masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgFirst baseman Chris Davis and catcher Welington Castillo remain out of the lineup for tonight’s game against the Angels. They didn’t play last night due to illness.
Rule 5 pick Anthony Santander is back in right field. Seth Smith is in left.
Kevin Gausman has allowed two runs or fewer in five of his last six starts. His ERA has dropped from 6.39 on July 14 to 5.08.
The exception came on Aug. 9 in Anaheim, when Gausman permitted four runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings in a 5-1 loss. He has a…

First baseman Chris Davis and catcher Welington Castillo remain out of the lineup for tonight’s game against the Angels. They didn’t play last night due to illness.

Rule 5 pick Anthony Santander is back in right field. Seth Smith is in left.

Kevin Gausman has allowed two runs or fewer in five of his last six starts. His ERA has dropped from 6.39 on July 14 to 5.08.

The exception came on Aug. 9 in Anaheim, when Gausman permitted four runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings in a 5-1 loss. He has a 5.11 ERA and 1.459 WHIP in four career starts against the Angels.

The current group is 4-for-21 against him. Tim Beckham is 2-for-10 with four strikeouts.

J.C. Ramirez faced the Orioles on Aug. 7 and allowed six runs and eight hits in seven innings. Manny Machado hit the first of his three grand slams in a span of 11 games.

manny-machado-batting-white.jpgMachado is batting .343/.373/.607 with 11 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 34 RBIs in 34 games since the All-Star break.

Machado is 31-for-99 (.313) with eight doubles, a triple, six home runs and 23 RBIs this season against the American League West.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Machado is the 13th player in major league history to hit three home runs in a game, with the finale on a walk-off.

Also according to Elias, Machado is the 10th player in major league history and the first Oriole with three grand slams in one calendar month. The last player was the Mets’ Carlos Beltran in July 2006.

The Orioles are two games back for the second wild card.

Shortstop J.J. Hardy is celebrating his 35th birthday.

The Orioles continue to list Sunday’s starter as TBD. It’s likely to be Chris Tillman if he isn’t used in relief tonight.

For the Orioles
Tim Beckham SS
Manny Machado 3B
Jonathan Schoop 2B
Adam Jones CF
Trey Mancini 1B
Mark Trumbo DH
Seth Smith LF
Anthony Santander RF
Caleb Joseph C

Kevin Gausman RHP