Orioles lineup vs. Red Sox

BOSTON – The Orioles still can claim the five-game series against the Red Sox with a victory tonight that concludes their homestand.

The teams have split the first four games, with the Red Sox cruising yesterday to a 12-2 win.

“We just need to let this one go,” said manager Brandon Hyde. “We’ve been playing good baseball, we’ve played competitively this entire trip.”

Cedric Mullins begins tonight’s game on the bench, with Ryan McKenna in center field.

Austin Hays is leading off and playing right field. Anthony Santander is in left field and batting cleanup.

Adley Rutschman is batting sixth behind Ramón Urías.

Chris Owings is at second base in Hyde’s right-handed lineup.

Trey Mancini is batting .358/.440/.442 in 25 games this month. He’s the designated hitter tonight.

Tyler Wells is 1-4 with a 4.30 ERA and 1.168 WHIP in nine starts. He’s never started against the Red Sox, but he made five relief appearances in 2021 and allowed four runs in eight innings.

His major league debut was April 4 at Fenway Park, when he tossed a scoreless ninth inning. The five appearances came within his first eight.

Kiké Hernández, J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts hit home runs.

Rich Hill makes his ninth start for the Red Sox and his second against the Orioles. He tossed four scoreless innings with one hit allowed on April 29. No walks and four strikeouts.

For the Orioles
Austin Hays RF
Trey Mancini DH
Ryan Mountcastle 1B
Anthony Santander LF
Ramón Urías 3B
Adley Rutschman C
Jorge Mateo SS
Ryan McKenna CF
Chris Owings 2B

Tyler Wells RHP

The Mariners are starting George Kirby, Robbie Ray and Chris Flexen in the series against the Orioles that begins Tuesday night at Camden Yards.