Sunday afternoon: Orioles go for sweep of Angels

[SteveA]

Gametime:  4:07 pm EDT

Weather:  Mid to high 80s, sunny

Matchup:  Chris Ellis (R) vs Jose Suarez (R)

Lineups

TBA -- I won't be around this afternoon, someone else will post them

Bullpen Availability / Last pitched

Available:
Mike Baumann  1.2 IP, 29p Tuesday 
Felix Bautista  1.0 IP, 15p Friday
Paul Fry  1.0 IP, 11p Wednesday
Travis Lakins, Sr  1.0 IP, 10p Thursday
Cionel Perez (L)  1.0 IP 20p Friday

Probably Available
Keegan Akin (L)  2.0 IP, 20 pitches Thursday
Bryan Baker  1.0 IP, 18p last night; 0.1 IP, 16p Wednesday

Maybe Available
Joey Krehbiel  1.0 IP, 19p last night; 1.2 IP, 21p Thursday 

Probably Not Available
Dillon Tate  1.0 IP, 23p last night; 1.0 IP, 17p Thursday; 1.0 IP, 8p Wednesday

Not Available
Jorge Lopez, 1.0 IP, 19p last night;  1.0 IP, 17p Friday;  1.2 IP, 19p Wednesday

[SteveA]

Notes

• Anthony Santander has still reached in all his team's games, the only major leaguer to do so.   I'm typing this before the lineups come out, it wouldn't surprise me if he gets a day off today, given that he got banged up pretty good last night
• The Orioles are going for their first sweep of the season.   They swept 3 series last year:  Boston to open the season, @Houston, and the Nationals at home.
• Orioles' starters have allowed 2 or fewer runs in 12 straight games, a team record.   Before this year, the record was 10.   Of course in previous eras a starter who allowed 2 runs in 4 or 5 innings would always stay in the game and potentially allow more, now that guy might be yanked.

[Riggodrill44]

I hate station to station baseball.

Whats the point of having a speed guy and never using speed?

[NCRaven]

I hate lead off doubles left on base.  And giving up lead off walks to the other team.

[jdwilde1]

Orioles

Cedric Mullins CF

Anthony Santander DH

Trey Mancini RF

Ryan Mountcastle 1B

Rougned Odor 2B

Austin Hays LF

Ramón Urías 3B

Anthony Bemboom C

Jorge Mateo SS

Angels

Shohei Ohtani DH

Mike Trout CF

Anthony Rendon 3B

Jared Walsh 1B

Taylor Ward RF

Brandon Marsh LF

Max Stassi C

Tyler Wade 2B

Andrew Velazquez SS

[Il BuonO]

Ellis is all over the place. Good mound visit here.

[Il BuonO]

This could be ugly.

[ArtVanDelay]

Gray Rod, Bradish and Hall can’t get called up soon enough. 

[Il BuonO]

Get him outta there.

[Il BuonO]

Lakins with his can of gasoline.

[Bahama O's Fan]

Injury?

[seak05]

So Bradish against the Red Sox at the yard next weekend? Having to cover 9 innings out of the bullpen is why you have a guy like Lakins though

[O-The-Memories]

Usually there's some sort of bright side to an inning, but not sure there's going to be one here. This one might be over by the first unfortunately. 

[Riggodrill44]

I’ve seen better pitchers than Ellis do the first inning meltdown, it happens.

[O-The-Memories]

That's one of the worst stat lines ever. Infinity ERA for the day, 21 pitches, only six strikes.