The injury to Eflin, who has been a revelation since arriving ahead of the trade deadline, is the latest to impact a pitching staff that has already lost three starters to season-ending ailments.
If the Orioles have any hope of maintaining their advantaged status in the race for the American League playoffs, they will need Rutschman to return to himself.
In all, the Orioles said, the average increase per seat per game is a little over $1. It leads to a rise in price of 8.9%, because of decreases in certain areas and increases in others.
Maybe increased tickets are the cost of seeing a team that won 101 games last season and is battling again for a division title. But, if fans are going to pay more for the privilege, the social contract is that ownership should pay more to keep the team competitive.
Soto is back in the Orioles organization for the third time this season after he was acquired alongside Austin Slater at the deadline for a player to be named later.
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