masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgJoey Rickard gets a turn today as Orioles leadoff hitter for their game against the Yankees.
Rickard is in right field against Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka.
Danny Valencia is playing third base. Mark Trumbo continues to bat cleanup. Chris Davis moves down to seventh.
Kevin Gausman started against the Yankees on April 6 in the Bronx and allowed two runs in five innings. He’s 7-5 with a 3.53 ERA in 23 games (17 starts) against the Yankees.
Brett Gardner is 14-for-42 (.333) with three…

Joey Rickard gets a turn today as Orioles leadoff hitter for their game against the Yankees.

Rickard is in right field against Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka.

Danny Valencia is playing third base. Mark Trumbo continues to bat cleanup. Chris Davis moves down to seventh.

Gausman throws orange sidebar.jpgKevin Gausman started against the Yankees on April 6 in the Bronx and allowed two runs in five innings. He’s 7-5 with a 3.53 ERA in 23 games (17 starts) against the Yankees.

Brett Gardner is 14-for-42 (.333) with three doubles and a home run against Gausman. Aaron Judge is 7-for-14 with a double and three home runs.

Tanaka has exceeded six innings in only two of his 11 starts. He went 6 1/3 against the Orioles on April 5 and allowed three runs with no walks and seven strikeouts. Adam Jones hit a two-run homer during a five-runs seventh.

Tanaka is 2-for-3 with a 3.65 ERA and 1.135 WHIP in nine career starts against the Orioles and 0-1 with a 4.82 ERA and 1.446 WHIP in three starts at Camden Yards.

Jones is 9-for-24 (.375) with two doubles and two home runs against Tanaka. Trey Mancini is 3-for-9 with a home run.

Manny Machado is 4-for-26 (.154) with two doubles and a home run. Jonathan Schoop is 6-for-26 (.231), but he’s hit three home runs. Trumbo is 2-for-11 with six strikeouts.

Mancini has seven outfield assists, tying him with Lorenzo Cain and Kole Calhoun for the major league lead.

Zach Britton expects to join Triple-A Norfolk next week and pitch twice in Columbus. He hopes to come off the disabled list during the next homestand.

For the Orioles
Joey Rickard RF
Adam Jones CF
Manny Machado SS
Mark Trumbo DH
Jonathan Schoop 2B
Trey Mancini LF
Chris Davis 1B
Danny Valencia 3B
Chance Sisco C

Kevin Gausman RHP

Former Orioles pitching coach and longtime major league scout Bruce Kison passed away this morning after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 68.

Kison retired before the 2018 season. He was a member of the Pirates teams that defeated the Orioles in the 1971 and 1979 World Series.

Asked about Kison’s retirement at the Winter Meetings, executive vice president Dan Duquette said: “He’s been with the club since 1999, so he’s been with us for over 18 years and we recognized him last night at the cocktail party for the organization. Bruce has done a great job. He had a great career as a major league pitcher and then he’s worn a lot of different hats for the Orioles. I think he survived six different general managers during his tenure, so he was very loyal to the Orioles organization and we thanked him for the years of service he gave to the club. Always a good presence in spring training and a thoughtful observer of talent for the club.”