Orioles lineup vs. Dodgers

By Roch Kubatko

Orioles

July 18, 2023, 2:59pm

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Cedric Mullins remains out of the Orioles lineup, his day-to-day status extended while he recovers from right quadriceps tightness.

Aaron Hicks is playing center field again tonight. Austin Hays is in left and Colton Cowser is in right.

Jordan Westburg is the third baseman, and he’s batting ninth.

Gunnar Henderson remains atop the order. He’s hitting .350 with a .650 slugging percentage against breaking pitches since June, according to STATS, compared to his .128 average and .277 slugging heading into the month.

Tyler Wells has a 3.18 ERA and the majors’ lowest WHIP at 0.927. He’s allowed two earned runs in each of his last seven starts, and two or fewer in eight straight.

Right-hander Michael Grove, a second-round pick in 2018 out of West Virginia University, is making his ninth start and 12^th appearance. He’s allowed 36 runs and 58 hits in 47 innings.

Left-handers are hitting .345/.430/.586 against Grove, and right-handers are hitting .267/.294/.476.

Grove is averaging 5.28 strikeouts per nine innings on the road compared to 9.66 at home.

For the Orioles
Gunnar Henderson SS
Adley Rutschman C
Anthony Santander DH
Ryan O’Hearn 1B
Austin Hays LF
Aaron Hicks CF
Colton Cowser RF
Adam Frazier 2B
Jordan Westburg 3B

Tyler Wells RHP