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Sunday July 9: Orioles go for sweep in Minnesota heading into the break


SteveA

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Gametime:  2:10 pm EDT

Forecast:   81 degrees, mostly sunny

Roster MoveRyan Mountcastle activated from IL;  Bruce Zimmermann optioned to Norfolk

MatchupKyle Gibson (R) vs Joe Ryan (R)

Lineups

1. Gunnar Henderson (L) SS
2. Adley Rutschman (S) C
3. Anthony Santander (S) RF
4. Ryan O'Hearn (L) 1B
5. Austin Hays (R) LF
6. Cedric Mullins (L) CF
7. Aaron Hicks (S) DH
8. Jordan Westburg (R) 2B
9. Ramon Urias (R) 3B


 

1. Carlos Correa (R) SS
2. Edouard Julien (L) 2B
3. Byron Buxton (R) DH
4. Alex Kirilloff (L) 1B
5. Donovan Solano (R) 3B
6. Max Kepler (L) RF
7. Christian Vazquez (R) C
8. Joey Gallo (L) LF
9. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF


Orioles Bench
Colton Cowser (L)
Adam Frazier (L)
Jorge Mateo (R)
James McCann (R)
Ryan Mountcastle (R)


Bullpen Availability

Available
Mike Baumann  0.1 IP, 12p Friday
Eduard Bazardo  1.0 IP, 21p Thursday

Yennier Cano  1.0 IP, 11p Friday;  0.2 IP, Wednesday
Nick Vespi (L) 2.0 IP, 20p Thursday 


Maybe Available
Felix Bautista  2.0 IP, 30p Friday;  1.1 IP, 19p Wednesday

Not Available
Bryan Baker  2.0 IP, 36p yesterday
Danny Coulombe  (L)  1.0 IP, 20p yesterday;  0.1 IP, 3p Friday

 

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10 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

The O's have 14 position players.  Someone has to go when the 2nd half starts, right?

I wouldn't be surprised if management is trying to find a deal for Mateo and Mountcastle.  Hicks may be another one. 

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11 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

The O's have 14 position players.  Someone has to go when the 2nd half starts, right?

Yep, they have gone with 14 briefly a few times but have always gone back to 13/13.

Maybe not the very first game of the second half as the entire pen will be rested going into Friday's game.   But certainly by a week from Monday I would expect a position player for pitcher roster move.

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1 minute ago, Dunk35 said:

What is Gibson's problem? Dude stays getting rocked.

He’s an innings eater. I hate that term. How valuable is a guy who just shows up on a team contending for a playoff spot? 
 

Don’t answer, it was rhetorical.

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