Schoop returns to Orioles lineup

By Roch Kubatko

Orioles

July 05, 2015, 6:27am

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Jonathan Schoop is off the disabled list and in the Orioles lineup today for the first time since April 17 in Boston. His last hit came two days earlier.

Schoop is starting at second base and batting eighth as the Orioles try to avoid being swept by the White Sox. They've lost five of their last six games.

Schoop officially came off the 60-day disabled list this morning. No move is needed to create space on the 40-man roster because the Orioles designated outfielder Delmon Young for assignment last week.

The Orioles are batting .148 (9-for-61) in the first two games of the series.

Last season, the Orioles were 42-39 through the first 81 games, the same record they own this afternoon.

For the Orioles
Manny Machado 3B
Nolan Reimold LF
Adam Jones CF
Chris Davis RF
Steve Pearce 1B
Jimmy Paredes DH
J.J. Hardy SS
Jonathan Schoop 2B
Caleb Joseph C

Miguel Gonzalez RHP

For the White Sox
Adam Eaton CF
Jose Abreu 1B
Melky Cabrera LF
Adam LaRoche DH
Avisail Garcia RF
Conor Gillaspie 3B
Alexei Ramirez SS
Tyler Flowers C
Carlos Sanchez 2B

Carlos Rodon LHP

Here are the starters for the Twins series in Minnesota:

Monday: Wei-Yin Chen (4-4, 2.84 ERA) vs. Phil Hughes (7-6, 4.27 ERA)
Tuesday: Kevin Gausman (1-0, 3.09 ERA) vs. Kyle Gibson (6-6, 3.04 ERA)
Wednesday: Ubaldo Jimenez (7-4, 2.96 ERA) vs. Tommy Milone (4-1, 3.02 ERA)