Steve Wilkerson is getting the start at third base tonight for the Orioles, who will try to avoid a club-record 108th loss.
Adam Jones is in right field. Breyvic Valera is the second baseman.
DJ Stewart is in left field.
Jonathan Villar is 28-for-32 in stolen base attempts and 14-for-16 since joining the Orioles. His 14 steals since Aug. 1 are the third-most in the American League.
Luis Ortiz's hamstring is feeling much better today and it appears that he's ready to pitch again if the Orioles...
While the Orioles were deciding to start Evan Phillips last night and monitoring the weather in case their rotation plans had to be altered again, they had John Means and Dillon Tate throwing side sessions down in Sarasota to remain options for Wednesday night.
Lots of balls in the air, lots of moving parts.
"We've got that well underway," said manager Buck Showalter. "Trying to make sure that we're covered there."
Means and Tate must be protected in the Rule 5 draft and eventually will...
Orioles manager Buck Showalter didn't decide to become trendy and go with an "opener" instead of a traditional starter against the Blue Jays. It was done out of necessity with injuries and innings limits forcing his hand. And he avoided the term as if it were contagious.
A reliever stood on the mound tonight after the playing of both anthems. Call it what you want.
Evan Phillips made his first major league start and second as a professional in front of an intimate gathering that waited out a...
The Orioles are expected to stick with their latest lineup, the third posted today, if the weather allows them to play. It's pouring at Camden Yards.
Breyvic Valera was removed from the original one due to some shuffling that began with Adam Jones going from right field to the designated hitter role. Joey Rickard was inserted into right field, but he's been removed while Chris Davis gets the start at first base.
Baseball's version of the trickle-down theory.
"Just satisfying all the things...
The Orioles may post a third lineup today, with manager Buck Showalter hinting at another change.
Adam Jones moved to designated hitter because of the wet field. The switch forced Breyvic Valera out of the lineup. He's a healthy scratch.
Chance Sisco isn't available tonight after suffering a deep gash on his chin yesterday on a foul tip. He's also under concussion protocol.
Sisco underwent an examination earlier today and he wasn't in the clubhouse while the media was allowed inside.
The...
The Orioles have changed their lineup tonight, subtracting second baseman Breyvic Valera and adding Joey Rickard.
Rickard is playing right field and Adam Jones has moved to the designated hitter role. Tim Beckham goes to shortstop and Jonathan Villar switches to second base.
For the Orioles Cedric Mullins CF Jonathan Villar 2B Adam Jones DH Trey Mancini 1B Tim Beckham SS Renato Núñez 3B Joey Rickard RF John Andreoli LF Austin Wynns C
Evan Phillips RHP
The Orioles have chosen right-hander Evan Phillips as tonight's starter against the Blue Jays in the series opener at Camden Yards.
Phillips has made one career start and it came last year with Triple-A Gwinnett.
Chris Davis is out of the lineup again. Tim Beckham is the designated hitter and Jonathan Villar gets another start at shortstop.
John Andreoli is in left field. Austin Wynns is catching.
Rookie left-hander Ryan Borucki, a 15th-round pick in 2012, is 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA and 1.421 WHIP...
The Orioles will reveal their starter for tonight's game before the anthem. Hopefully, before the media gains access to the clubhouse at 3:10 p.m.
It's an unwritten rule that pitchers don't talk on the day that they're starting. I'd hate to approach the wrong guy.
The choice would seem to come down to left-handers Sean Gilmartin (my guess) and Donnie Hart and right-hander Evan Phillips. No matter who gets the ball, the bullpen figures to be busy.
Gilmartin has made two starts in the majors...
On the four-year anniversary of the Orioles clinching their first division title since 1997, they managed to avoid tying the club record for most losses in a season.
No champagne on ice, no plastic covering the lockers. An Orioles flag wasn't trotted around the warning track, fans didn't stick around to share in a celebration and Adam Jones didn't pie anyone.
It was just a nice win on a gorgeous afternoon at Camden Yards following a loss last night that gnawed at Buck Showalter. Embrace the...
Orioles manager Buck Showalter indicated today that rookie Luis Ortiz isn't close to being available to pitch and likely will undergo an MRI on his left hamstring early this week
"On anybody that there's some possible questions on, they do exit MRIs on to make sure they've got a baseline to compare anything with and not be surprised during the offseason," Showalter said. "And there's some talk about pushing that forward to, say, Monday or Tuesday, making sure what we're dealing with...
Orioles rookie DJ Stewart is serving as designated hitter today, while searching for his first major league hit.
Breyvic Valera is the second baseman and Jonathan Villar is the shortstop.
Joey Rickard is in left field and Adam Jones is starting in right. Chance Sisco is catching.
On this date in 2014, the Orioles defeated the Blue Jays 8-2 at Camden Yards to win the American League East title for the first time in 17 years.
For the Orioles Cedric Mullins CF Joey Rickard LF Jonathan Villar SS...
The second series of the homestand concludes today with the Orioles starting another rookie, right-hander David Hess, for his first career outing against the White Sox.
Hess is back in the rotation after being put in the bullpen to provide insurance as a long reliever. It's done out of necessity with Alex Cobb pushed back due to the blister/cut on his right middle finger.
Hess has worked a combined nine innings in his last two starts, the most recent on Sept. 8 at Tropicana Field, and allowed...
Adam Jones is batting third tonight and playing right field for the Orioles, and hot-hitting Trey Mancini is the designated hitter.
Tim Beckham returns to the lineup at shortstop while Jonathan Villar moves back to second base.
DJ Stewart is in left field and Caleb Joseph is behind the plate.
Yefry RamÃrez is making his first start since Aug. 19 in Cleveland, when he allowed seven runs and seven hits and walked five batters in three innings. He moved to the bullpen for his next four...
With reliever Evan Phillips' return to the Orioles yesterday, the active roster holds six of the 15 players acquired in non-waiver deadline trades. Phillips is joined by Luis Ortiz, Jonathan Villar, Breyvic Valera, Cody Carroll and Josh Rogers.
What does it tell manager Buck Showalter that six of the players are in Baltimore this weekend?
Anything significant or just the media's attempt to unearth a story angle in the 147th game of the season?
"I'm excited to see them, why they're well...
Orioles rookie pitcher Luis Ortiz tweaked his left hamstring tonight and could undergo an MRI in the morning to determine the severity of the injury and whether he'll become the latest starter to leave the rotation.
Ortiz lasted only 1 2/3 innings in his first major league start before limping to the clubhouse.
"He's had some issues with it before," said manager Buck Showalter following an 8-6 loss to the White Sox before an announced crowd of 18,265 at rainy Camden Yards.
Trey Mancini...
Luis Ortiz's first major league start tonight didn't carry through the second inning.
Ortiz came out of the game with an injury, perhaps sustained while trying to avoid a collision with Chris Davis. He faced one more batter, walking Yolmer Sánchez, and limped off the mound with assistant athletic trainer Mark Shires and pitching coach Roger McDowell.
Manager Buck Showalter waited for Jimmy Yacabonis, who was rushed from the bullpen and given ample time to warm up.
Yacabonis stranded two...
Orioles manager Buck Showalter believes that Andrew Cashner could make his next start, which falls on Monday against the Blue Jays if the veteran stays in turn. However, it depends on how Cashner gets through Saturday's workday at Camden Yards.
Cashner received a cortisone injection in his left knee around 5 p.m. yesterday and needed 24 hours of inactivity before testing it. He underwent an MRI and was diagnosed with patellar tendon bursitis, which has bothered him for the past two to three...
Adam Jones returns to the Orioles lineup tonight and Tim Beckham remains out of it.
Jonathan Villar gets another start at shortstop and Breyvic Valera is playing second base.
Chris Davis also is back in the lineup at first base, with Trey Mancini the designated hitter.
DJ Stewart is in left field and Austin Wynns is behind the plate for Luis Ortiz's first major league start.
For the Orioles Cedric Mullins CF Jonathan Villar SS Adam Jones RF Trey Mancini DH Chris Davis 1B Renato Núñez 3B...
The Orioles have beefed up their bullpen while trying to piece together a rotation that's become heavy in rookies.
Right-hander Evan Phillips and left-hander Donnie Hart have been recalled today from Triple-A Norfolk to bring the active roster to 35 players. The pitching staff has grown to 18.
Manager Buck Showalter has saved rookies Josh Rogers and David Hess to back up rookies Luis Ortiz and Yefry RamÃrez, who are starting the first two games of the series against the White Sox at Camden...
Rookie right-hander Luis Ortiz takes the mound tonight for his first major league start still trying to slay a couple of early impressions that he's left since joining the Orioles.
He won't be able to drop significant weight in the last few weeks, so cross that one off the list. This is how he's built and the Orioles won't be the first team to suggest improvements in conditioning over the winter. To come up with some sort of plan to assist in the undertaking.
Then again, the other teams...