August 1: Orioles go for 3rd in a row in Detroit

[SteveA]

Gametime:  1:10 pm

Forecast:  74 degrees

Roster Move:  Tanner Scott to IL with a knee injury.  Keegan Akin activated from the Covid list.  To make room for Akin on the 40 man roster (since Covid IL guys do not count against the 40), Thomas Eshelman was designated for assignment.

Matchup:  Spenser Watkins (R) vs Tyler Alexander (L)

Lineups

1. Austin Hays (R) LF

2. Trey Mancini (R) 1B

3. Ryan Mountcastle (R) DH

4. Anthony Santander (S) RF

5. Maikel Franco (R) 3B

6. Ryan McKenna (R) CF

7. Pat Valaika (R) SS

8. Austin Wynns (R) C

9. Domingo Leyba (S) 2B

 

1. Akil Baddoo (L) CF

2. Jonathan Schoop (R) 1B

3. Robbie Grossman (S) RF

4. Miguel Cabrera (R) DH

5. Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B

6. Eric Haase (R) LF

7. Harold Castro (L) 2B

8. Grayson Greiner (R) C

9. Zack Short (R) SS

Orioles Bench
Cedric Mullins (L)
Pedro Severino (R)
DJ Stewart (L)
Ramon Urias (R)

Bullpen Availability (last pitched)

Available
   Keegan Akin just activated from Covid IL
   Shaun Anderson, 1.0 IP, 11 pitches Thursday 
   Connor Greene 2.0 IP, 37 pitches Tuesday
   Adam Plutko 2.0 IP, 29p Thursday 
   Cesar Valdez 2.0 IP, 34p Wednesday

May Be Available
    Paul Fry*  1.0 IP, 8p last night; 0.2 IP, 10p Friday
   Cole Sulser  1.0 IP, 11p last night; 1.0 IP, 16p Friday; 1.0 IP, 16p Wednesday   
  
Probably Not Available
   Dillon Tate,  1.0 IP, 13p last night; 1.0 IP, 20p Friday; 0.1 IP, 10p Wednesday

*denotes lefthander

[SteveA]

Hays ropes the first pitch of the game for a double 

[O's84]

Just missed it.

[SteveA]

Batting practice!  3 doubles and a 400+ foot out on 6 pitches!

[HowAboutThat]

Looking forward to Watkins.

[HowAboutThat]

Meanwhile, I see Tyler Wells in the dugout even though he’s on the IL? Shouldn’t he be rehabbing somewhere?

[O's84]

Could have been more if not for bad luck.  Still, 2 runs in the first is a good start.

 

[HowAboutThat]

Three consecutive first-pitch strikes.

7 pitches so far.

[SteveA]

2 minutes ago, Philip said:

Meanwhile, I see Tyler Wells in the dugout even though he’s on the IL? Shouldn’t he be rehabbing somewhere?

A good sign he's travelling with the team, means he is probably close.

When he went on the IL they said they hoped it would be for the minimum.  He went on the IL retroactive to July 20 when he last pitched so the minimum would have been yesterday.

Of course I never trust the injury information they provide.  It is nearly always longer/worse than what they initially announce.  More wishful thinking than actual information.

[HowAboutThat]

That should have been called a strike. If the Ump is squeezing Watkins, it could be a long day.

[HowAboutThat]

Ok the Ump has been wrong twice this AB. Grrr.

[O's84]

I'm okay with the 1st one.  That 2nd one was a strike no question.

[HowAboutThat]

And it appears that having two blown calls in the previous AB has rattled Watkins a bit.

[SteveA]

Geez, he's pitching around Miguel Cabrera as if he's still Miguel Cabrera.

[Ruzious]

First team to 10 runs wins.