Orioles trying to double up on series wins vs. Twins

The Orioles are embarking on a short road trip to Minnesota - two night games, one day game, one flight home.

More payback time?

They went 0-7 against the Twins last season, in case the wounds closed and you forgot about them. The four-game sweep in August at Camden Yards was killer, starting with a 15-2 thrashing and continuing with three straight one-run losses, the last in 12 innings.

The teams met in the opening series of 2016 and the Orioles won all three games by scores of 3-2, 4-2 and 4-2. The healing process had started.

Last season marked only the second time that the Orioles were swept by the Twins in a season series. It also happened in 2007. They failed to tally more than three runs in any game in 2015 and were outscored 43-18.

Tyler Wilson is making his fourth start of the season and his second appearance against the Twins, who may remember him from opening day, when he allowed two hits in three scoreless relief innings.

Wilson is 1-1 with a 4.02 ERA in 15 2/3 innings as a starter this season, and he's posted a 1.13 ERA in eight relief innings. Right-handers are batting .231 against him and left-handers are hitting .216.

Byung Ho Park has the Twins' only hit off Wilson among the current group. Then again, it's only a sampling of eight at-bats.

Twins right-hander Jose Berrios is making his third major league start tonight. The 32nd-overall pick in the 2012 draft has allowed seven runs and nine hits, with seven walks and 13 strikeouts, in 9 1/3 innings.

Berrios represented Puerto Rico in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

The lineup tonight will include Jonathan Schoop at second base and either Manny Machado or Paul Janish at shortstop.

Manager Buck Showalter said he doesn't want to keep moving Machado, but pairing Janish with the Platinum Glove winner gives the Orioles plus-plus defense on the left side.

Showalter is quite comfortable with Ryan Flaherty at third base, but he really likes Janish at short.

Schoop moved up the system with Machado and enjoys having him as a double play partner.

"Reminds us of the old days, the minor league days," Schoop said. "We miss J.J. (Hardy) a lot. He's a big part of the team. But we try to have fun and play the game right and try to win as many games as you can."

The transition from Hardy to Machado has been smooth as silk for Schoop.

"It's easy because me and Manny played together already," Schoop said. "And even when Manny's at third base, we can talk across to each other. It's easy."

They both hit home runs yesterday. That part also looked easy.

Schoop extended his hitting streak to 11 games, with a slash line of .350/.366/.550 while going 14-for-40 since April 27. This is the third hitting streak of his career to reach at least 10 games and his average has climbed from .206 to .257.

"He's kind of graduating some, little by little," Showalter said. "I'm proud of him. I started doing a thing before the game. They're all creatures of habit. I tell them, 'Let's do something smart today.' He is.

"You see him hit that ball hard to right-center field, that's what he was doing in the spring and has done some this year. Strong young man. Certain guys, the ball makes a little different noise off the bat when they click it."