Sunday September 19: Orioles at Red Sox

[SteveA]

Gametime:  1:10 pm

Forecast:  71 degrees, no precipitation

Roster Moves:  Brooks Kriske recalled from Norfolk;  Thomas Eshalman added to 40 man roster and recalled from Norfolk;  Dusten Knight DFA'd;  Spenser Watkins optioned to Norfolk

Matchup:  Alexander Wells (L) vs Nate Eovaldi (R)

Lineups

1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF

2. Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B

3. Anthony Santander (S) LF

4. Trey Mancini (R) DH

5. Austin Hays (R) RF

6. Pedro Severino (R) C

7. Pat Valaika (R) 2B

8. Kelvin Gutierrez (R) 3B

9. Richie Martin (R) SS

 

1. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF

2. Hunter Renfroe (R) RF

3. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

4. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

5. J.D. Martinez (R) DH

6. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

7. Kevin Plawecki (R) C

8. Alex Verdugo (L) LF

9. Jose Iglesias (R) 2B
 

Orioles Bench
Ryan McKenna (R)
DJ Stewart (L)
Ramon Urias (R) -- originally in lineup, late scratch
Austin Wynns (R)

Bullpen Availability

Available
    Marcos Diplan 1.0 IP, 27p Friday
    Thomas Eshelman just called up from Norfolk
    Conner Greene  0.2 IP, 5p yesterday;  1.0 IP, 19p Thursday, 14p Wednesday  
    Eric Hanhold 0.2 IP, 7p last night  
    Brooks Kriske just called up from Norfolk
    Cole Sulser  2.0 IP, 30p Thursday.t; 1.0 IP, 9p Wednesday
    Dillon Tate   20. IP, 34p Thursday; 0.2 IP, 8p Wednesday
    Tyler Wells  0.1 IP, 22p Wednesday

Not Available
    Fernando Abad*  1.0 IP, 25p yesterday; 0.1 IP, 8p Thursday  
    Michael Baumann 2.0 IP, 46p yesterday

*denotes lefthander

Rotation (T=today, A=announced, G=guess)
T-Alex Wells, A-Means, G-Ellis, G-Akin, G-Lowther

 

[SteveA]

I'm usually not one to make a judgement on a small sample size but I don't think Wells is even worth keeping on the 40 this off-season.  Not if it means exposing someone to the Rule 5 draft.

Just doesn't seem to me he will ever be able to get MLB hitters out.

[Ruzious]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

I'm usually not one to make a judgement on a small sample size but I don't think Wells is even worth keeping on the 40 this off-season.  Not if it means exposing someone to the Rule 5 draft.

Just doesn't seem to me he will ever be able to get MLB hitters out.

I'm not sure which is worse - his fastball or his curveball.  

[jdwilde1]

Just tuning in now.  It looks like Hays is having another good game.  2 RBIs, SB, and an OF assist.  

[SteveA]

Wells finished strong, retired the last 8 he faces.

And after they loaded the bases with no one out in the 1st, he only allowed 5 more baserunners in 5 innings.  And of course the 2-run su fle was a cheap bloop.

[LA2]

Just catching up now. Looked at replay of Hays throwing to Gutierrez who tagged someone out in  rundown between 2nd and 3rd base. Q: It looked like the throw from Hays got in in time for Gutierrez to throw home for a play there. But then he does this weird thing of turning back and  tagging third base. Or did he drop the ball and that's where it fell to and he grabbed it again there? Hard to see because of the camera angle. If the latter, it was a good opp. flubbed by Gutierrez. Or maybe Hays shd have just thrown home? Thanks.

[Philip]

Loving the Orioles is like being in an abusive relationship. You just can’t walk away, you keep hoping that it will be better, and right now you’re looking at losing it in 10 days, and you want to do something to keep it.

[SteveA]

I hate Sawamura.  Slowest working pitcher in the majors since Steve Trachsel retired.

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, SteveA said:

I hate Sawamura.  Slowest working pitcher in the majors since Steve Trachsel retired.

The delay is from having to get the signs from the catcher translated.

[Can_of_corn]

Mountcastle on base four times today.

[SteveA]

That is one of the worst strike calls I have seem all year.  Thankfully he walked him on the next pitch anyway.

[Ruzious]

Just now, SteveA said:

That is one of the worst strike calls I have seem all year.  Thankfully he walked him on the next pitch anyway.

Yup, 5 ball walk.  The first ball 4 was way out of the zone - just bizarre strike call.    

[SteveA]

Trey clears the bases!!

We have the lead.

Trey out trying to go to 3rd on the throw to the plate.

[Moose Milligan]

That was awesome!  But I wonder what Trey was thinking trying to go to third.

[LA2]

Sawamura has an almost Tanneresque walk rate: 5.8+ vs. 6.2.