Orioles and Red Sox lineups and O'Day update

By Roch Kubatko

Orioles

September 17, 2013, 11:46am

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BOSTON - Outfielder Steve Pearce has rejoined the Orioles today after being placed on the disabled list with inflammation in his left wrist and receiving cortisone injections to lessen the discomfort. He's been swinging a bat in Sarasota. Nate McLouth is leading off tonight after being hit on the left knee Sunday by a Kyle Drabek pitch. Danny Valencia remains the designated hitter. Darren O'Day threw off a mound today in Sarasota and mixed in his breaking ball. Yesterday, he threw only fastballs on flat ground. The Orioles are hoping that O'Day can rejoin them, at the latest, for the Rays series that starts Friday night at Tropicana Field. Manager Buck Showalter will provide an update later today. Sixteen of the Orioles' last 22 games have been decided by two runs or fewer, and they've gone 6-10 in that span. They're 2-6 in the one-run games. For the Orioles Nate McLouth LF Manny Machado 3B Chris Davis 1B Adam Jones CF Nick Markakis RF Danny Valencia DH Matt Wieters C J.J. Hardy SS Brian Roberts 2B Scott Feldman RHP For the Red Sox Dustin Pedroia 2B Shane Victorino CF David Ortiz DH Mike Napoli 1B Daniel Nava RF Mike Carp LF Jarrod Saltalamacchia C Stephen Drew SS Xander Bogaerts 3B Ryan Dempster RHP