Westburg out of Orioles lineup for series finale in Boston

BOSTON – The Orioles have reached the end of their three-city road trip with a chance today to register their 10^th sweep.

The club has won seven games in a row and 16 of 20. The magic number for clinching a postseason berth is down to five. The lead over the second-place Rays is four.

Jordan Westburg is out of the lineup today after leaving last night’s game in the seventh inning. Manager Brandon Hyde hinted that Westburg is dealing with some soreness but didn’t specify.

Aaron Hicks is in right field. Adam Frazier is the second baseman. Ramón Urías is at third base.

His brother, Luis, is playing second base for the Red Sox.

Gunnar Henderson’s 24 home runs are tied with Trey Mancini for fourth-most by an Orioles rookie. He’s the shortstop today.

Anthony Santander, who’s the designated hitter, is 10-for-28 during a seven-game hitting streak.

Grayson Rodriguez has five quality starts in a row and six in his last seven games. He’s never faced the Red Sox.

The Orioles have recorded 10 or more hits in seven straight games, their longest streak since 2011. They’ve scored 47 runs in five games at Fenway Park this season.

Hicks is 9-for-18 in his last five games. He’s batting .300 this season when ahead or even in the count and .188 when behind, per STATS.

Also from STATS, Westburg has decreased his strikeout rate from 25.9 percent to 18.3 since the beginning of August and has increased his out-of-zone contact rate from 47.8 percent to 57.6.

Boston is starting right-hander Brayan Bello, who is 11-8 with a 3.61 ERA and 1.277 WHIP in 24 starts.  Three of his last four outings have been quality starts.

Bello faced the Orioles last season and allowed three runs and three hits with four walks and seven strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings in a Sept. 9 start at Camden Yards. Cedric Mullins went 3-for-3 against him.

For the Orioles
Adley Rutschman C
Gunnar Henderson SS
Anthony Santander DH
Ryan O’Hearn 1B
Cedric Mullins CF
Austin Hays LF
Aaron Hicks RF
Adam Frazier 2B
Ramón Urías 3B

Grayson Rodriguez RHP

For the Red Sox
Ceddanne Rafaela CF
Rafael Devers 3B
Justin Turner DH
Triston Casas 1B
Alex Verdugo RF
Trevor Story SS
Wilyer Abreu LF
Luis Urías 2B
Reese McGuire C

Brayan Bello RHP

The Cardinals game notes have Dean Kremer starting Monday for the Orioles and the next two spots TBA. St. Louis is starting Dakota Hudson, Adam Wainwright and Drew Rom.