In a season littered with injuries, the Baltimore Orioles placed two more players on the injured list on Friday.
Infielder Jordan Westburg will make a return trip, this time to the 10-day list, with a right ankle sprain. Pitcher Brandon Young, who came within four outs of a perfect game on August 15, goes to the 15-day IL with a left hamstring strain.
Westburg’s move is retroactive to August 19.
In corresponding moves, the Orioles selected the contracts of infielder Vimael Machin and pitcher Matt Bowman from Triple-A Norfolk.
Westburg suffered the injury on August 18 in Boston, while rounding second base on a Ryan Mountcastle single in the first inning. He immediately left the game, replaced by Luis Vasquez.
The third-year pro was hitting .276 with a team-high 15 home runs (tied with