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Orioles’ Means leaves after four innings because of left forearm tightness

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BALTIMORE—Orioles starting pitcher John Means left Wednesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers after four innings because of left forearm tightness, according to the team. Means threw just 51 pitches.

He allowed two runs in the second inning and retired the last seven batters he faced. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is being careful with the workload for his pitchers early in the season because spring training was only four weeks after the lockout instead of the usual six.

Means has spent time on the injured list each of the last three seasons. In 2021, Means missed six weeks because of a left shoulder injury. He also has missed time because of arm fatigue.

Means allowed one run on four hits and threw 84 pitches in his first start last Friday against Tampa Bay.

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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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