masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgAnthony Santander took early batting practice and is in tonight’s lineup against the Astros to close out the homestand.
Santander didn’t play Monday and struck out last night as a pinch-hitter. He’s dealing with a sore left ankle, but is in right field tonight.
Ryan Mountcastle is the designated hitter. He’s 14-for-33 (.424) with four home runs and eight RBIs in his last eight games and is batting .361/.378/.694 in 18 games this month.
He’s batting .365 (27-for-74) with two outs this…

Anthony Santander took early batting practice and is in tonight’s lineup against the Astros to close out the homestand.

Santander-Points-After-HR-White-Sidebar.jpgSantander didn’t play Monday and struck out last night as a pinch-hitter. He’s dealing with a sore left ankle, but is in right field tonight.

Ryan Mountcastle is the designated hitter. He’s 14-for-33 (.424) with four home runs and eight RBIs in his last eight games and is batting .361/.378/.694 in 18 games this month.

He’s batting .365 (27-for-74) with two outs this season.

DJ Stewart is in left field and Austin Wynns is catching.

Thomas Eshelman is making his second start after replacing Bruce Zimmermann in the rotation and holding the Blue Jays to one run and three hits in 4 2/3 innings. His only career appearance against the Astros came in relief, when he allowed one hit in two-thirds of an inning on Aug. 10, 2019.

The Orioles are 5-23 against the Astros since the beginning of the 2016 season and they haven’t won a series against them since May 2015 at Camden Yards.

Last night’s 3-1 loss dropped the Orioles to 0-27 when scoring two runs or fewer.

José Urquidy is making his 13th start tonight. He’s 5-3 with a 3.65 ERA and 1.000 WHIP in 69 innings.

Urquidy has completed seven innings in four starts, including his last two. Left-handers are batting .168/.225/.284 against him, and right-handers .250/.276/.482.

The Orioles have never faced Urquidy.

For the Orioles
Cedric Mullins CF
Freddy Galvis SS
Trey Mancini 1B
Ryan Mountcastle DH
Anthony Santander RF
Maikel Franco 3B
DJ Stewart LF
Pat Valaika 2B
Austin Wynns C

Thomas Eshelman RHP

For the Astros
Jose Altuve 2B
Michael Brantley DH
Yuli Gurriel 1B
Yordan Alvarez LF
Carlos Correa SS
Kyle Tucker RF
Abraham Toro 3B
Myles Straw CF
Martín Maldonado C

José Urquidy RHP