Baltimore pitching prospect Kevin Gausman, who remains in major league camp while top prospect Dylan Bundy was cut last week, made a two-inning appearance on Tuesday in a Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox.
Gausman struck out three batters and allowed just one hit over two scoreless frames. He mowed down Mike Napoli and Jarrod Saltalamacchia to begin the sixth inning.
"He was good again," manager Buck Showalter said. "You can see why everybody's so high on him. He's thrown well here. I'm impressed with the little things, his time to the plate from the stretch. When he does get centered up, he comes back out and continues to pound the zone. He won't get fearful of the barrel of the bat like a lot of guys do who don't have a lot of experience."
The Orioles have another round of cuts coming on Thursday and it appears that could be the end of the line for Gausman, who is the No. 2 overall prospect for Baltimore and is rated No. 26 overall in the majors by Baseball America.
"He's pitched well and Thursday we'll take a step back and decide whether it's time for him to go or not," Showalter said.