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Orioles lineup for series finale (Straily to Norfolk)

June 23, 2019, 9:47am

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SEATTLE - Hanser Alberto will lead off and Trey Mancini is back in the lineup for the second straight day after missing two games. The Orioles will try to end their seven-game road trip to Oakland and Seattle with a win today. The Orioles (22-55) won 8-4 yesterday as Jonathan Villar hit a three-run homer and Anthony Santander added a two-run homer. After scoring just nine runs in the first four games of their road trip, the Orioles have now scored 17 in the last two games. Pedro Severino,...

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Orioles lineup vs. Red Sox

June 15, 2019, 8:05am

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Hanser Alberto is back in the Orioles lineup and in the leadoff spot today after leaving last night's game with an illness. Trey Mancini is playing first base, Anthony Santander is in right field and Stevie Wilkerson is in left. Chris Davis sits against Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale. Pedro Severino moves up to third in the order. He continues to rake against lefties. Keon Broxton is in center field and Richie Martin is the shortstop. For the Orioles Hanser Alberto 3B Trey Mancini 1B Pedro...

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Orioles lineup vs. Blue Jays

June 13, 2019, 10:49am

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Chris Davis is in the Orioles lineup tonight for only the second time in the last five games, again batting eighth while the club tries to win its first series since April 22-24. Stevie Wilkerson is in center field and Chance Sisco is catching and batting fourth, as he's done in two other games. Sisco is batting .429 (9-for-21) in nine career games against the Blue Jays. Trey Mancini is a career .316 (49-for-155) hitter against the Jays. He's in right field tonight. Hanser Alberto is on the...

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Orioles going with duplicate lineup for first time

June 09, 2019, 7:23am

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HOUSTON - The Orioles will try again today to win their first series since April 22-24, going 0-11-1 leading into today's finale against the Astros at Minute Maid Park. They're repeating a lineup for the first time this season, sticking with the group that produced a 4-1 win yesterday afternoon. Hanser Alberto is leading off, Jonathan Villar is batting fifth and Anthony Santander is batting sixth. Stevie Wilkerson is playing left field again and Richie Martin is the shortstop. Everyone is in...

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Orioles lineup vs. Astros

June 08, 2019, 8:28am

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HOUSTON - Trey Mancini is playing first base this afternoon and Chris Davis heads to the bench, as the Orioles continue their series against the Astros. A right-handed lineup includes switch-hitters Anthony Santander in right field and Stevie Wilkerson in left, Hanser Alberto at third base, Pedro Severino behind the plate and Renato NÃºÃ±ez as the designated hitter. Severino and Jonathan Villar return to the lineup after being absent the past two games. The Orioles are using their 64th...

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Orioles lineup vs. Astros

June 07, 2019, 12:37pm

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HOUSTON - Anthony Santander is back with the Orioles and playing right field tonight for the series opener at Minute Maid Park. Santander is batting second and catcher Chance Sisco is hitting cleanup. Trey Mancini remains the designated hitter and Chris Davis returns to first base. Mancini is 38-for-108 (.352) in 28 road games. Six of his 13 home runs have come in the first inning. Gabriel Ynoa hadn't faced the Astros until tonight. Gerrit Cole's 116 strikeouts lead the American League and...

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Orioles lineup vs. Giants

May 31, 2019, 11:05am

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The Orioles lineup tonight again includes DJ Stewart in right field against a left-hander as the Giants come to town for a three-game series. Hanser Alberto is leading off again, Trey Mancini stays at first base and Pedro Severino is catching. Richie Martin is the shortstop. Andrew Cashner is 3-7 with a 4.81 ERA and 1.455 WHIP in 18 career games (11 starts) against the Giants. Buster Posey is 12-for-31 (.387) with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and no strikeouts against Cashner in his...

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Orioles lineup vs. Yankees

May 22, 2019, 11:06am

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Hanser Alberto is on a roll and facing the Yankees, who are starting left-hander CC Sabathia. There's no way he was going to sit out tonight's game. Alberto, who's starting at third base and leading off, is 8-for-15 in his last four games and 12-for-25 against the Yankees this season. He's slashing .442/.442/.628 against southpaws, with 19 hits in 43 at-bats. Joey Rickard is in left field to provide another right-handed bat. Pedro Severino is catching and batting fifth. Chris Davis is at...

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Orioles lineup vs. Red Sox

May 08, 2019, 11:01am

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Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was left with some interesting lineup decisions today based on the Red Sox starting left-hander Chris Sale in the series finale. Chris Davis is 2-for-22 with nine strikeouts lifetime against Sale, Joey Rickard is 2-for-16 and Jonathan Villar is 2-for-12 with nine strikeouts. Hyde kept Villar in the lineup and is leading him off as usual. Rickard is batting second and playing right field. Davis is on the bench, with Trey Mancini replacing him at first base. Stevie...

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Game between O's and White Sox postponed due to rain (updated)

April 30, 2019, 11:13am

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Game between O's and White Sox postponed due to rain (updated)

CHICAGO - The latest downpour and a forecast that calls for rain throughout the night have caused the postponement of tonight's game between the Orioles and White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. The teams are forced to play a traditional doubleheader on Wednesday because the Orioles don't return to Chicago this season. The first game is slated for 4:10 p.m. eastern time, with Game 2 starting approximately 30 minutes after the final out. Though the Orioles' pitching plans haven't been...

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Orioles lineup vs. Athletics (updated)

April 11, 2019, 5:20am

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Chris Davis is back in the Orioles lineup today at first base for the final game of the homestand. Davis is tied with Tony Bernazard for longest streak of consecutive plate appearances without a hit, at 57. Cedric Mullins is leading off. Dwight Smith Jr. is in left field and Trey Mancini is in right. Mancini has hit six home runs in the first 12 games, equaling the club records held by Frank Robinson (1969) and Chris Davis (2013). For the Orioles Cedric Mullins CF Dwight Smith Jr. LF Jonathan...

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Orioles lineup vs. Yankees

April 07, 2019, 5:51am

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David Hess returns to the mound this afternoon to close out the series against the Yankees after tossing 6 1/3 hitless innings in Toronto. Hess pitched on opening day at Yankee Stadium and turned in two scoreless innings in relief. Miguel AndÃºjar is 3-for-3 against Hess lifetime, but he's on the injured list. Domingo GermÃ¡n held the Tigers to an unearned run and one hit Monday and struck out seven batters in five innings, but he also walked five. He's faced the Orioles twice in relief...

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Orioles lineup vs. Yankees

April 06, 2019, 10:07am

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Chris Davis and Rio Ruiz are out of the Orioles lineup for tonight's game against the Yankees, who are starting left-hander J.A. Happ. Hanser Alberto is playing third base. Trey Mancini is at first base and Joey Rickard is in right and batting second. Dwight Smith Jr. moves down to fifth. Cedric Mullins is in the lineup versus a lefty, batting ninth as the center fielder. Richie Martin moves up to eighth. Pedro Severino is catching. Dylan Bundy is facing the Yankees again after allowing three...

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Updates on Orioles starters

March 13, 2019, 6:40am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Alex Cobb returns to the Orioles spring rotation Saturday afternoon with his start against the Blue Jays in Dunedin. Cobb hasn't pitched beyond a simulated game since March 5 against the Pirates, when he allowed one run and two hits over three innings. He lasted only two-thirds of an inning in his debut against the Rays on March 1, charged with four runs and three hits. The birth of Cobb's daughter on Friday night has forced adjustments to his schedule. He worked four innings...

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Davis returns to Orioles lineup

March 12, 2019, 9:00am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Chris Davis has returned to the Orioles lineup tonight for the first time since March 3, the soreness in his left hip subsiding after rest, treatments and swings in the indoor cage and during a simulated game. Davis is the designated hitter against the Yankees in Tampa. Rio Ruiz is playing first base. Manager Brandon Hyde apparently changed his mind about having Trey Mancini start at first. Austin Hays is in right field and batting behind leadoff hitter Cedric Mullins. Chance...

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Cobb throws simulated game (and other notes)

March 10, 2019, 6:59am

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Cobb throws simulated game (and other notes)

SARASOTA, Fla. - Alex Cobb threw a simulated game this morning on Camden Yards South in lieu of making his next start. Cobb is having his schedule adjusted after wife Kelly gave birth to a daughter Friday night. In two spring starts, Cobb allowed four runs and three hits in two-thirds of an inning in his debut against the Rays, and one run and two hits over three innings in his follow-up outing versus the Pirates. Chris Davis participated in the simulated game, hitting on the field to test his...

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Orioles lineup vs. Phillies

March 10, 2019, 5:31am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - JesÃºs Sucre makes his second start for the Orioles today in a 1:05 p.m. game against the Phillies at Ed Smith Stadium. Austin Hays is back in center field and Yusniel Diaz is the designated hitter. Stevie Wilkerson continues to move around, starting at first base today, and Rio Ruiz is at third. Jonathan Villar is leading off and playing second base, with Alcides Escobar at shortstop. Dwight Smith Jr. isn't in the lineup, but he could come off the bench today. Left-hander...

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Orioles lineup vs. Yankees

March 09, 2019, 7:59am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Chance Sisco is the designated hitter for the Orioles and Carlos PÃ©rez is catching in tonight's split-squad game against the Yankees at Ed Smith Stadium. Chris Davis remains out of the lineup with a sore left hip. Jace Peterson is starting at first base. Richie Martin is the shortstop and Hanser Alberto is playing second base. Cedric Mullins is leading off and playing center field, Trey Mancini is in left field and Anthony Santander is in right. David Hess is coming off...

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Sucre debuts today for Orioles

March 08, 2019, 3:00am

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SARASOTA, Fla.- Catcher JesÃºs Sucre makes his Orioles debut this afternoon, batting sixth against the Red Sox at Ed Smith Stadium. Sucre is jumping into the catching competition after reporting late due to visa issues in Venezuela. Trey Mancini is in left field, his left pinky finger healed. But still no Chris Davis, who's day-to-day with a sore left hip. Renato NÃºÃ±ez is at first base today and Hanser Alberto is playing third base. Jace Peterson is starting at second base. Andrew...

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Orioles lineup vs. Pirates

March 05, 2019, 2:53am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Alex Cobb makes his second spring start today as the Orioles host the Pirates. Cobb was limited to 23 pitches in two-thirds of an inning Friday against the Rays, and manager Brandon Hyde will try to stretch him out to at least two innings. Jonathan Villar returns to the lineup after taking a spike in his pinky finger Sunday in Fort Myers. He's starting at shortstop. Trey Mancini remains absent with swelling in his left pinky finger. Drew Jackson is in center field while...