masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgAdam Jones is out of the Orioles lineup tonight for the seventh time in the last eight games due to tightness in his back.
Gerardo Parra is leading off and playing center field. Ryan Flaherty is in right, Matt Wieters is the designated hitter and Steve Clevenger is catching.
Wieters is 6-for-15 in his last four games.
Reliever Brad Brach suffered his first loss last night since June 6, snapping a 38-game streak. Darren O’Day hadn’t allowed a run in 12 games over 11 1/3 innings before being…

Adam Jones is out of the Orioles lineup tonight for the seventh time in the last eight games due to tightness in his back.

Gerardo Parra is leading off and playing center field. Ryan Flaherty is in right, Matt Wieters is the designated hitter and Steve Clevenger is catching.

wieters-finished-swing-white-sidebar.jpgWieters is 6-for-15 in his last four games.

Reliever Brad Brach suffered his first loss last night since June 6, snapping a 38-game streak. Darren O’Day hadn’t allowed a run in 12 games over 11 1/3 innings before being charged with one last night.

The grounds crew is gathered behind the tarp as more dark clouds roll in at Camden Yards. They already removed the batting cage.

For the Orioles
Gerardo Parra CF
Manny Machado 3B
Chris Davis 1B
Matt Wieters DH
Jonathan Schoop 2B
Steve Clevenger C
Steve Pearce LF
Ryan Flaherty RF
J.J. Hardy SS

Miguel Gonzalez RHP

The Orioles announced their Fan Appreciation Weekend schedule, which includes the following:

On Friday:

* Nine fans will be randomly selected before the game to take the field with the starters for the national anthem.

* At the conclusion of the game, a fireworks display, presented by Johns Hopkins Medicine, will feature music that was previously chosen by fans on social media.

* A new Fan Appreciation Snapchat filter will debut.

On Saturday:

* The first 20,000 fans 15 and over will receive an exclusive Orioles knit bomber hat.

* Fans can win tickets to Orioles FanFest by participating in the #SendMeToFanFest Orioles Knit Bomber Hat Twitter contest.

* One lucky fan will be selected to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

* Fans will have the chance to interact with Orioles players who will switch roles with Orioles employees from 5:45-6:15 p.m. at various locations around the ballpark.

* Randomly selected fans will have the opportunity to participate in the pregame lineup card exchange on the field, spend an inning with executive vice president Dan Duquette, experience what it’s like to be a member of the Orioles grounds crew, and visit the Orioles radio and television broadcast booths and the MASN production truck.

On Sunday:

* The first 25,000 fans 15 and over will receive the Steve Pearce Fans’ Choice Bobblehead, presented by AT&T.

* One lucky fan will be selected to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

* Orioles players will participate in a pregame “Shirts Off Our Backs” jersey ceremony, where 15 Orioles will take the field pregame and give their jersey to pre-selected fans. Fans will give the jersey back to each player for the game, but will receive it back and autographed by the respective player once the season concludes.

* Winners of the #PearcePickMe Instagram contest will attend the 3:05 p.m. game against the Yankees and will receive a meet-and-greet opportunity with Steve Pearce.