Even though the starting pitcher for the Orioles is the Japanese import Sugano, who is a right-hander.

Paul Gouciman is leading off.

That's a big victory.

Goldie leading off against the righty.

Now, a little bet on who's going to lead off the most.

But it's Goldie, Grisham, Judge, Chisham, Stanton, Dominguez, Volpe, Wells, and DJ batting ninth,

which, pound for pound, isn't that their best lineup?

That's probably their best line up.

I guess there's no Cody Ballinger, so maybe if it's Cody for Grisham, that's your best lineup, but I don't know.

But Grisham's coming off the home run now, so it's like up and down we go.

I would have said definitively that, but now I got to ride the hot hand again with Grish. And you want Dominguez out there. You still want to see what you got from him.

So it's one of their stronger lineups as they take on the Orioles tonight. The news with the Mets,

and this is certainly a positive development because a few days ago it looked like he was going

to go on the IL. Brett Beatty is in the lineup tonight. So that's a positive sign.

Brett Beatty is playing.

Francisco Alvarez is not.

Luis Therent is going to catch.

Hopefully today.

He doesn't try to pick up a baseball with his helmet.

The bad news is Jared Young, who should have been DFAed a week ago, is in the lineup

DHA. is in the lineup D-Hing. Other than that, it's a normal MET lineup as they take on the great Zach Wheeler

and the Philadelphia Phillies opening up that series down in Philly.

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