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Flu sends Rogers to injured list; Orioles-Astros lineups for Game 1

Apr 19, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Trevor Rogers (28) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Dermer-Imagn Images

BALTIMORE—Orioles left-handed starter Trevor Rogers will miss two starts because of the flu, manager Craig Albernaz said Thursday before Game 1 of an Orioles-Astros doubleheader. Rogers was assigned to the 15-day injured list on Wednesday, retroactive to Monday.

“He has the flu,” Albernaz said. “And it’s hitting him pretty hard. It’s been going through our clubhouse. [Utility player] Weston Wilson had it a couple of days ago. We kept him home. We kept Rog home. The unfortunate timing of it because he’s starting tomorrow.

“Throwing up, all that good stuff. It’s tougher to do that and go pitch and start in a big league. Obviously he wanted to, but sometimes you have to be the adult in the room and look out for the player. There can be no benefit for Rog to try to push through it because he doesn’t have his strength back yet.”

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Rogers is 2-3 with a 4.75 ERA in six starts.

“We want to make sure that he gets rehydrated, gets his strength back. Whenever the [IL] stint is over, he’ll be ready to go,” Albernaz said.

In Rogers’ previous start, he allowed three runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings in Saturday’s 17-1 loss to Boston.

“It’ll probably be a nice little reset for him, I would imagine, but I think, ‘let’s get over the grind of being sick first,’” Albernaz said.

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Right-handed reliever Jose Espada was added as the 27^th player. The Orioles have 10 relievers for the doubleheader since Cameron Foster was recalled when Rogers was placed on the injured list.

Orioles-Astros lineups for Game 1:

Orioles

Gunnar Henderson-DH

Taylor Ward-LF

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Adley Rutschman-C

Pete Alonso-1B

Dylan Beavers-RF

Jeremiah Jackson-2B

Colton Cowser-CF

Coby Mayo-3B

Blaze Alexander-SS

Chris Bassitt-RHP

Astros

Carlos Correa-SS

Yordan Alvarez-LF

Isaac Paredes-3B

Christian Walker-1B

Jose Altuve-2B

Yainer Diaz-DH

Brice Matthews-CF

Dustin Harris-LF

Christian Vazquez-C

Peter Lambert-RHP

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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.