Orioles reliever Pedro Strop came off the disabled list Saturday and was immediately put into the ballgame at Tampa Bay. Strop gave up a hit in a scoreless inning and had two strikeouts now that he's back from his back injury. Manager Buck Showalter said it was good to see, MLB.com reports.
"There’s a lot of things you work on, and when they’re healthy to do it, and if he can just repeat it. Sometimes the emotions get in the way of the mechanics," Showalter said. "It was a good first step for him. I know he felt good about it. Was a positive out of the game yesterday. It’s not like Pete hasn’t pitched any good innings out of the bullpen for us this year, it’s just he hasn’t been as consistent as he was last year. That’s a good start. We will see where it takes us."