Orioles recall Ashur Tolliver

By Roch Kubatko

Orioles

June 22, 2016, 11:10am

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The Orioles have placed reliever Brian Duensing on the 15-day disabled list with left elbow inflammation and recalled left-hander Ashur Tolliver from Triple-A Norfolk.

The DL move is retroactive to Monday.

Duensing, 33, posted a 5.40 ERA (4 ER/6.2 IP) over seven games with the Orioles this season, allowing four earned runs in 6 2/3 innings. Manager Buck Showalter revealed yesterday that Duensing was undergoing an examination on the elbow.

Tolliver, 28, allowed two earned runs in 6 2/3 innings for a 2.70 ERA in five games with the Tides this season. Over 23 minor league games this season between Norfolk and Double-A Bowie, Tolliver has gone 1-1 with a 2.48 ERA and two saves by allowing nine earned runs in 32 2/3 innings.

Tolliver made his major league debut on May 26 at Houston. He surrendered three earned runs in four innings over four games with the Orioles before they optioned him to Norfolk.

By bringing up Tolliver, the Orioles still have a second left-hander in the bullpen besides closer Zach Britton.