Orioles live game chat: April 20 vs. Royals, 7:40 Eastern

Orioles lineup

1. Gunnar Henderson – SS
2. Taylor Ward – LF
3. Dylan Beavers – DH
4. Pete Alonso – 1B
5. Samuel Basallo – C
6. Jeremiah Jackson – 2B
7. Colton Cowser – RF
8. Leody Taveras – CF
9. Blaze Alexander – 3B Kyle Bradish is on the mound for the Orioles. He will have three real outfielders in the outfield for this game, which is not something he had in his last start. Maybe that means it will go better for him. If you take away the egregiously-scored triple that should have been an error in that last game, his ERA drops to 4.58. That’s still not great but we’d feel better about it than something 5+. It’s not a very good-looking Orioles lineup, but then, it won’t be for as long as so many of its parts are struggling. I feel the temptation to want Jackson and Taveras higher up in the order as long as they’re hitting and other guys aren’t. It probably doesn’t matter all that much. Wherever they are, more players need to hit.

Royals lineup

1. Maikol Garcia – 3B
2. Bobby Witt Jr. – SS
3. Vinnie Pasquantino – 1B
4. Salvador Perez – DH
5. Carter Jensen – C
6. Michael Massey – 2B
7. Jac Caglianone – RF
8. Isaac Collins – LF
9. Kyle Isbel – CF It’s not going to be an easy one for the Orioles batters tonight, as they’re going up against Seth Lugo. The Royals righty is bringing a 1.48 ERA into the game. I am expecting more of the continuing misery from the Guardians series, when the O’s were also facing tough pitcher after tough pitcher.