masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgAlexi Casilla is leading off and playing third base today in his return to the Orioles. He didn’t play third at Triple-A Norfolk this season and is making just his third start at third in the majors.

Christian Walker is playing first base. Jonathan Schoop is starting at second base.

Steve Pearce is in right field. Nick Markakis is on the bench.

Wei-Yin Chen could become the first Orioles left-hander to win 17 or more games in a season since Jeff Ballard won 18 games in 1989.

Chen has lost…Alexi Casilla is leading off and playing third base today in his return to the Orioles. He didn’t play third at Triple-A Norfolk this season and is making just his third start at third in the majors.

Christian Walker is playing first base. Jonathan Schoop is starting at second base.

Steve Pearce is in right field. Nick Markakis is on the bench.

Wei-Yin Chen could become the first Orioles left-hander to win 17 or more games in a season since Jeff Ballard won 18 games in 1989.

Chen has lost just three times (13-3) over his last 24 starts since May 9. He’s walked a total of just 26
hitters over that stretch, the fifth-best walks per nine innings ratio in the league behind Phil Hughes (0.51), Hisashi Iwakuma (1.10), David Price (1.44) and Matt Shoemaker (1.53).

Chen is 1-2 with a 6.32 ERA in three starts against Toronto. He allowed four earned runs and eight hits in five innings in his only start at Rogers Centre.

Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion are each 3-for-6 with a home run against Chen.

Nelson Cruz is 7-for-12 (.583) against Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ. Pearce is 5-for-15 (.333) with two home runs.

Kelly Johnson is 2-for-10 (.200), but both hits are home runs. He’s on the bench today.

For the Orioles
Alexi Casilla 3B
Steve Pearce RF
Adam Jones CF
Nelson Cruz DH
Delmon Young LF
J.J. Hardy SS
Christian Walker 1B
Caleb Joseph C
Jonathan Schoop 2B

Wei-Yin Chen LHP

For the Blue Jays
Jose Reyes SS
Jose Bautista RF
Edwin Encarnacion DH
Danny Valencia 3B
Dioner Navarro C
John Mayberry Jr. 1B
Dalton Pompey CF
Kevin Pillar LF
Steve Tolleson 2B

J.A. Happ LHP