The Orioles begin a three-city West Coast trip tonight against the Mariners, the team that they swept in Seattle last season.

Gunnar Henderson is 7-for-34 lifetime at T-Mobile Park. The teams recently split a four-game series at Camden Yards and Henderson was 2-for-14 with five walks.

Henderson went 5-for-10 with a home run and two walks against the Padres to close out the homestand. He hit .225/.262/.367 with five walks and 28 strikeouts in 28 games in May, the frustration becoming more evident on his trips back to the dugout, but he’s slashed .271/.407/.375 this month. He has 11 hits in his last 10 games but has gone hitless in four.

The engine gets revved but the wheels still spin, which is why he’s batting .227/.297/.418 after beginning the month slashing .219 with a .699 OPS.

“For him, like we talked about three or four weeks ago, the biggest key with him is getting the ball in the strike zone,” hitting coach Dustin Lind said on Sunday morning. “When he swings it, at balls in the strike zone, he’s hitting .305 with a .900 OPS this year, and that’s the Gunnar Henderson that we know and love. So for him to be able to, especially on this homestand, really command the zone the way that he has has really been an encouraging sign for him.”

The Mariners are starting right-hander Logan Gilbert tonight. He faced the Orioles last Tuesday and held them to one run and three hits in six innings.

Henderson was 0-for-5 with a strikeout in a 6-5, 10-inning loss. He’s 1-for-11 with five strikeouts lifetime against Gilbert.

* Grayson Rodriguez went on the Angels’ 15-day injured list yesterday with lower-back inflammation.

The Orioles are in Anaheim next week for a three-game series and Rodriguez no longer is lined up to face them.

Rodriguez made it through six starts, posting an 8.06 ERA and 1.831 WHIP in 25 2/3 innings. He didn’t debut until May 17 because of right shoulder inflammation and a dead arm.

The former 2018 first-round draft pick didn’t pitch in 2025 due to shoulder, lat and elbow injuries. The Orioles pulled a stunner of a trade on Nov. 19 by sending Rodriguez to the Angels for outfielder Taylor Ward, who’s a pending free agent.

The Orioles couldn’t rely on Rodriguez to give them 30 starts. They wanted a right-handed power bat – this was before the Pete Alonso signing – and Ward hit 36 homers and drove in 103 runs in 2025.

Ward’s hit only three homers this season in 72 games, but he’s registered a .404 on-base percentage, mostly in the leadoff spot, and his 63 walks are only 12 short of last year’s career high. His 332 plate appearances led the American League yesterday, two more than Gunnar Henderson.

*A follow-up on yesterday’s All-Star voting updates.

Adley Rutschman should be selected for a third time, whether by fans or as a reserve. Every team has a representative. The Orioles could send more than one player to Philadelphia. Either way, Rutschman seems like the right choice.

Fans have Rutschman third in the American League with 261,607 votes. The Athletics’ Shea Langeliers is first with 715,625 votes and he’s deserving with his .281/.344/.539 line, 15 doubles, 18 home runs and 36 RBIs in 64 games. He ranked first last night among the league’s catchers in hits (75), homers, average, on-base percentage, slugging and OPS (.883).

He was tied in doubles with Rutschman, who’s batting .265/.343/.481 with eight homers and 40 RBIs in 51 games and has thrown out 35.1 percent of runners attempting to steal.

In between Langeliers and Rutschman is Toronto’s Alejandro Kirk with 298,401 votes.

Yeah, seriously.

Kirk has appeared in seven games this season and is 7-for-27 with two doubles and a homer. He fractured his left thumb on April 3 and didn’t return until June 12.

Credit goes to Blue Jays fans who also have Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Ernie Clement first, Kazuma Okamoto, Andrés Giménez and George Springer second, and outfielders Daulton Varsho, Jesús Sánchez and Myles Straw eighth, ninth and 10th, respectively. But Kirk should have trouble making it as a reserve with such a limited number of games, and that improves Rutschman’s chances.

Three catchers usually make it, which also works in Rutschman’s favor. But he’s deserving under any circumstances.

“I think the big with him, obviously he’s healthy this year, which is huge,” Lind said. “He’s able to go out and post and do all of his catching responsibilities. And then, he did a lot of work this offseason to be able to put his body in a position similar to what he was in ’22 and ’23. So he’s done a great  job just really focusing in on what made him a special player and leaning into those strengths.

“Obviously, the floor is really high, just given the contact and the walk capabilities. And so, for him to be able to get a little bit of slug back, especially with the doubles that he’s been hitting lately, that’s been huge for him.”

Pete Alonso is a five-time All-Star who’s rolling now after a disappointing start to his Orioles career. He’s fifth among first basemen with 202,781 votes and probably won’t catch Guerrero (603,014), but he’s got a shot as a reserve.