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The Orioles close out their series against the Royals today at rainy Camden Yards with Coby Mayo at third base and Maverick Handley catching.
This is Handley’s first major league start. Adley Rutschman is the designated hitter.
Ryan O’Hearn is in right field. Heston Kjerstad is in left.
Kyle Gibson makes his second start after signing with the Orioles and going through a buildup. He surrendered five home runs to the Yankees before the end of the second inning and allowed nine runs and 11 hits in 3 2/3.
Gibson is 11-6 with a 4.00 ERA and 1.300 WHIP in 28 career games (26 starts) versus the Royals.
Salvador Perez, who didn’t play in the first two games due to left hip soreness, is 8-for-50 with a double and three home runs. He’s the designated hitter today.
Bobby Witt Jr. is 3-for-7 with a double and triple.
Witt batted .386 against inside pitches last season, but that number has dropped to .188 in 2025, per STATS.
Right-hander Michael Lorenzen has a 3.48 ERA and 1.366 WHIP in six starts. He surrendered only four home runs in 33 2/3 innings.
Lorenzen has made three career appearances (two starts) against the Orioles and allowed five runs in 11 innings. All five runs came in two starts at Camden Yards totaling 10 innings.
Gunnar Henderson is 2-for-5 with two doubles. Henderson has an eight-game hitting streak after going 3-for-4 last night.
The Royals have won 10 of 12 games. They shut out the Orioles last night at Camden Yards for the first time since Sept. 9, 2021.
Their 18 home runs are fewest in the majors, but they hit three last night.
For the Orioles
Cedric Mullins CF
Gunnar Henderson SS
Adley Rutschman DH
Ryan O’Hearn RF
Ryan Mountcastle 1B
Jackson Holliday 2B
Coby Mayo 3B
Heston Kjerstad LF
Maverick Handley C
Kyle Gibson RHP
For the Royals
Jonathan India LF
Bobby Witt Jr. SS
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B
Salvador Perez DH
Maikel Garcia 3B
Michael Massey 2B
Hunter Renfroe RF
Drew Waters CF
Luke Maile C
Michael Lorenzen RHP
