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September 3, 2010

Rotation update -- six days rest upcoming

With Chris Tillman pitching Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays, the entire Orioles rotation will be pushed back, meaning every starter will soon be pitching on six-days' rest instead of the nornal four.

Here's how the rotation shakes out:

For the Rays series, which starts today: Millwood, tonight; Guthrie on Saturday; Tillman on Sunday.

For the Yankee series in New York: Brian Matusz on Monday; Jake Arrieta on Tuesday and Brad Bergesen on Wednesday.

Thursday is an off day, before Millwood, on six days rest, pitches Friday at Detroit, followed by Guthrie, Tillman, etc.

Posted by Dan Connolly at 5:48 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

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They should try keeping Guts to his normal 5 days as much as possible. He's always way better on 5 days rest than on 6.

Posted by: Chris in Hawaii | September 3, 2010 6:58 PM

Hey Jeff,

Do you have any word on Berken, is he done for the year?

Personally, I don't like the 6 man rotation, would like to see Guthrie get more starts, I'm rooting for him to make it back to a .500 on the season. It would be nice to have 1 pitcher with his head above the water line. I know, he would have to win 5 in a row, but that would be a good way to end the year.

I thought the O's were going to spot start the Arrieta, Bergeson, and Matusz.

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Berken is done for the year, but is not having shoulder surgery at this point.

Posted by: chris in sd | September 3, 2010 6:58 PM

Why not bring up another pitcher or two and have the young guys pitch 1/2 games... five innings and four innings? It would give them experience, and would control the innings pitched. Let Millwood sit... use Albers, Gonzalez, Johnson, Uehara (Hendrickson and Simon make me feel very uneasy) late in games. They need another couple of lefties (Patton? Viola?) to to be available.

Posted by: DonM | September 3, 2010 9:22 PM

What is the value of Millwood's starts? To see if he can be the first 20-game loser in who knows how many years? He's awful, and he's not going to be around next year. Why not spread his starts out among any of the younger pitchers?

Posted by: Cyril | September 3, 2010 11:37 PM

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A Baltimore native, Dan Connolly has been covering sports for 14 years, and baseball and the Orioles for 10 seasons, including the past six with The Sun. His first year covering baseball on a daily basis was Cal Ripken Jr.'s final season as a player. It's believed that is just a coincidence.

Steve Gould is an assistant sports editor for The Sun, overseeing Orioles coverage. The Columbia native joined The Sun as a sports copy editor in 2006 after graduating from the University of Maryland.

Peter Schmuck has been covering baseball for a lot longer than Steve Gould has been on this earth. He is now a general sports columnist, but has been a beat writer covering three major league teams (the Dodgers, Angels and Orioles) and also spent a decade as the Sun's national baseball writer. If you want more of his insight on the Orioles and other sports issues, check out his personal blog -- The Schmuck Stops Here.