Povich didn’t get the win. But the Orioles won their sixth straight game and the left-hander captured a piece of Orioles history.
In doing so, he became the fourth Orioles pitcher all-time to throw six or more scoreless innings and record six or more strikeouts in either their first or second Major League game.Beamon did it in his first start in 1956, striking out nine in nine innings. Phoebus did it in each of his first two starts in 1966. He threw nine innings in both games, striking out eight in the first start and seven in the second start.It was a fine bounce back for Povich, who is the Orioles’ No.
Povich started the season at Triple-A Norfolk, where he went 5-1 with a 3.18 ERA in 11 starts. He struck out 75 and walked 21 in 56.2 innings.