Friday June 11: Orioles begin 20-games-in-20-days stretch vs Rays in St Petersburg

[SteveA]

Gametime:  7:05 pm

Forecast:  Air conditioned

Roster move:  Ryan McKenna optioned to Norfolk.   Austin Hays activated from IL.

Matchup:  Keegan Akin (L) vs Ryan Yarbrough (L)

Lineups:

1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF

2. Trey Mancini (R) DH

3. Anthony Santander (S) RF

4. Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B

5. Austin Hays (R) LF

6. Freddy Galvis (S) SS

7. Maikel Franco (R) 3B

8. Pedro Severino (R) C

9. Pat Valaika (R) 2B

 

1. Manuel Margot (R) RF

2. Yandy Diaz (R) 1B

3. Austin Meadows (L) DH

4. Randy Arozarena (R) LF

5. Mike Brosseau (R) 3B

6. Brandon Lowe (L) 2B

7. Taylor Walls (S) SS

8. Mike Zunino (R) C

9. Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

Orioles Bench
DJ Stewart (L)
Stevie Wilkerson (S)
Austin Wynns (R)

Orioles Bullpen Availability (Last used)

Available
     Paul Fry* (1.0 IP, 17p Friday)
     Hunter Harvey (1.0 IP, 12p Tuesday)
     Travis Lakins (1.0 IP, 9p Tuesday)
     Tanner Scott* (1.0 IP, 10p Friday)
     Cole Sulser (1.0 IP, 13p Friday)
     Dillon Tate (1.0 IP, 6p Wednesday)
     Cesar Valdez (1.0 IP, 10p Wednesday) 
     Tyler Wells (2.0 IP, 17p Tuesday)    

May be Available
     Adam Plutko (2.0 IP, 34p Wednesday)

Probably not Available
     Mac Sceroler (2.0 IP, 40p Wednesday)

*Lefthanders noted with asterisks

[SteveA]

Game notes

Yarbrough is on 7 days rest after pitching the Rays' first complete game in over 5 years last week.  The last time they had a complete game before last week, Barack Obama was President, the Orioles were playoff-bound, and the Rams had just taken Jared Goff with the first pick of the NFL draft a couple days earlier.

The Rays have the second best record in baseball (just percentage points behind the Giants) and second best in the American League.  However they are only 16-14 at home (and 23-10 on the road).

Ryan Mountcastle has an RBI in 8 consecutive games.  Doug DeCinces has the Oriole record with, I believe, 12 games.   But that covered the end of one season and the beginning of another.   Reggie Jackson has the in-season Oriole record, with 10.

The Orioles' next schedule day off is in July.

 

[waroriole]

How much money are they saving by having the broadcasters stay in Baltimore for road games?

[Yossarian]

Hays is back.  I'm interested to see if he can get rolling.  Having a threat behind Mountcastle will help Ryan a bunch.

[Yossarian]

1 minute ago, waroriole said:

How much money are they saving by having the broadcasters stay in Baltimore for road games?

Is it a money-saving thing?  Or a Covid thing?

[waroriole]

Just now, Yossarian said:

Is it a money-saving thing?  Or a Covid thing?

I mean it could be Palmer saying I’ll say do more games if I don’t have to travel. I don’t know. But it’s usually correct to assume the O’s are penny pinching

[SteveA]

6 minutes ago, Yossarian said:

Is it a money-saving thing?  Or a Covid thing?

I read an article last week that every single local TV broadcast team was still broadcasting remotely, as they did last year.  A handful of radio teams have started going on the road again 

[SteveA]

No, the Orioles did not drop the last two to the Mets.

And you can't blame that factual error on the announcers being 1000 miles away from the game.

[SteveA]

10 pitches, 2 walks.

[Yossarian]

Just now, SteveA said:

10 pitches, 2 walks.

Great start.

[SteveA]

Pitcher's best friend

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Pitcher's best friend

Chris Davis at the plate?

[Beysbol]

Tampa Bay is my second favorite team. I own a lot of TB stuff that I wear out. 

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Beysbol said:

Tampa Bay is my second favorite team. I own a lot of TB stuff that I wear out. 

So Jacksonville, Tampa, Baltimore?

[Can_of_corn]