masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgWASHINGTON – Adam Jones is out of the Orioles lineup for the third straight game with back spasms. Gerardo Parra will start again in center field.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Manny Machado (23 years, 79 days old) became the second-youngest Orioles player to notch 30 home runs in a season. Boog Powell hit his 30th at the age of 22 years, 360 days in 1964.
Machado is the third player under the age of 24 to hit 30 home runs this season, joining Bryce Harper and Mike Trout. The last time…

WASHINGTON – Adam Jones is out of the Orioles lineup for the third straight game with back spasms. Gerardo Parra will start again in center field.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Manny Machado (23 years, 79 days old) became the second-youngest Orioles player to notch 30 home runs in a season. Boog Powell hit his 30th at the age of 22 years, 360 days in 1964.

Machado is the third player under the age of 24 to hit 30 home runs this season, joining Bryce Harper and Mike Trout. The last time three players hit 30 home runs prior to turning 24 in the same season was in 2001 (Eric Chavez, Albert Pujols and Aramis Ramirez).

machado-gray-swing-sidebar.jpgFor the Orioles
Gerardo Parra CF
Manny Machado 3B
Chris Davis 1B
Steve Pearce LF
Matt Wieters C
Jonathan Schoop 2B
Ryan Flaherty RF
J.J. Hardy SS
Tyler Wilson RHP

For the Nationals
Anthony Rendon 2B
Yunel Escobar 3B
Bryce Harper RF
Jayson Werth LF
Clint Robinson 1B
Ian Desmond SS
Michael A. Taylor CF
Wilson Ramos C
Tanner Roark RHP

Starters for the series in Boston this weekend remain listed as Kevin Gausman, Wei-Yin Chen and TBD for the Orioles, and Rich Hill, TBD and Henry Owens for the Red Sox.