Wednesday afternoon: Rubber match vs Tampa

[SteveA]

Orioles are 4-1 in rubber matches this season, believe it or not!

Gametime:  12:10 pm

Forecast:  Air conditioned

Roster moves:  Keegan Akin and Anthony Santander placed on the Covid List.  Alexander Wells and Ryan McKenna recalled from Norfolk

Matchup:  Alexander Wells (L) vs Michael Wacha (R)

Lineups

1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF
2. Austin Hays (R) RF
3. Trey Mancini (R) DH
4. Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B
5. DJ Stewart (L) LF
6. Ramon Urias (R) SS
7. Domingo Leyba (S) 3B
8. Pat Valaika (R) 2B
9. Austin Wynns (R) C

 

1. Randy Arozarena (R) LF

2. Vidal Brujan (S) 2B

3. Austin Meadows (L) DH

4. Wander Franco (S) SS

5. Brandon Lowe (L) RF

6. Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

7. Francisco Mejia (S) C

8. Joey Wendle (L) 3B

9. Brett Phillips (L) CF

Orioles Bench
Franklin Gutierrez (R)
Ryan McKenna (R)
Pedro Severino (R)

Bullpen Availability (last pitched)

Available
   Thomas Eshelman 2.0 IP, 52p as a starter Saturday, July 10
   Paul Fry*  1.0 IP, 12p Monday; 1.1 IP, 24p Saturday
   Adam Plutko 0.1 IP, 12p Sunday
   Tanner Scott* 0.2 IP, 10p Sunday; 1.0 IP, 19p Saturday 
   Cole Sulser 1.0 IP, 15p Monday; 1.0 IP, 22p Sunday
   Dillon Tate, 1.0 IP, 17p Sunday, 1.0 IP, 11p Saturday
   Tyler Wells 1.0 IP, 14p Monday; 1.0 IP, 13p Saturday

Probably Not Available
   Shaun Anderson, 1.0 IP, 24p last night
   Cesar Valdez 2.0 IP, 23p last night

*denotes lefthander

[SteveA]

Rays have 5 lefties in the lineup vs our LH starter today.   I don't know if I have ever seen that before.

[SteveA]

Cedric starts us off right again!

[SteveA]

Well that's a shame

[SteveA]

From Gameday, it seems like 4 hard hit balls.   Two doubles and two lineouts.

[SteveA]

That lead didn't last long.

[OriolesMagic83]

4 minutes ago, SteveA said:

From Gameday, it seems like 4 hard hit balls.   Two doubles and two lineouts.

Mancini hit a line drive right at Wacha.  Wacha flipped the ball to 2nd to double off Hays.  Hays didn't have that big of a lead, he was just leaning the wrong way. 

[ChosenOne21]

Anytime you'd like to show us that plus-plus command of yours, Wells, we're ready

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, ChosenOne21 said:

Anytime you'd like to show us that plus-plus command of yours, Wells, we're ready

Maybe he's trying to throw the pitches there?

[ChosenOne21]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Maybe he's trying to throw the pitches there?

For some of those, at least, I hope not

[O's84]

Only 1 run, could have been way worse.

[Il BuonO]

Looked like an “on contact” play for the play at the plate. 
 

Can’t believe teams still do that. 

[SteveA]

Well, a runner at 3rd nobody out and he doesn't score.   That's a positive.

[SteveA]

And their lead lasts no longer than ours did!!!

[Il BuonO]

Definitely ambushed him first pitch on the HR.