Mancini returns to Orioles lineup

By Roch Kubatko

Orioles

August 05, 2017, 10:54am

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Orioles rookie Trey Mancini is in tonight's lineup after missing last night's game with a bruised left knee.

X-rays were negative and Mancini is in left field.

Seth Smith is the designated hitter and Joey Rickard is in right field.

Welington Castillo is catching, which would have happened no matter how Caleb Joseph's hand was feeling. Joseph was hit last night and X-rays were negative.

Tim Beckham is 11-for-16 with the Orioles, the first player in franchise history to collect 11 hits in his first four games, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Sammy West had 10 hits with the 1933 St. Louis Browns.

The Tigers have chosen right-hander Drew VerHagen to make tonight's start. He's 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in two relief appearances this season, allowing three runs - all on solo homers - in four innings. Tonight marks his second major league start in 43 games over parts of four seasons.

A fourth-round pick in 2012 out of Vanderbilt University, VerHagen faced the Orioles twice last year at Camden Yards and allowed three runs and three hits in 1 1/3 innings. Adam Jones homered off him.

Beckham has homered in his only at-bat against VerHagen.

Left-handers are hitting .313 against VerHagen in the majors. Right-handers are hitting .242.

The Orioles need three more home runs in the regular season to reach 10,000 in club history.

For the Orioles
Adam Jones CF
Manny Machado 3B
Jonathan Schoop 2B
Chris Davis 1B
Trey Mancini LF
Tim Beckham SS
Seth Smith DH
Welington Castillo C
Joey Rickard RF

Wade Miley LHP