masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgThe Orioles begin a three-game series tonight against the Rangers with a pretty standard lineup.
Trey Mancini is in left field and Seth Smith is in right against Rangers right-hander Andrew Cashner. Welington Castillo is catching.
Jonathan Schoop is hitting .333 (30-for-90) this month with three doubles, seven home runs and 23 RBIs. His RBI total ranks second in the American League, his home runs are tied for third and his 30 hits are fifth.
Orioles catchers lead the American League and rank…

The Orioles begin a three-game series tonight against the Rangers with a pretty standard lineup.

Trey Mancini is in left field and Seth Smith is in right against Rangers right-hander Andrew Cashner. Welington Castillo is catching.

Schoop-Throws-Knee-Black-Side.jpgJonathan Schoop is hitting .333 (30-for-90) this month with three doubles, seven home runs and 23 RBIs. His RBI total ranks second in the American League, his home runs are tied for third and his 30 hits are fifth.

Orioles catchers lead the American League and rank third in the majors with a .289 average. Caleb Joseph is batting .347 (42-for-121) in his last 43 games since May 8 to lead all catchers during that span.

Opponents are batting .402 (41-for-102) with six home runs against Chris Tillman the first time through the lineup, the highest average in the majors.

The Orioles are 5 1/2 games back in the race for the second wild card. They’re only a half-game ahead of the last-place Blue Jays.

Jinx alert: The Orioles didn’t commit an error during their three-game series against the Rays at Tropicana Field.

The starters posted a 3.50 ERA in 18 innings in the three games and the bullpen registered a 3.86 ERA in seven innings.

For the Orioles
Adam Jones CF
Manny Machado 3B
Jonathan Schoop 2B
Chris Davis 1B
Mark Trumbo DH
Trey Mancini LF
Seth Smith RF
Welington Castillo C
Rubén Tejada SS

Chris Tillman RHP

For the Rangers
Shin-Soo Choo DH
Elvis Andrus SS
Nomar Mazara RF
Adrian Beltre 3B
Mike Napoli 1B
Rougned Odor 2B
Carlos Gomez CF
Joey Gallo LF
Robinson Chirinos C

Andrew Cashner RHP