masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgAustin Hays is in right field and batting first tonight and Cedric Mullins is in center and at the bottom of the order, as the Orioles head to Bradenton again to play the Pirates.
Ryan Mountcastle is the left fielder and Anthony Santander is the designated hitter.
DJ Stewart is at least a day away from getting back in the lineup as he recovers from a hamstring injury and gets at-bats on the back fields.
Infielder Richie Martin also isn’t in the lineup. Maybe on Saturday.
Rio Ruiz is the third…

Austin Hays is in right field and batting first tonight and Cedric Mullins is in center and at the bottom of the order, as the Orioles head to Bradenton again to play the Pirates.

Ryan Mountcastle is the left fielder and Anthony Santander is the designated hitter.

DJ Stewart is at least a day away from getting back in the lineup as he recovers from a hamstring injury and gets at-bats on the back fields.

Infielder Richie Martin also isn’t in the lineup. Maybe on Saturday.

Rio Ruiz is the third baseman. Maikel Franco is working out.

Kremer-Delivers-Orange-Sidebar.jpgDean Kremer has allowed one run over six innings in his last two starts, walking three batters and striking out seven. This is another tune-up before the regular season, with the rookie right-hander expected to be in the rotation.

The Orioles will try to stretch out Kremer to four innings and increase his pitch count, with more throwing in the bullpen possible after he leaves the game.

Other pitchers tonight include Wade LeBlanc, Shawn Armstrong, Fernando Abad and Eric Hanhold.

The Pirates are starting Steven Brault, an 11th-round pick of the Orioles in 2013 who was involved in the Travis Snider trade in January 2015. Brault was the player to be named later with pitcher Stephen Tarpley.

Not the former front office’s finest work.

Brault has thrown six innings this spring and allowed three runs with five walks and five strikeouts.

For the Orioles
Austin Hays RF
Trey Mancini 1B
Anthony Santander DH
Ryan Mountcastle LF
Pedro Severino C
Freddy Galvis SS
Rio Ruiz 3B
Yolmer Sánchez 2B
Cedric Mullins CF

Dean Kremer RHP

For the Pirates
Adam Frazier 2B
Ke’Bryan Hayes 3B
Bryan Reynolds CF
Todd Frazier 1B
Gregory Polanco RF
Jacob Stallings C
Erik González SS
Brian Goodwin LF
Wilmer Difo DH

Steven Brault RHP