Hyde said today that Tyler Wells is going to be limited due to throwing 95 pitches in his last start. I guess if that was known it makes sense to save Akin to piggyback Wells tonight, although we've seen Akin be less effective pitching on extended rest.
Bumping this thread because I'm confused by what his role is. He last pitched Tuesday relieving Lyles where he went 2.2 IP with 3 K and one hit that was kind of a flukey home run (341 ft). Then he doesn't get into the bullpen game Friday? He doesn't relieve a shaky Lyles again even though it's regular rest? Is Hyde saving him in case Voth or Watkins melt down next week? Why not just stretch him out and put him in the rotation, then? A bulk innings guy with a 2.53 ERA seems like a luxury you can enjoy when you have five real starting pitchers, which the Orioles currently do not.
They had already started giving out a Cy Young for each league by '79 so Flanagan and Richard weren't in competition. Ron Guidry, Nolan Ryan, Tommy John, and Scott McGregor would have been the other ones in the AL with an argument for Cy.