masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgGerardo Parra is batting second behind Manny Machado and playing left field tonight in his Orioles’ debut. He will become the 1,000th player to appear in a game for the team since it moved to Baltimore in 1954.
Matt Wieters is making his second career start at first base and his third appearance. His other start came in 2011.
Chris Davis remains in right field. Jonathan Schoop is playing second base.
For the Orioles Manny Machado 3B Gerardo Parra LF Adam Jones CF Chris Davis RF Matt Wieters 1B…

Gerardo Parra is batting second behind Manny Machado and playing left field tonight in his Orioles’ debut. He will become the 1,000th player to appear in a game for the team since it moved to Baltimore in 1954.

Matt Wieters is making his second career start at first base and his third appearance. His other start came in 2011.

Chris Davis remains in right field. Jonathan Schoop is playing second base.

wieters-finished-swing-white-sidebar.jpgFor the Orioles
Manny Machado 3B
Gerardo Parra LF
Adam Jones CF
Chris Davis RF
Matt Wieters 1B
J.J. Hardy SS
Jimmy Paredes DH
Jonathan Schoop 2B
Caleb Joseph C

Kevin Gausman RHP

Here are the pitching matchups for the three-game series in Oakland:

Monday: Chris Tillman (8-7, 4.35 ERA) vs. Jesse Chavez (5-10, 3.53 ERA)
Tuesday: Miguel Gonzalez (9-7, 4.28 ERA) vs. Chris Bassitt (0-4, 3.10 ERA)
Wednesday: Wei-Yin Chen (5-6, 3.24 ERA) vs. Kendall Graveman (6-7, 3.84 ERA)