Wednesday June 8: Orioles try to complete homestand vs Cubs if weather allows

[SteveA]

Gametime:  7:05 pm

Forecast:  Mid 80s;  rain coming through the area beginning in the 6pm hour and lasting all evening

Roster Move:  Austin Voth added to 26 man roster;  Chris Owings DFA'd.   (Currently leaves a vacant spot on 40 man roster).

Matchup:  Marcus Stroman (R) vs Jordan Lyles (R)

Lineups

1. Christopher Morel (R) CF

2. Willson Contreras (R) C

3. Ian Happ (S) LF

4. Frank Schwindel (R) 1B

5. Patrick Wisdom (R) 3B

6. Rafael Ortega (L) DH

7. Nico Hoerner (R) SS

8. Jason Heyward (L) RF

9. Nick Madrigal (R) 2B

1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF
2. Trey Mancini (R) DH
3. Anthony Santander (S) RF
4. Austin Hays (R) LF
5. Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B
6. Adley Rutschman (S) C
7. Rougned Odor (L) 2B
8. Ramon Urias (R) 3B
9. Jorge Mateo (R) SS

Orioles Bench
Robinson Chirinos (R)
Ryan McKenna (R)
Tyler Nevin (R)

 

Bullpen Availability

Available
Keegan Akin (L)  2.0 IP, 35p Saturday
Felix Bautista  1.0 IP, 7p yesterday;  1.0 IP, 12p Saturday;  10 IP, 9p Friday
Jorge Lopez 1.1 IP, 20p Saturday
Cionel Perez (L) 1.1 IP, 21p Sunday
Dillon Tate 0.2 IP, 11p Saturday
Austin Voth  1.1 IP, 21p on Monday, May 30

Probably Available
Nick Vespi  1.0 IP, 10p yesterday;  1.1 IP, 16pSunday

Maybe Available
Bryan Baker 1.1 IP, 25p yesterday;  0.2 IP, 9p Sunday
Logan Gillaspie  1.0 IP, 25p yesterday;  1.1 IP, 18p Sunday 
 

[PHRESH]

Is this thing going to be delayed?

[yark14]

17 minutes ago, PHRESH said:

Is this thing going to be delayed?

Yes

[SteveA]

From the radar, it looks like there are some gaps where it might stop raining for a half hour or so, but we the entire thing isn't going to pass through completely until after 10.

[ShoelesJoe]

Forecast says rain all night. If this was a game against another AL East team I think it would have already been called. But this is it for the Cubs in 2022, so they’ll do everything possible to get the game in. 

[SteveA]

Possible makeup dates if this doesn't get played, from (in my opinion) most likely to least likely:

1. Thursday July 21:  This is the last day of the All Star break, but there are already 6 games scheduled that day (lockout makeup games, I assume) so it's not like every team gets the 4 day break anyway.   The Cubs open the 22nd after the ASB just up the road, @Philly, while we open the 22nd after the ASB at home vs the Yankees.
2. Thursday, August 18:   We will have returned from Toronto after a day game the day before to start a homestand the next day vs Boston.   The Cubs will have had a day game the day before, and the next day they return home for a day game at Wrigley.   So we could play an afternoon game that day.  (I missed this one initially, thanks to @Upper Deck John for pointing it out).
3. Monday, July 11:  Both teams are off.   The next day the Orioles are in Wrigley to play the Cubs anyway, so we could play a "home game" on this date and bat last at Wrigley.   The Orioles have a noon game the day before at home vs the Angels, while the Cubs have an afternoon game at Dodger Stadium the day before.
4. Thursday, September 15:  We will have just played two games at Washington, and the next day we are in Toronto.  The Cubs will have just completed a series at the Mets, and will be home the next day vs Colorado.

There are no other mutual open dates the rest of the way.

 

 

[Yossarian]

Waiting for a game - I checked the box score of the Norfolk game. 

Henderson went yard in his first AAA at bat.

That does not suck. 

[Upper Deck John]

I thought there was a date on 8/18 that’s open right after cubs play Nats in DC

[SteveA]

20 minutes ago, Upper Deck John said:

I thought there was a date on 8/18 that’s open right after cubs play Nats in DC

Oops, missed that one somehow.   I'll update my post.

[eddie83]

1 hour ago, SteveA said:

Possible makeup dates if this doesn't get played, from (in my opinion) most likely to least likely:

1. Thursday July 21:  This is the last day of the All Star break, but there are already 6 games scheduled that day (lockout makeup games, I assume) so it's not like every team gets the 4 day break anyway.   The Cubs open the 22nd after the ASB just up the road, @Philly, while we open the 22nd after the ASB at home vs the Yankees.
2. Thursday, August 18:   We will have returned from Toronto after a day game the day before to start a homestand the next day vs Boston.   The Cubs will have had a day game the day before, and the next day they return home for a day game at Wrigley.   So we could play an afternoon game that day.  (I missed this one initially, thanks to @Upper Deck John for pointing it out).
3. Monday, July 11:  Both teams are off.   The next day the Orioles are in Wrigley to play the Cubs anyway, so we could play a "home game" on this date and bat last at Wrigley.   The Orioles have a noon game the day before at home vs the Angels, while the Cubs have an afternoon game at Dodger Stadium the day before.
4. Thursday, September 15:  We will have just played two games at Washington, and the next day we are in Toronto.  The Cubs will have just completed a series at the Mets, and will be home the next day vs Colorado.

There are no other mutual open dates the rest of the way.

 

 

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[eddie83]

 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Game is postponed now according to MASN broadcast. 

Why didn't they just play earlier this afternoon this forecast was known and not a surprise. 

[Upper Deck John]

Well my kids are happy that they over ate at the all you can eat section and didn’t miss a game and can go again …..