Orioles and Rays lineups

By Roch Kubatko

Orioles

September 21, 2013, 7:10am

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Left-handers Zach Britton and Mike Belfiore shared a ride to St. Petersburg early this morning and sat on a couch together, chatting with catcher Steve Clevenger, when the clubhouse opened to reporters at 11 a.m. Belfiore said he got the call around 3 a.m., after watching the Orioles' 5-4, 18-inning loss to the Rays. He was dozing off, but he's learned to never put his phone ringer on silent or vibrate. Clevenger is behind the plate today. Alexi Casilla is starting at second base. Manny Machado drops back down to second in the lineup. The Orioles have held a lead at some point during the game in 44 of their 72 losses, the highest such percentage in the majors this season, according to STATS. Each of the Orioles' last 13 games and 16 of their last 17 have been decided by two runs or fewer, with the team posting 6-7 and 8-11 records in those games. For the Orioles Nate McLouth LF Manny Machado 3B Chris Davis 1B Adam Jones CF Nick Markakis RF J.J. Hardy SS Danny Valencia DH Steve Clevenger C Alexi Casilla 2B Miguel Gonzalez RHP For the Rays David DeJesus LF Desmond Jennings CF Ben Zobrist 2B Evan Longoria 3B Wil Myers RF Delmon Young DH James Loney 1B Jose Molina C Yunel Escobar SS Alex Cobb RHP