Saturday June 12: Orioles try to end 13 game road losing streak

[SteveA]

Orioles at Rays

Gametime:  4:10

Forecast:  Air conditioned

Matchup:  Jorge Lopez (R) vs former Oriole Rich Hill (L)

Lineups

1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF

2. Trey Mancini (R) 1B

3. Anthony Santander (S) DH

4. Ryan Mountcastle (R) LF

5. Austin Hays (R) RF

6. Freddy Galvis (S) SS

7. Maikel Franco (R) 3B

8. Pat Valaika (R) 2B

9. Austin Wynns (R) C

 

1. Brandon Lowe (L) 2B

2. Yandy Diaz (R) 1B

3. Taylor Walls (S) SS

4. Austin Meadows (L) DH

5. Joey Wendle (L) 3B

6. Manuel Margot (R) LF

7. Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

8. Mike Zunino (R) C

9. Brett Phillips (L) RF

Orioles Bench
Pedro Severino (R)
DJ Stewart (L)
Stevie Wilkerson (S)

Orioles Bullpen Availability (Last used)

Available
     Paul Fry* (0.2 IP, 10p last night)
     Hunter Harvey (1.0 IP, 12p Tuesday)
     Travis Lakins (1.0 IP, 9p Tuesday)
     Adam Plutko (2.0 IP, 34p Wednesday)
     Tanner Scott* (1.0 IP, 10p Friday June 4)
     Dillon Tate (1.0 IP, 6p Wednesday)
     Cesar Valdez (1.0 IP, 10p Wednesday) 

Probably Available
     Mac Sceroler (2.0 IP, 40p Wednesday)

Not Available
     Cole Sulser (1.1 IP, 26p last night)
     Tyler Wells (2.0 IP, 27p last night; 2.0 IP, 17p Tuesday)    

*Lefthanders noted with asterisks

[SteveA]

Game Notes:

   -- Orioles have lost 13 straight road games, I think that is closing in on the team record

   -- Jorge Lopez has allowed 3 or fewer runs in 9 of his last 10 starts

   -- Rich Hill had a 7.80 ERA (59 ERA+) for the Orioles in 2009.  In the next five years, he just pitched for a combined 75 innings total in the majors.   Then he reemerged in 2015 and since then he has put up ERAs of 2.27, 2.39, 3.72, 3.97, 4.10, 3.99, and 3.80 so far this year.

[CynBeth]

Just like pretty much most of the former Orioles will probably pitch like a Cy Young winner against us

[Philip]

So I’ve been away, and I sign in just in time to see a guy hit a single to Ryan Mountcastle and my immediate reaction is “WTF is he doing in the OF?”

Now I didn’t see the single But my other immediate thought is that a real leftfielder would’ve had it.

[SteveA]

Jorge digging himself a hole early.

[SteveA]

Big K!

[SteveA]

Kind of a hard luck inning for Lopez.  Some cheap hits.

[Gurgi]

Franco is killing us with his subpar defense.   

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Gurgi said:

Franco is killing us with his subpar defense.   

Pitching coach:  Don't throw anything that will let them hit the ball to Franco.

[Gurgi]

This game is looking like a blow out loss.   

[Philip]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

Kind of a hard luck inning for Lopez.  Some cheap hits.

 

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

Kind of a hard luck inning for Lopez.  Some cheap hits.

Tell Me about the single to left? Was it an honest single?

[O's84]

Not a lot of hard contact by TB but they have 3 runs for it.

[Beef Supreme]

14 minutes ago, Philip said:

So I’ve been away, and I sign in just in time to see a guy hit a single to Ryan Mountcastle and my immediate reaction is “WTF is he doing in the OF?”

Now I didn’t see the single But my other immediate thought is that a real leftfielder would’ve had it.

Only if he had been positioned near third base.

[SteveA]

Just now, Philip said:

 

Tell Me about the single to left? Was it an honest single?

Yes it was just a regular old line drive base hit.  The only hard hit base hit in the inning.

[scOtt]

TB is tough...

Make much out of nothing.