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Colton Cowser, who’s homered in back-to-back games, is leading off today for the fifth time this season.
Jackson Holliday is on the bench.
Jeremiah Jackson is in right field and batting second. Ryan Mountcastle is at first base and Samuel Basallo is the designated hitter. Vimael Machín is at third base again.
Dylan Beavers is in left field. Over his first seven games, Beavers is hitting .500 against fastballs and has made contact with 95.7 percent.
Jackson is 14-for-34 (.412) in his last nine games.
The Orioles are batting .369 when ahead in the count, which leads the majors, according to STATS.
Twenty-one different Orioles have homered, tied with the Rockies for most in the majors.
Left-hander Trevor Rogers has a 1.41 ERA and 0.799 WHIP in 12 starts. He’s allowed one run in each of his four starts this month over 28 innings, with three walks and 27 strikeouts.
Rogers’ only start against the Astros came on July 9, 2024, when he allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Per STATS, Rogers and Walter Johnson are the only American League pitchers since 1913 to have a sub-1.50 ERA, sub-.800 WHIP and 0/1 hit batters through 12 starts.
Christian Walker has hit a home run in three straight games for the Astros, and he’s 1-for-5 with a homer lifetime against Rogers.
The Orioles will try to avoid a four-game sweep before hosting the Red Sox for four.
Houston right-hander Spencer Arrighetti has posted a 6.94 ERA and 1.629 WHIP in five starts. He’s walked 15 batters in 23 1/3 innings.
Arrighetti has surrendered five runs in three of his starts, and it’s happened twice this month. He faced the Orioles on Aug. 22, 2024 at Camden Yards and tossed six scoreless innings.
For the Orioles
Colton Cowser CF
Jeremiah Jackson RF
Gunnar Henderson SS
Ryan Mountcastle 1B
Samuel Basallo DH
Dylan Beavers LF
Alex Jackson C
Vimael Machín 3B
Luis Vázquez 2B
Trevor Rogers LHP
Catcher Adley Rutschman (oblique) expressed his optimism today that he will return next month.
The Orioles are listing their starters against the Red Sox as Tomoyuki Sugano, TBA, TBA and Cade Povich. Kyle Bradish is expected to be reinstated and start Tuesday.
The Red Sox are starting TBA, Lucas Giolito, Brayan Bello and Garrett Crochet.
For the Astros
Jeremy Peña SS
Carlos Correa 3B
Jose Altuve DH
Christian Walker 1B
Yainer Díaz C
Ramón Urías 2B
Mauricio Dubón LF
Cam Smith RF
Chas McCormick CF
Spencer Arrighetti RHP
