Davis on bench tonight

By Roch Kubatko

Orioles

June 23, 2014, 11:22am

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Steve Pearce remains in the Orioles lineup tonight, but he's starting at first base against White Sox left-hander Chris Sale. Chris Davis is on the bench, with manager Buck Showalter stacking his lineup with right-handed hitters. Delmon Young is serving as the designated hitter. He's 2-for-9 with a double and home run off Sale. As I wrote this morning, Sale has held left-handed hitters to a .194 average in his career. For the Orioles Nick Markakis RF Steve Pearce 1B Adam Jones CF Nelson Cruz LF Delmon Young DH J.J. Hardy SS Manny Machado 3B Jonathan Schoop 2B Caleb Joseph C Wei-Yin Chen LHP For the White Sox Adam Eaton CF Gordon Beckham 2B Jose Abreu DH Dayan Viciedo LF Alexei Ramirez SS Paul Konerko 1B Conor Gillaspie 3B Moises Sierra RF Tyler Flowers C Chris Sale LHP Bud Norris walked to his locker this afternoon, spotted reporters and broke into an exaggerated limp. He's having a little fun with us. Norris is expected to start Game 2 of Friday night's doubleheader, but he could be pushed back to Saturday. He's been receiving treatment on his right groin. The Orioles have signed left-hander Tanner Scott, their sixth-round pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft.