Tuesday, May 11: John Means and O's visit Citi Field for the first of two games

[SteveA]

Gametime:  7:10 PM

Forecast:  59 degrees, no precipitation

Matchup:  Johnny VanderMeans (L) vs Marcus Stroman (R)

Lineups (NL rules:  no DH)

1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF

2. Austin Hays (R) RF

3. Trey Mancini (R) 1B

4. Ryan Mountcastle (R) LF

5. Freddy Galvis (S) SS

6. Maikel Franco (R) 3B

7. Rio Ruiz (L) 2B

8. Pedro Severino (R) C

9. John Means (L) P

 

1. Jeff McNeil (L) 2B

2. Francisco Lindor (S) SS

3. Michael Conforto (L) RF

4. Pete Alonso (R) 1B

5. Kevin Pillar (R) LF

6. Jonathan Villar (S) 3B

7. James McCann (R) C

8. Albert Almora Jr. (R) CF

9. Marcus Stroman (R) P

 

Orioles Bench
Ryan McKenna (R)

Chance Sisco (L)

DJ Stewart (L) -- may still be bothered by a hamstring

Ramon Urias (R)

Pat Valaika (R)

 

Orioles Bullpen (last used)
   Available
       Keegan Akin* (started and went 3 innings for Norfolk Friday)

       Cesar Valdez (1.0 IP, 10p last night) 

 

   Probably available

       Travis Lakins (1.0 IP, 11p last night; 1.0 IP, 14p Saturday)    
       Tanner Scott* (0.1 IP, 5p last night; 1.0 IP, 25p Saturday)
       Shawn Armstrong (1.2 IP, 38p Saturday)
       Tyler Wells (2.0 IP, 37p Saturday;  1.1 IP, 16p Friday)

   Maybe  available?

       Adam Plutko (1.0 IP, 24p Sunday)

       Cole Sulser (1.2 IP, 29p Sunday; 1.2 IP, 21p Friday)  

 

   Probably not available

       Paul Fry* (1.0 IP, 16p last night; 1.1 IP, 17p Sunday)

   

*Lefthanders noted by asterisk     

[Ruzious]

Back to back.  Seriously, I want them to be careful about Means' pitch count after a 117 pitch masterpiece.  If he can get through 6 innings tonight with 2 runs off him, that's more than fine.  

[SteveA]

19 minutes ago, Ruzious said:

Back to back.  Seriously, I want them to be careful about Means' pitch count after a 117 pitch masterpiece.  If he can get through 6 innings tonight with 2 runs off him, that's more than fine.  

He did have an extra day of rest.

[Ruzious]

At 46 innings, Means is just 4.1 innings less than the ML leader - Trevor Bauer.  3rd in MLB in both ERA+ and ERA behind DeGrom and Duffy.  2nd in WHIP behind DeGrom.  

[wildcard]

DL Hall struck out the side in the first.  Vavra homered.

[scOtt]

Alton and Elizabeth tonight, Tuesday Night. Be here about 8:15 ish.

 

If it's not a blowout...

[scOtt]

Ced "SHIFT this!"

[scOtt]

OOPS! Ced gets to 3rd. Austin gets on!

[Gurgi]

Mancini should double

[scOtt]

1 minute ago, scOtt said:

OOPS! Ced gets to 3rd. Austin gets on!

Jon Villar STILL helping the Orioles!

 

[Gurgi]

NOT WHAT I wanted to happen!!!!

 

That sucked

[Dibbs31]

0 out. Big baserunning mistake by Mullins

[Yossarian]

Few things are more aggravating than having a guy at third and nobody out and not scoring a run

 

[scOtt]

Just now, Dibbs31 said:

0 out. Big baserunning mistake by Mullins

 

ehhhhhh..... Running on contact. Bad luck, not bad baserunning.

[milbest77]

Stroman owns us