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