masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgThe Orioles are shaking up their lineup again tonight for the series opener against the Rays at Camden Yards, including Stevie Wilkerson playing center field while Joey Rickard heads to the bench.
Rickard is batting .183/.269/.333 in 104 plate appearances and is 1-for-20 in his last six games.
Trey Mancini is in right field, Hanser Alberto is at second base and Jonathan Villar slides over to shortstop.
Pedro Severino is catching. Chris Davis moves back down to seventh in the order.
Dan Straily…

The Orioles are shaking up their lineup again tonight for the series opener against the Rays at Camden Yards, including Stevie Wilkerson playing center field while Joey Rickard heads to the bench.

Rickard is batting .183/.269/.333 in 104 plate appearances and is 1-for-20 in his last six games.

Trey Mancini is in right field, Hanser Alberto is at second base and Jonathan Villar slides over to shortstop.

davis-homer-black-side.jpgPedro Severino is catching. Chris Davis moves back down to seventh in the order.

Dan Straily has allowed 14 earned runs (15 total) and 24 hits in 18 2/3 innings. Tonight marks his sixth appearance with the Orioles and his fifth start.

Straily has made two career starts against the Rays and allowed five runs in 12 innings.

Tyler Glasnow was named the American League’s Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 with a 1.75 ERA, seven walks and 38 strikeouts in 36 innings. His longest start came against the Orioles on April 16, when he allowed two runs and a season-high seven hits over seven innings.

Dwight Smith Jr. is 3-for-5 against Glasnow.

The Rays are 11-4 on the road and 20-11 overall to lead the American League East by 2 ½ games over the Yankees. The Orioles are 9 ½ games back and trying to improve on a 3-10 home record.

Tampa Bay has outscored its opponents 29-10 in the first inning.

The Rays still aren’t naming their starters for the next two games of the series. They’ll need to sift through their bullpen for openers.

For the Orioles
Jonathan Villar SS
Trey Mancini RF
Dwight Smith Jr. LF
Renato Núñez DH
Rio Ruiz 3B
Hanser Alberto 2B
Chris Davis 1B
Stevie Wilkerson CF
Pedro Severino C

Dan Straily RHP

For the Rays
Brandon Lowe 2B
Tommy Pham LF
Ji-Man Choi 1B
Yany Díaz 3B
Nate Lowe DH
Avisaíl García RF
Kevin Kiermaier CF
Mike Zunino C
Willy Adames SS

Tyler Glasnow RHP

Down on the farm, Triple-A Norfolk catcher Chance Sisco has homered in three consecutive games. Ryan Mountcastle has strung together five straight multi-hit games and is 18-for-44 (.409) during a nine-game hitting streak.