May 8: Zac Lowther takes on the Red Sox

[SteveA]

Gametime:  7:05 PM

Forecast:  Cool.   Scattered showers during the day, should mostly be gone by night.  If one does pop up during the game it will be minimal.

Promotions:
   -- 6:42 PM Pregame Ceremony honoring John Means No HItter
   -- Negro Leagues Night:  all fans receive a Baltimore Elite Giants Cap.   (I like the cap, but question the timing of giving away a red and blue cap with a B on the front on a night when we are playing the Red Sox)

Roster Move:  Zac Lowther recalled from Norfolk;  Isaac Mattson optioned to Norfolk

Matchup:  Garret Richards (R) vs Zac Lowther (L) -- Lowther's first major league start

Lineups

1. Michael Chavis (R) 2B

2. Alex Verdugo (L) CF

3. J.D. Martinez (R) DH

4. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

5. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

6. Christian Vazquez (R) C

7. Marwin Gonzalez (S) LF

8. Hunter Renfroe (R) RF

9. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

 

1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF

2. Austin Hays (R) LF

3. Trey Mancini (R) 1B

4. DJ Stewart (L) RF

5. Ryan Mountcastle (R) DH

6. Freddy Galvis (S) SS

7. Maikel Franco (R) 3B

8. Chance Sisco (L) C

9. Rio Ruiz (L) 2B

Orioles Bench
Pedro Severino (R)
Ramon Urias (R)
Pat Valaika (R)

 

Orioles Bullpen (last used)
   Available
       Shawn Armstrong (0.1 IP, 12p Monday)
       Paul Fry* (0.2 IP, 11p Tuesday)
       Travis Lakins (0.0 IP, 12p Tuesday)    

       Adam Plutko (1.2 IP, 30p  Tuesday)
       Tanner Scott* (1.0 IP, 7p Tuesday)       

       Cesar Valdez (1.0 IP, 10p Monday) 

   
   May be available:

       Dillon Tate (1.1 IP, 13p last night)

   Probably Not available:
       Cole Sulser (1.2 IP, 21p last night)     
       Tyler Wells (1.1 IP, 16p last night)

 

*Lefthanders indicated by asterisk

[scOtt]

Awwww! Look at little McCoy Means in his little Teddy Bear suit.

[scOtt]

That was a nice ceremony.

[CynBeth]

That was such a nice ceremony.

[scOtt]

Andre Wilson doing the National Anthem. He started in kind of a high key and I thought "he's gonna have trouble hitting those high notes."

Not one bit of trouble! What a great voice! Holy crap!

[ArtVanDelay]

Lowther is the most interesting guy of the Lowther/Zimmerman/Akin/Kremer/Wells/etc. group.  The velocity isn’t great but you can’t ignore the minor league numbers. 

[Natty]

Good luck to Lowther in his first mlb start. 

Let's Go O's. 

[Gurgi]

Here we go

[Gurgi]

Nice breaking ball   

[ArtVanDelay]

Lowther working quick.  Mark Buehrle would be proud.

[Natty]

Struck him out.

[scOtt]

K already. First batter.

[scOtt]

I am so tired of Firefox! I updated this week. I don't update very often because stuff gets F-ed up.

And sure enough... When I post on here, all the buttons, bold, italic, underline etc. are blank. The buttons are there if you mouseover them, but all blank white. Firefox can't get out of their own stupid way.

[scOtt]

Strands a meaningless hit. Good inning Zac!

[Gurgi]

Great start.

 

Lowther looks like a Bolshevik with the beird and the glasses.