Is Corbin Burnes' run as the Baltimore Orioles' ace officially over?
in February, they hoped they'd finally acquired the missing piece to the puzzle and something they hadn't had in years -- a bona fide ace.The four-time All-Star was horrendous last month, allowing a whopping 28 runs and 34 hits in 25 2/3 innings. He logged only one quality start in five turns, going 1-3 with a 7.36 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP as opponents clobbered him for a .304/.345/.482 batting line.
Fortunately for the Orioles, they already have a new ace to replace Burnes at the top of their rotation -- Zach Eflin.from the 15-day injured list. The veteran righty fired seven innings of one-run ball, yielding just four hits and one walk while racking up a season-high nine strikeouts. He was highly efficient, too, throwing 63 of his 85 pitches for strikes and taking a perfect game into the sixth inning.
In his first start back from injury, Zach Eflin was perfect through five innings and completed seven total innings of work.in late July. Over his first five outings with his new team , Eflin is 5-0 with a 1.95 ERA, a 0.96 WHIP and 34 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings.If Eflin keeps it up and Burnes doesn't turn things around in September, Brandon Hyde should have no qualms about starting Eflin over Burnes in Game 1 of a playoff series. Burnes may not like it, but the stats speak for themselves.
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