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- Updated: September 18, 2016
BALTIMORE — After retiring the first nine batters of the game and working out of a jam in the fourth inning of Sunday’s 2-1 win over the Rays, Orioles lefty Wade Miley came out to pitch in the fifth but never got past his warmup throws.
Manager Buck Showalter and trainer Richie Bancells came out to the mound during his warmups and removed him from the game due to a mild muscle strain in his back. Miley said he was hurt when he slipped on a pitch in the fourth inning.
“I kind of lost my balance,” Miley said. “I felt something grab in my shoulder blade area. It kind of stayed there and didn’t go away, and in between innings, it kind of got a little worse. I felt it a little bit. I didn’t think it was smart to stay …
