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BOSTON – The Orioles made another roster move today, signing outfielder Cooper Hummel and designating infielder Terrin Vavra for assignment.
Hummel, 30, exercised the opt-out clause in his contract with the Yankees. He’s hit .159/.255/.275 in 82 major league games. He had eight doubles, three triples, three home runs and 17 RBIs in 66 games with the Diamondbacks in 2022, and appeared in 10 with the Mariners in 2023 and six with the Astros last summer.
Hummel, a switch-hitter, is a career .266/.403/.443 hitter in nine minor league seasons.
Vavra was DFA’d for the second time with the Orioles. His contract was selected yesterday while Ramón Laureano went on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left ankle.
The Orioles will try for a split of their rain-interrupted four-game series at Fenway Park today before boarding their flight home.
Jorge Mateo has his left knee bandaged after flipping over the center field fence last night, but he’s in left field today. Emmanuel Rivera is playing first base. Ryan Mountcastle is on the bench.
Dean Kremer began the month with two runs allowed in 14 innings. He’s surrendered eight runs and 16 hits in his last two starts over 11 innings.
Kremer has a career 5.64 ERA and 1.455 WHIP in nine starts against the Red Sox, and he’s 0-3 with a 7.71 ERA and 1.757 WHIP in five starts at Fenway Park.
Rafael Devers, who had eight RBIs Friday and a walk-off single yesterday in Game 1, is 7-for-20 with a double and two home runs against Kremer. Rob Refsnyder is 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles.
Right-hander Walker Buehler is 4-1 with a 4.00 ERA and 1.194 WHIP in seven starts in his first season with the Red Sox. He missed three weeks with a right shoulder injury and lasted only 2 1/3 scoreless and hitless innings before being ejected for arguing balls and strikes.
Buehler has made two career starts against the Orioles and allowed two earned runs (four total) with 15 strikeouts in 11 2/3 innings. Dylan Carlson is 2-for-3 with a home run against him.
The Red Sox recalled right-hander Zack Kelly from Triple-A Worcester and optioned right-hander Luis Guerrero.
The top three hitters in Boston’s lineup bat from the left side with Alex Bregman on the injured list.
The Red Sox have the highest team batting average in the majors when behind in the count at .228, per STATS. The Orioles’ .185 average ranks 18th.
For the Orioles
Jackson Holliday 2B
Adley Rutschman C
Gunnar Henderson SS
Ryan O’Hearn DH
Ramón Urías 3B
Emmanuel Rivera 1B
Cedric Mullins CF
Dylan Carlson RF
Jorge Mateo LF
Dean Kremer RHP
Charlie Morton, Tomoyuki Sugano and Cade Povich are starting against the Cardinals at Camden Yards.
For the Red Sox
Jarren Duran LF
Rafael Devers DH
Wilyer Abreu RF
Carlos Narváez C
Kristian Campbell 2B
Marcelo Mayer 3B
Abraham Toro 1B
David Hamilton SS
Ceddanne Rafaela CF
Walker Buehler RHP
