Saturday night April 30: Orioles take on Eovaldi and Red Sox

[SteveA]

Gametime:  7:05 pm

Weather:  60s, pleasant with a light jacket

Matchup:  Nate Eovaldi (R) vs Spenser Watkins (R)

Lineups

1. Trevor Story (R) 2B

2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

3. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

4. Alex Verdugo (L) LF

5. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF

6. Christian Arroyo (R) DH

7. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) RF

8. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

9. Kevin Plawecki (R) C

 

1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF

2. Anthony Santander (S) RF

3. Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B

4. Austin Hays (R) LF

5. Rougned Odor (L) 2B

6. Ramon Urias (R) 3B

7. Tyler Nevin (R) DH

8. Robinson Chirinos (R) C

9. Chris Owings (R) SS

Orioles Bench
Anthony Bemboom (L)
Kelvin Gutierrez (R)
Trey Mancini (R) 
Jorge Mateo (R)
Ryan McKenna (R)

 

Bullpen Availability / Last pitched

Available:
Bryan Baker  0.2 IP, 7p Thursday;  1.1 IP, 23p Tuesday
Felix Bautista  0.2 IP, 17p Wednesday
Joey Krehbiel  0.1 IP, 12p Wednesday
Travis Lakins, Sr  1.0 IP, 21p Wednesday
Jorge Lopez, 0.1 IP, 10p last night
Cionel Perez (L)  0.2 IP, 15p Sunday
Dillon Tate 1.0 IP, 12p Wednesday

Maybe Available
Paul Fry  1.1 IP, 37p Thursday;  0.1 IP, 16p Tuesday

Not Available
Keegan Akin (L)  2.2 IP, 37p last night
 

[mrbig1]

We have always been a home run hitting team. We got guys who can take it downtown. What's up?

[SteveA]

That's why I don't bring the infield in in the first inning.

[O's84]

No problem playing the infield in there given how poor the O's offense is.  Didn't work out, but that was the right call.

[Morgan423]

Just now, SteveA said:

That's why I don't bring the infield in in the first inning.

He may have scored on that grounder with normal positioning depending on the direction it took the SS, but at least we'd probably have an extra out and the bases empty.

[O's84]

Just now, Morgan423 said:

He may have scored on that grounder with normal positioning depending on the direction it took the SS, but at least we'd probably have an extra out and the bases empty.

Normally I'm not a proponent in playing the infield in in the 1st inning, but this offense has had so much trouble scoring, I think it was the right call.

[SteveA]

Just now, Morgan423 said:

He may have scored on that grounder with normal positioning depending on the direction it took the SS, but at least we'd probably have an extra out and the bases empty.

Oh yeah, he would have scored.  But bringing the infield in increased the chance of a big inning, which is what we really don't want.  If Watkins can get Hernandez, it won't have mattered (besides the extra batter).

[SteveA]

So bringing the infield in didn't cost us an extra run, but Watkins did have to face 2 extra batters.  And we need a bit of length from him tonight because our best long man is unavailable, two former starters who were in our pen (Kremer and AWells); are in the IL and another former starters (Baumann) just got sent down.  So while it's nice to have 8 available arms in the pen, they are disproportionately low inning guys and of course some have to remain available for tomorrow.

[O's84]

Cedric couldn't keep that ball fair.  If that's last year then that's a HR.

[O's84]

Well unfortunately I have to run off to dinner.  Hopefully the O's offense get's back on track.

[SteveA]

We don't have the only infield defense screwing up routine plays this week.

[mrbig1]

Time for a bunt.

[mrbig1]

6 minutes ago, mrbig1 said:

Time for a bunt.

I meant to say time for a blunt. 

[bpilktree]

That ball was crushed and still an out.   How long until mlb changes the baseballs?  

[SteveA]

Man, Connolly is getting tough on his daily anthem reviews.  A downgrade due to earring size!