Sunday's starter for the O's is TBD. Suarez or Means. The choice is really about who Elias/Hyde want to start vs the Yankees. Means may be good enough to beat the A's saving Suarez for the first game vs the Yankees. GRod, Kremer, and Burnes could follow.
They probably don't want Irvin pitching vs the Yankees because his career OPS vs them is 924.
The other consideration is that if Bradish pitches well in Norfolk tonight he could be available to pitch vs the Yankees. But having his first game back in the majors vs the Yankees may not be the best idea. Pitching vs the Reds is no picnic but its probably easier than facing the Yankees.
That brings up who is in the rotation if Means and Bradish are both back. Irvin is an easy move to the pen but that still leaves Burnes, GRod, Bradish, Kremer and Means who are mainly starters. Suarez has relieved in the past but how do you take a guy with a 0.00 ERA out of the rotation?
There are things yet to happen including Means, Bradish and Suarez effectiveness in their up coming starts.