The Orioles have won three games in a row several times this season. They are yet to win four games in a row. That could change tonight as the O’s send Shane Baz to the mound in search of their fourth consecutive win in the Los Angeles area. The team took the final two games they played with the Dodgers and opened this series against the Angels with a 6-1 win on Monday night.
While Baz has not been spectacular overall in his first season with the Orioles, his performance has been better recently.
Across his last six outings, Baz has a 2.39 ERA and 3.02 FIP over 37.2 innings. Usually, if he limits walks, he has a good night.
Ryan Johnson starts for the Halos. The 23-year-old has 19 total appearances under his belt, and only two of them have been starts. His most recent appearance, on June 18, was the longest of his MLB career. He lasted five innings and allowed five runs on eight hits, two strikeouts, and one walk. Games aren’t played on paper, but you would have to give the Orioles the pitching advantage.
Blaze Alexander and Jackson Holliday are both on the bench, and there was no IL news regarding either one. So it seems like the team isn’t too worried.
Alexander and manager Craig Albernaz both made comments after the Monday night win that suggested he may have been able to get back into the game if they had just a few more minutes. They didn’t, so he was pulled. But they weren’t ready to reinsert him into the lineup today.
Holliday has not played in three days due to his groin injury. Despite a favorable pitching matchup tonight, he misses again. That is a bit concerning. It seems like he wasn’t even an option on Monday, which suggests the Orioles are playing a man down. They can’t do that for much longer, especially if they need to be careful with Alexander.
Orioles lineup
- Taylor Ward, LF
- Gunnar Henderson, DH
- Pete Alonso, 1B
- Samuel Basallo, C
- Coby Mayo, 3B
- Leody Tavares, RF
- Colton Cowser, CF
- Tyler O’Neill, DH
- Jeremiah Jackson, 2B
RHP Shane Baz (4-7, 4.04 ERA)
Angels lineup
- Zach Neto, SS
- Vaughn Grissom, 3B
- Nolan Schanuel, 1B
- Jorge Soler, DH
- Jo Adell, RF
- Oswald Peraza, 2B
- Christian Moore, LF
- Logan O’Hoppe, C
- Jose Siri, CF
RHP Ryan Johnson (0-2, 12.83 ERA)
Join the conversation!
Sign up for a user account and get:
- Fewer ads
- Create community posts
- Comment on articles, community posts
- Rec comments, community posts
- New, improved notifications system!
