Wednesday: Orioles end 20-game-in-20-day stretch, and the month of June, and reach season midpoint in Houston

[SteveA]

Gametime:  8:10 pm EDT

Forecast:  73 indoors

Roster Moves:  Orioles put Travis Lakins on the 10 day IL and send Alexander Wells back to Norfolk.   Orioles recall pitchers Spenser Watkins and Isaac Mattson from Norfolk.  To make room for Watkins on the 40 man roster, Orioles DFA Stevie Wilkerson, who was at Norfolk

Matchup:  Matt Harvey (R) vs Luis Garcia (R)

Lineups

1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF

2. Trey Mancini (R) 1B

3. Anthony Santander (S) RF

4. Ryan Mountcastle (R) DH

5. DJ Stewart (L) LF

6. Maikel Franco (R) 3B

7. Pedro Severino (R) C

8. Domingo Leyba (S) 2B

9. Ramon Urias (R) SS

 

 

1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B

2. Michael Brantley (L) LF

3. Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

4. Yordan Alvarez (L) DH

5. Carlos Correa (R) SS

6. Kyle Tucker (L) RF

7. Robel Garcia (S) 3B

8. Myles Straw (R) CF

9. Jason Castro (L) C

Orioles Bench
Austin Hays (R)
Ryan McKenna (R)
Pat Valaika (R)
Austin Wynns (R)

Bullpen Availability (last pitched)

Available
   Hunter Harvey 0.2 IP, 15p Monday
   Isaac Mattson just recalled from Norfolk
   Tanner Scott*, 0.1 IP 24p Monday
   Spenser Watkins just recalled from Norfok
   Tyler Wells 0.2 IP, 10p Monday; 1.1 IP, 16p Sunday

May be Available

   Paul Fry* 1.1 IP, 31p Monday 

   Cole Sulser 1.2 IP, 37p Monday

 

Not Available
   Adam Plutko 2.0 IP, 33p yesterday; 0.2 IP, 6p Monday
   Dillon Tate 2.2 IP, 35p yesterday;  2.0 IP, 29p Sunday 
 

* denotes lefthanded pitcher

[Yossarian]

I'd really like to see a better bat behind Mountcastle.  It is too easy for pitchers to pitch around him.  Early in the year, he was much less patient and chased these bad pitches.  He seems to be working pitchers better now and not chasing balls out of the zone.  He still does that on occasion but his walk rate has improved.  It would just be nice to have an offensive threat behind him in the order.

[mrbig1]

If Harvey is on we have a shot. On the other hand I have little faith in our bullpen.

[mrbig1]

Mullins is a all star

[ChosenOne21]

According to gameday, every pitch thrown to Mancini was a strike. Umpire seems to have a tiny zone today

[ChosenOne21]

And wow, Astros pitching coach ejected. I'd be pretty pissed too if my pitcher didn't get those calls

[ChosenOne21]

First pitch to Santander, also clearly a strike

[SteveA]

CB Bucknor has a reputation as a pretty poor plate ump.  Not Angel Hernandez bad, but he's on a lot of Bottom 10 lists.

[mrbig1]

2-0 O's

[Tony-OH]

We'll take the double, but that ball should have been fielded by Garcia.

[Tony-OH]

6 minutes ago, SteveA said:

CB Bucknor has a reputation as a pretty poor plate ump.  Not Angel Hernandez bad, but he's on a lot of Bottom 10 lists.

He really hasn't been that bad tonight if the strike zone graphic is close.

[spiritof66]

5 minutes ago, SteveA said:

CB Bucknor has a reputation as a pretty poor plate ump.  Not Angel Hernandez bad, but he's on a lot of Bottom 10 lists.

Buckner was voted worst umpire in three player surveys, most recently in 2010. I think he's as bad as anybody.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._B._Bucknor#:~:text=In 2003 and in 2006,the worst umpire in MLB.

[SteveA]

Franco having a good couple nights after sitting out Monday.  Maybe the 1 day benching was a wakeup call 

[spiritof66]

Wow. Franco starting to hit. If I were in charge, he wouldn't have been around long enough to do that.

[SteveA]

Pedro smoked it, and got the run in.