Thursday, July 6: Orioles aim for split in the Bronx

[SteveA]

Gametime:  7:05 pm

Forecast:  84 degrees, clear

Matchup:  Kyle Bradish (R) vs Luis Severino (R)

Lineups

1. Gunnar Henderson (L) SS

2. Adley Rutschman (S) C

3. Anthony Santander (S) RF

4. Ryan O'Hearn (L) 1B

5. Cedric Mullins (L) DH

6. Colton Cowser (L) CF

7. Jordan Westburg (R) 2B

8. Adam Frazier (L) LF

9. Ramon Urias (R) 3B

 

1. Anthony Volpe (R) SS

2. Gleyber Torres (R) 2B

3. Anthony Rizzo (L) DH

4. Harrison Bader (R) CF

5. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B

6. Billy McKinney (L) RF

7. DJ LeMahieu (R) 1B

8. Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) LF

9. Jose Trevino (R) C

Orioles Bench
Austin Hays (R) -- availability unknown, has not played since Sunday due to hip injury; says he hopes to play sometime this weekend
Aaron Hicks (S) -- was scratched from the lineup an hour or so before the game, reason unknown
Jorge Mateo (R)
James McCann (R)

Bullpen Availability

Available
Bryan Baker  0.1 IP, 15p Tuesday;  2.0 IP, 27p Sunday
Mike Baumann  0.1 IP, 10p Monday  
Eduard Bazardo  1.0 IP, 14p Saturday for Norfolk
Danny Coulombe  (L)  0.1 IP, 8p Monday 
Nick Vespi (L)  0.2 IP, 14p Tuesday

Probably Available
Felix Bautista  1.1 IP, 19p last night;  1.0 IP, 14p Sunday
Yennier Cano  0.2 IP, 16p last night;  0.2 IP, 14p Monday 

Maybe Available
Bruce Zimmermann (L)  1.0 IP, 19p Tuesday

Edited July 6, 2023 by SteveA

[slakattack]

I think the boys are gonna come out swattin' tonight...my prediction?

 

 

[justD]

Sure as hell hope so!

[SteveA]

I updated the original post with the lineup change.   Aaron Hicks a late scratch.   Cowser moves from LF to CF to replace him, and Frazier to LF.

[justD]

3 minutes ago, SteveA said:

I updated the original post with the lineup change.   Aaron Hicks a late scratch.   Cowser moves from LF to CF to replace him, and Frazier to LF.

Will be interesting to see how well he does there (Frazier, I personally haven't seen him there before) to see if this is a way to keep all the young guys in the lineup. 

[Yossarian]

Still no Hays, huh?

[DEOriolesfan]

I am scratching my head over the decision to play Frazier in LF. 

Hays has not played since Sunday. This will be the 4th game in a row that he's missed. If he's injured, IL him. It would be retroactive to Monday and he would be back in time to start the 2nd half next Friday against the Marlins. It would at least allow them to bring up another bullpen arm for the time being. 

Mullins is coming off the groin injury and they want to be careful with him so I understand the need for him to DH. But you would think because of the Hicks scratch, Mullins would play CF.

Obviously we don't know what is wrong with Hicks. But if it is serious enough, Elias can put him on IL and bring up Mountcastle. Still prolonging the inevitable where Elias is gonna have to make a decision on (Frazier, Mateo, O'Hearn, Hicks) as far as who is gone when Mountcastle is recalled. 

[dtk9119]

Very strange that nothing has been said about why Hicks was scratched. Hope it's nothing serious 

[dtk9119]

Oppo HR for Gunnar! Wind carried it out

[justD]

Let's Go Gunnar!!!

[FlaO'sFan]

Oh Nice. I thought that was a foul ball off the bat.

[Dibbs31]

We better get this low strike they are calling on Adley

[eddie83]

Just now, Dibbs31 said:

We better get this low strike they are calling on Adley

He should have walked on 4 pitches. 

[FlaO'sFan]

Lets go Colton!

[spiritof66]

That's a strange-looking defensive OF. Depth is good, I guess.