BALTIMORE- The Baltimore Orioles, already struggling in their quest to reach the .500 mark, placed starting pitcher Chris Bassitt on the 15-day injured list with a back injury Monday, June 8, as he and the club continue seeking answers for his malady.Bassitt, 37, visited a back specialist in Baltimore while the team was in Toronto last weekend before rejoining the club. He refused comment before the team’s Monday night game against the Seattle Mariners at Camden Yards.Rookie Trey Gibson was summoned to make Bassitt’s start Monday, with some doubt about the veteran’s return date.”He’s looking at his options and kind of seeing what his best course of action is,” Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Monday.
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Bassitt was signed to a one-year, $18.5 million contract in March, is 4-4 with a 5.27 ERA in 12 games, including 10 starts and two outings as the “bulk pitcher.”
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After posting a 6.75 ERA in his first five starts, he has pitched better of late, including two six-inning, one-run outings.
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