Orioles and Marlins lineups for series opener at Miami

MIAMI – The Orioles (60-39) play Game No. 100 tonight and begin a three-game series at loanDepot park versus the Marlins (35-65), who have the worst record in the National League.

The O's will face right-hander Kyle Tyler (0-1, 3.38 ERA) with Gunnar Henderson leading off, Ryan O'Hearn batting fourth as the designated hitter and Jorge Mateo hitting ninth at second base.

Albert Suárez (5-3, 2.82 ERA) will be making his 13th start. In the first 12, he is 4-3 with a 3.13 ERA and the Orioles are 7-5 in those games. 

The Birds took two of three at Texas and lead the American League East by 1 1/2 games over the Yankees and seven games over the third-place Red Sox.

Baltimore has won its last four games against Miami going back to late July, scoring at least five runs in each. It is the Orioles’ longest winning streak against the Marlins and the first time they have scored at least five runs in four straight against them.

The Orioles have won their last three series on the road and are 10-3-2 in road series this season (.733).

The Marlins split four games with the Mets coming out of the All-Star break, losing 6-4 last night. They are 3-2 their past five games after going 2-10 the previous 12. 

The Marlins’ last eight home games have been decided by three or fewer runs, their second-longest such streak since 2017 (10-game streak in 2022). Miami has had 34 total home games decided by such a margin, tied for fourth most in the majors this season.

For the Orioles

Gunnar Henderson SS
Adley Rutschman C
Anthony Santander RF
Ryan O'Hearn DH
Jordan Westburg 3B
Colton Cowser LF
Ryan Mountcastle 1B
Cedric Mullins CF
Jorge Mateo 2B

Albert Suárez RHP

For the Marlins

Jazz Chisholm Jr. CF
Bryan De La Cruz DH
Jake Burger 3B
Josh Bell 1B
Jesús Sánchez RF
Otto Lopez 2B
Xavier Edwards SS
Nick Gordon LF
Ali Sánchez C

RHP Kyle Tyler

Right-hander Chayce McDermott has been added to the O's taxi squad and could start tomorrow night. The Orioles are listing TBA and Corbin Burnes as the next starters in Miami. If he pitches in this series, he would be making his major league debut. 

McDermott, 25, has gone 3-5 with a 3.96 ERA this year at Triple-A Norfollk. His 129 strikeouts over 91 innings lead the International League and are tied for the most in all of the minors.

He is ranked as the club's No. 6 prospect by Baseball America and No. 7 via MLBPipeline.com.