masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgAnthony Santander is out of the lineup tonight to ease the strain on his sore left ankle, though he’s available to come off the bench for the series opener against the Astros at Camden Yards.
DJ Stewart is in right field and Austin Hays is in left.
Trey Mancini is playing first base and Ryan Mountcastle is the designated hitter.
Pedro Severino is behind the plate. Shortstop Freddy Galvis is batting second.
Rookie Keegan Akin went a career-high 5 2/3 innings in his last start in Cleveland, but…

Anthony Santander is out of the lineup tonight to ease the strain on his sore left ankle, though he’s available to come off the bench for the series opener against the Astros at Camden Yards.

DJ Stewart is in right field and Austin Hays is in left.

Trey Mancini is playing first base and Ryan Mountcastle is the designated hitter.

Pedro Severino is behind the plate. Shortstop Freddy Galvis is batting second.

Rookie Keegan Akin went a career-high 5 2/3 innings in his last start in Cleveland, but he was charged with eight runs and eight hits and his ERA jumped from 4.13 to 5.76. He’s never faced the Astros.

Jake Odorizzi, in his first season with the Astros, is 1-3 with a 5.68 ERA and 1.184 WHIP in seven games. He’s averaging 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.

Odorizzi missed a month of the season with a strain of the right pronator (forearm) muscle.

Thumbnail image for Mancini-HR-Swing-TOR-White-Sidebar.jpgThe Orioles are familiar with Odorizzi from his days with the Rays. He’s made 20 appearances against them and posted a 4.17 ERA and 1.315 WHIP in 105 2/3 innings.

Mancini is 2-for-12 with a home run against him.

The Astros have won seven games in a row and 15 of 20 and are sitting in first place in the American League West with a 43-28 record. They have a plus-112 run differential.

Their .315 average, .386 on-base percentage, .574 slugging percentage and .960 OPS over the last 15 games lead the majors. The pitching staff’s 2.87 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and .199 opponents’ average lead the American League over the same stretch.

For the Orioles
Cedric Mullins CF
Freddy Galvis SS
Trey Mancini 1B
Ryan Mountcastle DH
DJ Stewart RF
Austin Hays LF
Maikel Franco 3B
Stevie Wilkerson 2B
Pedro Severino C

Keegan Akin LHP

For the Astros
Jose Altuve 2B
Chas McCormick RF
Michael Brantley DH
Yuli Gurriel 1B
Yordan Alvarez LF
Carlos Correa SS
Abraham Toro 3B
Myles Straw CF
Jason Castro C

Jake Odorizzi RHP