Blach was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left wrist strain.

EDGE Analysis

It's unclear if the injury contributed to Blach's rough Friday night outing, but one way or another he will miss at least a couple weeks of action. Ryan Feltner was recalled to take Blach's place on the roster.

Blach allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out none across three innings in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mets.

EDGE Analysis

Blach served as the opener and wasn't particularly effective, though he did manage to hold the Mets without an extra-base hit. He has served as a long-relief option out of Colorado's bullpen this season but has now surrendered six earned runs across his last six frames. On the campaign, Blach has maintained a 5.73 ERA with a 1.36 WHIP to go along with one win and a 13:6 K:BB in 22 innings.

Blach (1-0) earned the win in relief Friday against the Cubs after tossing 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one walk and striking out one.

EDGE Analysis

Blach entered the game with one out and the bases loaded in the fifth inning, replacing German Marquez, and while he allowed a sac fly to Jonathan Villar, Blach eventually got the job done when Clint Frazier flied out to center. The sixth inning was far more comfortable and he retired the side in order. In the end, Blach needed just 21 pitches to record five outs and claimed his first win of the campaign. Through two appearances, he has one win, one save and 5:2 K:BB through 5.2 innings.

Blach allowed a hit and a walk while striking out four in four perfect innings to earn the save in Sunday's win over the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

The southpaw made his 2022 debut Sunday and helped to keep the rest of the bullpen fresh after starter Antonio Senzatela lasted just 3.1 innings. Blah became the seventh Rockies pitcher to record a save of at least three innings and the first to do so since Chris Rusin accomplished the feat in May of 2017. Although Sunday's performance was encouraging after Blach missed most of the last two seasons due to Tommy John surgery, Daniel Bard, Alex Colome and Carlos Estevez are the favorites for save chances early in the season.

Blach had his contract selected by the Rockies on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Blach was in camp as a non-roster invitee and earned a spot on the Opening Day roster. The veteran left-hander sat out the past two years while recovery from Tommy John surgery, and he had a 12.00 ERA, 2.33 WHIP and 20:17 K:BB over 27 frames in his last big-league action during 2019.

Blach looks like he's won an Opening Day roster spot, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Blach is in camp as a non-roster invitee, so the Rockies will have to clear a spot on the 40-man roster to add him. The 31-year-old lefty owns a 4.99 ERA in 326.1 career major-league innings, striking out just 12.7 percent of opposing batters. He missed the last two seasons while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Blach signed a minor-league contract with the Rockies on Friday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Blach pitched in the majors from 2016 to 2019, recording a 4.99 ERA while striking out just 12.7 percent of opposing batters. He missed most of the last two seasons due to Tommy John surgery, returning last in the year to throw 22 rehab innings in the lower minors. His past major-league experience gives him a shot at claiming a roster spot, but he's unlikely to provide much fantasy value even when pitching away from Coors Field.

High-A Aberdeen reinstated Blach (elbow) from its 60-day injured list Wednesday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

After undergoing Tommy John surgery in July 2020 before re-signing with Baltimore on a minor-league deal this spring, Blach was assigned to Aberdeen and placed on the IL prior to the start of the minor-league season. The Orioles are seemingly satisfied with how the 30-year-old southpaw fared during a seven-outing rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League, where Blach struck out 10 over eight scoreless frames. Given his prior experience in the majors between 2016 and 2019, Blach likely won't stick around at High-A for long and could eventually settle at Triple-A Norfolk by season's end.

Blach (elbow) began a rehab assignment with the Orioles' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate and has made five appearances, tossing five innings and allowing an unearned run on one hit and no walks while striking out six.

EDGE Analysis

Blach's 2020 season was wiped out after he underwent Tommy John surgery in mid-July, but he re-signed with the Orioles on a minor-league deal in March and has been rehabbing at the team's spring facility in Florida for the past few months. The southpaw was cleared for game action almost a year after his procedure, and the early returns have been encouraging. The Orioles assigned Blach to High-A Aberdeen coming out of the spring, so he'll presumably settle with that affiliate once he completes his FCL rehab assignment.

Blach (elbow) was released by the Orioles on Monday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Blach was already not going to pitch for the Orioles this season or most of the next, as he'll be recovering from Tommy John surgery, a procedure he underwent back in July. He'll now have to go through the rehab process on his own.