masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgChance Sisco is behind the plate tonight and batting in the cleanup spot as the Orioles begin another home series.
Anthony Santander is in right field and future All-Star Trey Mancini is the designated hitter. Jonathan Villar moves to shortstop and Stevie Wilkerson is the center fielder.
John Means has been activated from the injured list and is starting tonight.
The Indians are starting Mike Clevinger, the first of three right-handers the Orioles will face in the series. The southpaw streak…

Chance Sisco is behind the plate tonight and batting in the cleanup spot as the Orioles begin another home series.

Anthony Santander is in right field and future All-Star Trey Mancini is the designated hitter. Jonathan Villar moves to shortstop and Stevie Wilkerson is the center fielder.

Means-Bears-Down-White-Sidebar.jpgJohn Means has been activated from the injured list and is starting tonight.

The Indians are starting Mike Clevinger, the first of three right-handers the Orioles will face in the series. The southpaw streak will need to resume in another city.

Clevinger is making his fourth appearance of the season after allowing five runs and five hits with 29 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings. He went on the injured list with a back strain after an April 7 start and returned to pitch on June 17, when he allowed all five runs in 4 2/3 innings against the Rangers. He returned to the IL with a sprained left ankle.

Clevinger is 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA and 1.167 WHIP in five career starts against the Orioles. He’s allowed six runs in 30 innings – including only one home run.

Mancini is 2-for-9 against Clevinger and Chris Davis is 2-for-8 with a double and two walks. Davis is batting eighth tonight.

Tonight marks the 81st game of the season for the Orioles (22-58), putting them at the halfway point of the schedule. They were 23-58 last season through 81 games.

For the Orioles
Jonathan Villar SS
Dwight Smith Jr. LF
Trey Mancini DH
Chance Sisco C
Anthony Santander RF
Rio Ruiz 3B
Hanser Alberto 2B
Chris Davis 1B
Stevie Wilkerson CF

John Means LHP

Left-hander Sean Gilmartin cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk.

Reliever Pedro Araujo has moved down from Norfolk to Double-A Bowie. Pitchers Tayler Scott and Matt Wotherspoon were activated by the Tides after being optioned, and pitcher Luis Ysla was placed on the seven-day injured list.

Shameless plug alert: I’m doing a live hit from the ballpark for “The Mid-Atlantic Sports Report” that airs from 5-6:30 p.m. on MASN.