FORT MYERS, Fla. – The 20-win spring training Orioles play their penultimate road game tonight against the Red Sox at JetBlue Park.
Albert Suárez makes his fifth appearance and third start, and he needs to avoid the one disastrous inning that has marred his last two games and maybe impacted his chances of going north.
Suárez has logged 11 1/3 innings and allowed eight runs and 13 hits with one walk and 16 strikeouts. He was charged with five runs in the seventh inning of Friday’s game against the Rays in Port Charlotte.
Gunnar Henderson is leading off and playing shortstop. Jordan Westburg is the third baseman and cleanup hitter.
Colton Cowser is in center field. Tyler Nevin is the left fielder and Kolten Wong is the second baseman.
Ryan Mountcastle is playing in back-to-back games. Michael Pérez is behind the plate.
Andrew Suárez and Jonathan Heasley are in the bullpen. Jackson Holliday, Coby Mayo, Connor Norby, Heston Kjerstad and Kyle Stowers are on the bench.
The minor league crew on the trip includes Errol Robinson, Reed Trimble, Wandisson Charles, Trey McGough, Morgan McSweeney, Keagan Gillies and Graham Firoved.
Grayson Rodriguez starts Sunday’s exhibition finale against the Twins in Fort Myers.
For the Orioles
Gunnar Henderson SS
Anthony Santander RF
Ryan Mountcastle 1B
Jordan Westburg 3B
Colton Cowser CF
Tyler Nevin LF
Kolten Wong 2B
Ryan McKenna DH
Michael Pérez C
Albert Suárez RHP
The Orioles are facing right-hander Cooper Criswell again. He started Saturday in Sarasota and allowed two runs and four hits in four innings.
For the Red Sox
Jarren Duran CF
Rafael Devers 3B
Trevor Story SS
Triston Casas 1B
Tyler O’Neill DH
Masataka Yoshida LF
Ceddanne Rafaela 2B
Wilyer Abreu RF
Connor Wong C
Cooper Criswell RHP
The Orioles announced the following minor league moves:
* Placed right-hander Noah Denoyer on Triple-A Norfolk’s full-season injured list.
* Placed left-hander Jakob Hernandez and right-hander Nathan Webb on Norfolk’s 60-day injured list.
* Placed right-hander Jean Pinto on Double-A Bowie’s full-season injured list.
* Placed right-hander Conner Loeprich on Bowie’s 60-day injured list.
* Placed right-handers Daniel Federman and Reese Sharp on High-A Aberdeen’s full-season injured list.
* Placed right-handers Hugo Beltran, Wyatt Cheney and Trey Nordmann, left-hander Andry Mercedes and infielder Adam Crampton on Single-A Delmarva’s full-season injured list.
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