Orioles lineup for Game 2 at San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO - With a 3-2 win in the series opener on Friday night, the Orioles can win their series against the San Francisco Giants with a victory tonight at Oracle Park.

The Orioles (36-21) will again bat Adan Frazier leadoff with Austin Hays hitting cleanup and playing left field. Ryan O'Hearn is in the lineup again too, but this time in right field batting eighth. Ryan Mountcastle, who is 7-for-38 his past 10 games, was off Friday but returns to the lineup tonight at first base and batting sixth.

The Orioles would be 13-5-1 with a series win this weekend. 

For the Orioles

Adam Frazier 2B
Adley Rutschman C
Anthony Santander DH
Austin Hays LF
Gunnar Henderson 3B
Ryan Mountcastle 1B
Aaron Hicks CF
Ryan O'Hearn RF
Jorge Mateo SS

Kyle Bradish RHP

The Orioles tonight face right-hander Alex Cobb, who was an Oriole, going 7-22 with a 5.10 ERA from 2018 through 2020. In two seasons with the Giants, he is 11-10 with a 3.53 ERA in 39 starts. This year he is 4-2 with a 3.05 ERA. The Giants are 7-4 in his 2023 starts.

Cobb, who is 2-1 with a 1.80 ERA in five games, ranks eighth in the National League in ERA.

The Giants (28-29) have lost three in a row but are 11-6 in their past 17 games. They are 14-8 their past 22 home games.

The Orioles, playing in San Francisco for the first time since 2016, are 10-9 all-time verus the Giants. 

At 17-12, the Giants had the third-best record in the National League last month, trailing only the two teams ahead of them in the NL West standings, the Dodgers (18-10) and Diamondbacks (17-10). San Francisco's 3.39 ERA in May was third-best in the majors, behind San Diego (3.20) and Houston (3.29).