Orioles lineup vs. Giants (and notes)

The Orioles’ penultimate home series concludes this afternoon with Heston Kjerstad in right field and Jackson Holliday getting back-to-back starts at second base.

Coby Mayo is on the bench.

Zach Eflin is making his eighth start with the Orioles. He’s posted a 2.22 ERA and 1.030 WHIP in 44 2/3 innings.

Eflin has faced the Giants eight times (six starts) and registered a 4.79 ERA and 1.402 WHIP in 35 2/3 innings.

The Orioles trail the Yankees by five games in the division and still lead the Royals by 2 1/2 for the first wild card.

Giants right-hander Logan Webb is 12-10 with a 3.53 ERA and 1.244 WHIP in 31 starts. His 194 hits allowed are tied with Patrick Corbin for most in the majors.

Webb’s only career start against the Orioles resulted in three runs and four hits allowed in seven innings in San Francisco.

Right-handed batters have hit six home runs off Webb’s changeup this season and two off his other pitches, per STATS.

For the Orioles

Gunnar Henderson SS
Cedric Mullins CF
Anthony Santander DH
Colton Cowser LF
Adley Rutschman C
Ryan O’Hearn 1B
Heston Kjerstad RF
Jackson Holliday 2B
Emmanuel Rivera 3B

Zach Eflin RHP

Notes: Manager Brandon Hyde said reliever Danny Coulombe remains in Triple-A Norfolk today and is going through pregame activities. The club is evaluating him.

"We're going to make a decision on him," Hyde said. "We just had him throw to three hitters last night. That was on purpose. Did it in eight pitches."

Hyde also said Ramón Urías and Jordan Westburg will need "at least a couple games" with Norfolk before the Orioles would consider reinstating them. Westburg is leading off today and playing second base, and Urías is batting second and playing third base.

"Ramón's missed less time than Westy," Hyde said. "Westy's in great physical shape. It's really about at-bats with Westy for me. And with Ramón, it's seeing how his ankle recovers, which he's doing great. Whether they come back together or one before the other ... I would maybe assume that Ramón might come before Westy, just might not need as many at-bats just because Jordan's missed almost the entire second half. So we'll see how their games go, but they'll be in there the next two nights in Norfolk."

Hyde is hopeful that Ryan Mountcastle joins Norfolk by the weekend.

"They might have a nice top of the order in Norfolk pretty soon," Hyde said. "Not that they don't already."

Corbin Burnes, Cade Povich and Albert Suárez start the weekend series against the Tigers.