masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgBOSTON – Mark Trumbo moves up to fifth in the order tonight with Chris Davis lowered to sixth.
Joey Rickard remains in right field and Andrew Susac is behind the plate.
A loss tonight would give the Orioles a club-record 14 in a row on the road.
Alex Cobb is still looking for his first win as an Oriole, going 0-5 with a 7.06 ERA and 1.875 WHIP in six starts over 29 1/3 innings. His debut came against the Red Sox on April 14 at Fenway Park, when he allowed seven earned runs (eight total) and 10…

BOSTON – Mark Trumbo moves up to fifth in the order tonight with Chris Davis lowered to sixth.

Joey Rickard remains in right field and Andrew Susac is behind the plate.

A loss tonight would give the Orioles a club-record 14 in a row on the road.

Alex Cobb is still looking for his first win as an Oriole, going 0-5 with a 7.06 ERA and 1.875 WHIP in six starts over 29 1/3 innings. His debut came against the Red Sox on April 14 at Fenway Park, when he allowed seven earned runs (eight total) and 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings. Hanley Ramirez and J.D. Martinez homered.

Cobb is 6-5 with a 4.02 ERA and 1.329 WHIP in 15 career starts against the Red Sox and 5-2 with a 4.33 ERA and 1.511 WHIP in eight starts in Boston, where the Orioles have lost seven straight games.

Christian Vázquez is 8-for-11 lifetime against Cobb. Martinez is 6-for-10 with two doubles and a home run. Ramirez is 5-for-14 with a double and home run.

Left-handers are hitting .200 against Drew Pomeranz in his five starts this season and right-handers are hitting .312. He’s 2-3 with a 3.34 ERA and 1.146 WHIP in eight games (five starts) versus the Orioles.

Adam Jones is 3-for-16 with a double against Pomeranz. Davis is 3-for-14 with seven strikeouts. Manny Machado is 3-for-14 with a double and home run.

Jones’ 11-game hitting streak ended last night.

Susac’s double last night was his first in the majors since Sept. 23, 2016 versus the Reds.

Jonathan Schoop is batting .338 (27-for-80) in 21 games against the Red Sox since the beginning of the 2017 season and .395 (17-for-43) in 11 games at Fenway Park.

Valencia-Swinging-Gray-Sidebar.jpgDanny Valencia is batting .421 (16-for-38) in his last 12 games. Last night marked his first multi-hit game on the road since Aug. 28, 2017 against the Orioles.

Closer Zach Britton threw batting practice again today, followed by fielding drills, and will pitch a one-inning simulated game in Chicago early next week.

The Orioles are 4-2 on Fridays for their only winning record in the week. They’re 5-10 against left-handed starters.

For the Orioles
Trey Mancini LF
Adam Jones CF
Manny Machado SS
Jonathan Schoop 2B
Mark Trumbo DH
Chris Davis 1B
Danny Valencia 3B
Joey Rickard RF
Andrew Susac C

Alex Cobb RHP

For the Red Sox
Mookie Betts RF
Andrew Benintendi LF
Hanley Ramirez 1B
J.D. Martinez DH
Xander Bogaerts SS
Rafael Devers 3B
Eduardo Núñez 2B
Jackie Bradley Jr. CF
Christian Vázquez C

Drew Pomeranz LHP