Orioles lineup vs. Mets (with Mets lineup)

By Roch Kubatko

Orioles

August 19, 2015, 11:04am

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Caleb Joseph has returned to the Orioles lineup tonight for the finale of a two-game series against the Mets.

Joseph, who's catching, is batting .342/.359/.816 with six doubles, four home runs and 12 RBIs in 11 games this month.

Matt Wieters, on the bench tonight, has hit safely in his last seven games, producing a .385/.407/.500 slash line.

Gerardo Parra is batting .478/.500/.913 (11-for-23) in his last five games. He's hit three home runs in his last four games.

Parra is batting .290/.338/.507 (20-for-69) in 16 games with the Orioles. He's hitting .360/.406/.583 (82-for-228) in 59 games since June 11.

Ubaldo Jimenez is 6-2 with a 3.20 ERA in 10 starts at Camden Yards.

The Orioles will try to end a nine-game losing streak to the Mets dating to June 18, 2009.

For the Orioles
Manny Machado 3B
Gerardo Parra RF
Adam Jones CF
Chris Davis 1B
Jonathan Schoop 2B
Steve Clevenger DH
J.J. Hardy SS
Henry Urrutia LF
Caleb Joseph C

Ubaldo Jimenez RHP

For the Mets
Curtis Granderson RF
Daniel Murphy 2B
Yoenis Cespedes DH
Lucas Duda 1B
Juan Uribe 3B
Travis d'Arnaud C
Michael Conforto LF
Wilmer Flores SS
Juan Lagares CF

Noah Syndergaard RHP

University of Maryland baseball coach John Sczefc will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before tonight's game. The Terps won a program-record 42 games this season, advanced to the final of the Big Ten championship and won their second consecutive NCAA regional championship.