Akin reinstated from IL, today’s Orioles-Red Sox lineups
Left-hander Keegan Akin has joined the Orioles’ bullpen.
Akin was reinstated from the 15-day injured checklist this morning, and Cameron Foster was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk after his two scoreless innings final evening.
This shall be Akins’ 2026 debut. He strained his left groin whereas warming up within the bullpen earlier than an exhibition look in Sarasota.
“It’s huge,” mentioned supervisor Craig Albernaz. “Obviously, he’s a guy that we were counting on coming into the season and him going down there in spring training was tough, but the rest of the guys in the bullpen stepped up, so now adding Akin, it definitely raises the floor of our ‘pen, just like adding (Andrew) Kittredge, too. So yeah, we’re excited to have Akin back.”
Akin mentioned the rehab project with Triple-A Norfolk went faster than he anticipated.
“I think the biggest one was the back-to-back earlier this week on Tuesday and Wednesday, so kind of doing that and feeling really good on Thursday was kind of the last check to check on the boxes,” he mentioned.
Akin thought the damage is perhaps extra critical and value him way more than the common season.
“Honestly, I thought that it was gonna be longer, to tell you the truth,” he mentioned. “Just form of a bit of freak accident. I slipped. It was fairly uncomfortable. Kind of gave me flashbacks a bit of bit to ’21 once I did it.
“Originally, I used to be like, ‘Oh boy, what may this be?’ Ended up being a bit of faster than I anticipated, so glad to listen to that.”
Adley Rutschman is catching an early sport right this moment after hitting two dwelling runs final evening, with a left-handed opposing starter influencing the lineup.
Blaze Alexander is in left subject. Tyler O’Neill is in proper, making his first begin since happening the concussion injured checklist.
Taylor Ward is the designated hitter after amassing 4 singles and reaching base 5 instances final evening.
Trevor Rogers must bounce again after consecutive begins the place he is allowed a mixed 9 earned runs and 10 whole in 9 2/3 innings. His profession started to show round in his first begin in 2025 at Fenway Park, when he served because the twenty seventhth man for a May 24 doubleheader and tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings with two hits. He returned to Boston on Aug. 18 and held the Red Sox to 1 run over seven innings.
Rogers had made 5 profession begins in opposition to the Red Sox and posted a 2.13 ERA in 25 1/3 innings.
The Orioles’ .394 batting common when forward within the depend is the third-highest mark within the majors.
Garrett Crochet completed second in Cy Young voting within the American League final season however has a 7.88 ERA and 1.625 WHIP this season in 5 begins. He was good in two outings – six scoreless in Cincinnati in his first begin and two runs in 6 1/3 in opposition to the Brewers – however he allowed 10 earned runs and 11 whole in 1 2/3 in Minnesota on April 13.
Crochet has made 5 profession appearances (three begins) in opposition to the Orioles and allowed 4 runs in 22 innings.
For the Orioles
Taylor Ward DH
Gunnar Henderson SS
Adley Rutschman C
Pete Alonso 1B
Tyler O’Neill RF
Jeremiah Jackson 2B
Leody Taveras CF
Coby Mayo 3B
Blaze Alexander LF
Trevor Rogers LHP
For the Red Sox
Ceddanne Rafaela CF
Willson Contreras 1B
Wilyer Abreu RF
Trevor Story SS
Andruw Monastery DH
Jarren Duran LF
Caleb Durbin 3B
Connor Wong C
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B
Garrett Crochet LHP