Orioles and Mariners lineups, news of Ray Miller's passing

Freddy Galvis is out of the Orioles lineup this afternoon for their series finale in Seattle that also concludes their road trip.

Ramón Urías is the shortstop and Pat Valaika is starting at second base.

Cedric Mullins and Austin Hays continue to bat 1-2 in the order.

Ryan Mountcastle is the first baseman and Trey Mancini is the designated hitter.

Left-hander John Means will try to maintain his roll. He's posted a 1.70 ERA, 0.838 WHIP and .163 average against in six starts and has allowed two runs or fewer in nine of his last 10 starts dating back to September.

Means' ERA is the lowest for an Orioles starter in his first six starts of a season since Hall of Famer Jim Palmer (1.13) in 1977. It's the 10th time in club history that an Orioles starter has registered a 1.70 ERA or lower in his first six starts.

Also, another reminder that his 60 in-zone swings and misses led the American League and were second in the majors behind the Mets' Jacob deGrom (65), according to Statcast. And his 1.7 WAR for pitchers is tied for the American League lead.

Means started against the Mariners in the first game of an April 13 doubleheader and allowed three runs in five innings. Ty France and Tom Murphy hit home runs. He's never pitched in Seattle.

Chance Sisco drew his first walk of the season last night, but also made the final out twice with the bases loaded in a 5-2 loss. The Orioles stranded 12 runners.

Mancini collected three hits for the second time in six games and raised his average to .250, its highest point since April 4.

Mariners left-hander Yusei Kikuchi has registered a 4.40 ERA and 1.141 WHIP in five starts over 30 2/3 innings. He's made one career start against the Orioles, in a 2019 game in which he allowed three runs and five hits in six innings. Mancini hit a solo home run in the first inning.

Here are the starters for the four-game series against the Red Sox at Camden Yards:

Friday: Matt Harvey vs Eduardo Rodriguez
Saturday: TBA vs Garrett Richards
Sunday: Dean Kremer vs Nick Pivetta
Monday: Jorge López vs Martín Pérez

For the Orioles
Cedric Mullins CF
Austin Hays LF
Trey Mancini DH
Pedro Severino C
Maikel Franco 3B
Ryan Mountcastle 1B
Pat Valaika 2B
DJ Stewart RF
Ramón Urías SS

John Means LHP

For the Mariners
Mitch Haniger RF
Ty France DH
Kyle Seager 3B
Kyle Lewis CF
Tom Murphy C
Evan White 1B
Dylan Moore 2B
Sam Haggerty LF
J.P. Crawford SS

Yusei Kikuchi LHP

Triple-A Norfolk is playing an afternoon game in Jacksonville. Tyler Nevin hit his second home run in less than 24 hours and Jahmai Jones hit his first after a run-scoring double last night.

Left-hander Josh Rogers has allowed five runs and seven hits in two innings, with no walks and three strikeouts.

Stevie Wilkerson CF
Richie Martin SS
Jahmai Jones 2B
Yusniel Diaz LF
Rylan Bannon 3B
Tyler Nevin RF
Mason McCoy DH
Ryan Ripken 1B
Taylor Davis C

Josh Rogers LHP

Former Orioles pitching coach and manager Ray Miller has died at age 76. The Baltimore Sun reported that he passed away earlier this week.

Miller was regarded as one of the best pitching coaches in baseball and served in the role during three stints with the Orioles, including the 1979 pennant-winning season after replacing George Bamberger the previous year, and the world championship season in 1983.

He replaced Davey Johnson as manager in 1998 and went 157-167 in two seasons.

Cal Ripken Jr. walked into Miller's office after batting practice on Sept. 20, 1998 and announced that he was ending his record consecutive-games streak at 2,632. Miller informed Ryan Minor that he'd be starting at third base that night, and Minor replied, "Does Cal know?"

"It was pretty emotional for me," Miller said later that night. "He told me one of the reasons he did this was me, and that really made me feel good. That's the one time I choked up. He said it was his decision for several reasons, 'and one of them was for you.' And that made me feel pretty special."

Miller's first opportunity to manage came in Minnesota, where he was 109-130 in 1985-86. He served as Pirates pitching coach for 10 seasons, and again with the Orioles from 2004-05, replacing Mark Wiley, before undergoing surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm and retiring.

Former Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone succeeded Miller, a native of Takoma Park, Md. who lived in Athens, Ohio.

Miller was known for instructing his pitchers to "work fast, change speeds, throw strikes," a philosophy often repeated through the years. He's also remembered in Baltimore for working with Cy Young Award winners Mike Flanagan in 1979 and Steve Stone in 1980.

The Orioles inducted Miller into their Hall of Fame in 2010.