The Birds continue their (so far disappointing) 11-game home stand against teams with losing records as the Texas Rangers come to town for a four-game set.
With Manny Machado’s five-game suspension being upheld by MLB, the Birds will be without the 2013 Platinum Glove winner for this entire series as well as Game 1 of the weekend set in Boston.
However, that certainly doesn’t mean that Buck Showalter is ready to let Ryan Flaherty get a few starts at third base. That would just be silly.
Check out the lineup…
LINEUPS
Orioles
Nick Markakis RF
Steve Pearce 1B
Nelson Cruz LF
Adam Jones CF
Chris Davis 3B
Delmon Young DH
J.J. Hardy SS
Jonathan Schoop 2B
Caleb Joseph C
Ubaldo Jimenez P (2-8, 4.70 ERA)
Rangers
Shin-Soo Choo LF
Elvis Andrus SS
Carlos Pena 1B
Adrian Beltre 3B
Alex Rios RF
Leonys Martin CF
Robinson Chirinos C
Rougned Odor 2B
Michael Choice DH
Joe Saunders P (0-4, 5.19 ERA)
CURRENT STREAK
Orioles Lost 2
Rangers Lost 1
LAST 10
Orioles 5-5
Rangers 2-8
TIDBITS
Davis started 17 games at 3B after being traded from Texas in 2011. He has 66 career starts at 3B.
Saunders is inexplicably 7-0 vs. the Orioles in his career.
