Wednesday, September 27: Orioles go for season sweep of Nats and perhaps clinch the AL East

[SteveA]

Gametime:  6:35 pm

Forecast:   65 degrees, clear, light wind

Roster Move:  Ryan Mountcastle activated from IL;  Ryan McKenna optioned to Norfolk

Matchup:  Patrick Corbin (L) vs Grayson Rodriguez (R)

Lineups

CJ Abrams SS (L)
Lane Thomas RF (R)
Keibert Ruiz C (S)
Joey Meneses DH (R)
Luis García 2B (L)
Dominic Smith 1B (L)
Ildemaro Vargas 3B (S)
Jake Alu LF (L)
Jacob Young CF (R)

Austin Hays LF (R)
Adley Rutschman DH (S)
Anthony Santander 1B (S)
Aaron Hicks RF (S)
Gunnar Henderson 3B (L)
Jordan Westburg 2B (R)
James McCann C (R)
Cedric Mullins CF (L)
Jorge Mateo SS (R)

Orioles Bench
Adam Frazier (L)
Heston Kjerstad (L)
Ryan Mountcastle (R)
Ryan O'Hearn (R)
Ramon Urias (R)
 

Bullpen Availability

Available
Yennier Cano  1.0 IP, 13p last night;  0.2 IP, 13p Saturday;  0.1 IP, 8p Friday
Daniel Coulombe (L) 1.0 IP, 15p Sunday  
Jack Flaherty 2.0 IP, 45p last Tuesday
DL Hall (L)  1.0 IP, 15p Sunday 
Shintaro Fujinami  02 IP, 8p Friday 
Jorge Lopez  1.0 IP, 19p Friday;  0.2 IP, 5p Thursday 
Cionel Perez (L)  1.0 IP, 6p Saturday 
Jacob Webb  1.0 IP, 21p Thursday;  1.0 IP, 12p Wednesday
Tyler Wells  2.0 IP, 19p Friday 

 

[SteveA]

This is the 3rd game all season that the Orioles lineup has not had someone named "Ryan" in it.

June 17 @ Cubs -- lost 3-2

July 2 vs Twins -- won 2-1

[mrbig1]

Grod got this yo!!

[mrbig1]

#5 

[Mooreisbetter27]

Holliday still looks like he’s 14 haha

[Mooreisbetter27]

Lowe homers to take a 1-0 lead. 

[SteveA]

Orioles honoring Brooks with a #5 uniform patch tonight, a #5 painted on the field in foul territory, and a black ribbon on the retired #5 on the facade in front of the upper deck.

[Morgan423]

Boston, if you could stop sucking tonight, and then go back to sucking for the rest of the season, we'd be most appreciative. 

[86this]

50 minutes ago, SteveA said:

This is the 3rd game all season that the Orioles lineup has not had someone named "Ryan" in it.

June 17 @ Cubs -- lost 3-2

July 2 vs Twins -- won 2-1

In theory, you can spell Ryan from Grayson.  

[86this]

10 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Orioles honoring Brooks with a #5 uniform patch tonight, a #5 painted on the field in foul territory, and a black ribbon on the retired #5 on the facade in front of the upper deck.

Looks nice.

[Chavez Ravine]

Nice start for GRod.

[baltfan]

It’s amazing how confident he is in himself. He was so rattled earlier in the year. 

[Mooreisbetter27]

Valdez dp with bases loaded and 1 out.

[Morgan423]

Boston just had the bases loaded in the 2nd and couldn't score.  The definition of useless. 

[Chavez Ravine]

Just now, baltfan said:

It’s amazing how confident he is in himself. He was so rattled earlier in the year. 

Yeah, it has been cool to see the poise grow.