masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgShortstop Richie Martin and center fielder Joey Rickard remain out of the Orioles lineup for tonight’s game against the Rays.
Jonathan Villar continues to play short while Hanser Alberto starts at second base. Stevie Wilkerson will make his second professional start in center.
Wilkerson is 8-for-24 against right-handers this season and 0-for-9 versus lefties.
Austin Wynns is behind the plate tonight.
Dwight Smith Jr., who’s in left field again, is batting .440 (11-for-25) in nine career games…

Shortstop Richie Martin and center fielder Joey Rickard remain out of the Orioles lineup for tonight’s game against the Rays.

wilkerson-stevie-swings-lefty-white-sidebar.jpgJonathan Villar continues to play short while Hanser Alberto starts at second base. Stevie Wilkerson will make his second professional start in center.

Wilkerson is 8-for-24 against right-handers this season and 0-for-9 versus lefties.

Austin Wynns is behind the plate tonight.

Dwight Smith Jr., who’s in left field again, is batting .440 (11-for-25) in nine career games against the Rays.

Third baseman Rio Ruiz is batting .440 (11-for-25) the second time facing a pitcher in a game, the highest average on the club.

Dylan Bundy faces the Rays again after making an April 16 start at Tropicana Field and allowing three runs and three hits with five strikeouts in five innings. Avisaíl García hit a two-run homer in the fourth.

Ryne Stanek is the opener for the Rays again after striking out three Orioles in the first inning on April 17. He worked the first inning in Game 1 of Wednesday’s doubleheader in Kansas City and allowed three runs and three hits with a walk.

For the Orioles
Jonathan Villar SS
Trey Mancini RF
Dwight Smith Jr. LF
Renato Núñez DH
Rio Ruiz 3B
Hanser Alberto 2B
Chris Davis 1B
Stevie Wilkerson CF
Austin Wynns C

Dylan Bundy RHP

For the Rays
Brandon Lowe 2B
Tommy Pham LF
Ji-Man Choi DH
Nate Lowe 1B
Avísail García RF
Kevin Kiermaier CF
Daniel Robertson 3B
Michael Perez C
Willy Adames SS

Ryne Stanek RHP