masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgTrey Mancini remains in the Orioles lineup tonight with Hyun Soo Kim relegated to the bench.
Mancini is in left field as the Orioles face Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer. Seth Smith is in right field.
The Orioles have scored in the first inning in their last four games and have held the lead for 42 straight innings dating to the fourth Thursday in Boston. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last team to hold a lead for at least 42 consecutive innings was the Angels (43), June 2-7,…

Trey Mancini remains in the Orioles lineup tonight with Hyun Soo Kim relegated to the bench.

Seth-Smith-at-bat-white-sidebar.jpgMancini is in left field as the Orioles face Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer. Seth Smith is in right field.

The Orioles have scored in the first inning in their last four games and have held the lead for 42 straight innings dating to the fourth Thursday in Boston. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last team to hold a lead for at least 42 consecutive innings was the Angels (43), June 2-7, 2008.

Also according to Elias, last night marked the third time the Orioles hit at least three first-inning home runs in a game at Camden Yards since it opened in 1992. They also did it on May 10, 2012 against the Texas Rangers (Ryan Flaherty, J.J. Hardy and Nick Markakis) and on Aug. 19, 2016 (Adam Jones, Manny Machado, Mark Trumbo and Chris Davis).

Jones needs one more RBI to tie Brady Anderson for sixth on the club’s all-time list with 744.

For the Orioles
Seth Smith RF
Adam Jones CF
Manny Machado 3B
Chris Davis 1B
Mark Trumbo DH
Trey Mancini LF
Jonathan Schoop 2B
J.J. Hardy SS
Caleb Joseph C

Ubaldo Jiménez RHP