Thursday afternoon, July 28: homestand ends with Mo Gaba Day vs Rays

[SteveA]

Gametime:  12:35 pm

Weather:  near 90, muggy, chance of occasional rain during the day

Pregame:   Mo Gaba Day

Roster Moves:   Tyler Wells placed on IL, Nick Vespi optioned to Norfolk.   Beau Sulser and Logan Gillaspie recalled from Norfolk.

Matchup:   Tyler Yarbrough (L) vs Jordan Lyles (R)

Lineups

1. Brandon Lowe (L) 2B

2. Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

3. Isaac Paredes (R) 3B

4. Luke Raley (L) DH

5. Josh Lowe (L) RF

6. Roman Quinn (S) LF

7. Brett Phillips (L) CF

8. Taylor Walls (S) SS

9. Rene Pinto (R) C

 

1. Austin Hays (R) LF

2. Trey Mancini (R) DH

3. Anthony Santander (S) RF

4. Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B

5. Ramon Urias (R) 2B

6. Tyler Nevin (R) 3B

7. Jorge Mateo (R) SS

8. Ryan McKenna (R) CF

9. Robinson Chirinos (R) C

 

Orioles Bench
Cedric Mullins (L)
Rougned Odor (L)
Adley Rutschman (S)
Terrin Vavra (L)

 

Bullpen Availability

Available
Bryan Baker 1.0IP 16p Monday 
Logan Gillaspie 1.0 IP, 17p Saturday for Norfolk
Cionel Perez (L) 1.1 IP,21p Monday 
Beau Sulser 1.1 IP, 32p Sunday for Norfolk

Probably Available
Felix Bautista  1.0 IP, 9p last night;  1.0 IP, 14p Monday 

Maybe Available
Joey Krehbiel   2.1 IP, 40p Tuesday

Probably Not Available
Jorge Lopez 1.0 IP, 26 p last night; 1.0 IP, 16p Tuesday 
Dillon Tate  1.1 IP, 27p last night;  1.0 IP,13p Monday

Not Available
Keegan Akin (L)  1.0 IP, 8p last night; 0.1 IP, 3p Tuesday; 1.2IP, 38p Sunday
 

Edited July 28, 2022 by SteveA

[DEOriolesfan]

This is my issue with Brandon Hyde. The lineups during the past 2 day games (Sunday against NYY & today) are terrible. 

 

I understand giving Mullins a day off  but why today? I understand Ruschman not playing after a night game, but you simply cannot have Nevin, McKenna, and Chirinos in the lineup at the same time. Inexcusable.

 

Edited July 28, 2022 by DEOriolesfan

[SteveA]

2 minutes ago, DEOriolesfan said:

This is my issue with Brandon Hyde. The lineups during the past 2 day games (Sunday against NYY & today) are terrible. 

 

I understand giving Mullins a day off  but why today? I understand Ruschman not playing after a night game, but you simply cannot have Nevin, McKenna, and Chirinos in the lineup at the same time. Inexcusable.

 

We have an all RH lineup vs a lefty pitcher who in his career has allowed an .650 OPS to RH batters and .565 OPS to LH batters, and whose splits this year are incredibly extreme:  .958 OPS to RH, .556 OPS to LH.

[spleen1015]

This lineup is going to win 8-2 today. Just watch.

[DEOriolesfan]

39 minutes ago, SteveA said:

We have an all RH lineup vs a lefty pitcher who in his career has allowed an .650 OPS to RH batters and .565 OPS to LH batters, and whose splits this year are incredibly extreme:  .958 OPS to RH, .556 OPS to LH.

Those RH hitters are not McKenna & Nevin who cannot hit... AT ALL. Both of these guys are not MLB players... especially on a team who is trying to stay in a wild-card race.

[Moose Milligan]

At least Tampa is sitting Arozarena. 

[seak05]

Orioles are sleepwalking 

[Gurgi]

Our defense is looking awful today.  Maybe we should be playing Varva at second.  He at least is a real second base.

[jamalshw]

I think I'd prefer Urias at 3B and Vavra at 2B for this one. 

[Hank Scorpio]

Vavra would have had it........ 

[PHRESH]

1 hour ago, spleen1015 said:

This lineup is going to win 8-2 today. Just watch.

You're talking about the Rays, correct?  

Edited July 28, 2022 by PHRESH

[Gurgi]

I wonder if they are playing Urias at second today to attempt to raise his trade value ahead of the trade deadline?

[spleen1015]

Just now, Gurgi said:

I wonder if they are playing Urias at second today to attempt to raise his trade value ahead of the trade deadline?

Looks like it is doing the opposite.

[spleen1015]

How do you pronounce Lowe because both of our play by play guys have been pronouncing it 2 different ways? Brown said it one way last night and is saying it different today.

[dtk9119]

Lyles bails them out. That was a horrific defensive inning