Trey Mancini completed his rounds of batting practice this afternoon, walked back inside the clubhouse and stayed in the lineup.
At least, as the Orioles left the field and the Twins began infield drills.
Manager Brandon Hyde planned on starting Mancini, who missed the past three games with bruised ribs, but there was a final test.
“He feels better,” Hyde said before heading outdoors. “He’s going to take batting practice, which starts here in about 20 minutes, and then we’re going to kind of go from there.
“He wants to be in there, he’s going to give it every effort, like the gamer he is, to try to be in there. But we’re still going to evaluate him after BP.”