Memorial Day: Home for the Twins

[SteveA]

Gametime:  1:05 pm

Forecast:  70s and sunny

Giveaway:  Orioles Beach Blanket

Roster Moves:  Chance Sisco optioned to Norfolk.  Austin Wynns recalled from Norfolk.   To make room for Wynns on the 40 man roster, Richie Martin was moved from the Norfolk IL to the ML 60 day IL.

Matchup:  Jose Berrios vs Jorge Lopez

Lineups

1. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B

2. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B

3. Alex Kirilloff (L) RF

4. Nelson Cruz (R) DH

5. Mitch Garver (R) C

6. Miguel Sano (R) 1B

7. Rob Refsnyder (R) CF

8. Kyle Garlick (R) LF

9. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS

 

1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF

2. Trey Mancini (R) DH

3. Anthony Santander (S) RF

4. Maikel Franco (R) 3B

5. DJ Stewart (L) LF

6. Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B

7. Stevie Wilkerson (S) 2B

8. Austin Wynns (R) C

9. Pat Valaika (R) SS

Orioles Bench
Freddy Galvis (S)
Ryan Mountcastle (R)
Tyler Nevin (R)
Pedro Severino (R)
 

Orioles Bullpen Availability (last pitched)

Available
     Paul Fry* (1.0 IP, 9p yesterday)   
     Tanner Scott* (0.2 IP, 18p Saturday;  0.1 IP, 6p Thursday;  1.0 IP, 10p Wednesday)
     Cesar Valdez (0.1 IP, 23p Thursday)     
     Tyler Wells (1.0 IP, 20p Monday) 

Probably Available
     Shawn Armstrong (1.0 IP, 31p Saturday)
     Adam Plutko (0.2 IP, 15p yesterday)

Not Available
     Cole Sulser (0.2 IP, 12p yesterday; 1.0 IP, 12p Saturday;  0.2 IP, 13p Friday)
      Dillon Tate (1.0 IP, 23p yesterday)

*Lefthanders noted with asterisks

[SteveA]

Game Notes

   -- Freddy Galvis getting a day off.   Hyde says he isn't hurt, but is a bit knicked up and hasn't had a day off in a while, so he forced him to sit today.   Galvis wanted to play.

   -- This is the Orioles last home game at 25% capacity. 

   -- The carnage with runners in scoring position continues:
       -- Twins series:  Orioles are 0/24 with RISP
       -- Since last Monday the Orioles are 4/56 (.071) with RISP, 40/162 (.247) without a runner in scoring position
       -- Starting with the second inning last Sunday in Washington, the Orioles are 4/63 (.063) with RISP.

[SteveA]

Orioles are 11-5 on Memorial Day since 2000, the 4th best record in baseball over that time period.   I personally remember a good Memorial Day win I attended where we beat Keuchel and the Astros.

I'm wearing a previous Memorial Day giveaway, a t-shirt picture of the batting cartoon Oriole bird with an American flag flying from his bat.

[SteveA]

Kohl Stewart, who opted out of the season for the Orioles last year due to Covid after it seemed likely he would have a rotation spot, is starting for the Cubs today.   He's replacing Trevor Williams, who had an emergency appendectomy yesterday.

[bpilktree]

9 starts of 1 run or less of help for Lopez this year.  I knew he didn’t get much support but not that bad.  
Holt is back so we should see improvement in pitching.

 

[SteveA]

Chris Holt is back as Orioles' pitching coach.

[SteveA]

Cedric starts us off right!    Best first inning hitter in baseball.

[mrbig1]

good start

[slakattack]

I can feel it in the air today...hold on

[SteveA]

Cedric probably should have stopped at first base.

[SteveA]

45 minutes ago, SteveA said:

   -- The carnage with runners in scoring position continues:
       -- Twins series:  Orioles are 0/24 with RISP
       -- Since last Monday the Orioles are 4/56 (.071) with RISP, 40/162 (.247) without a runner in scoring position
       -- Starting with the second inning last Sunday in Washington, the Orioles are 4/63 (.063) with RISP.

Today:  0/3 (.000) with runners in scoring position, 1/1 (1.000) without RISP.

Now 4 for our last 66.

I AM SO G&#DAMNED SICK OF THIS!    This is bordering on impossible.

[mrbig1]

I think I'm going to be sick. .

[survivedc]

I know the numbers on swinging away vs bunting but at what point do they start trying something different?

[Beysbol]

I'm here! I'm a new Orioles Hangout subscriber as well!

[CynBeth]

Thanks to those of you who served in the military!