Orioles (70-58) vs. Yankees (66-61)
Where: Yankee Stadium
First pitch: 1:05 p.m.
TV/Radio: MASN/105.7 The Fan
Starting pitchers: Orioles RHP Dylan Bundy (7-5, 3.33 ERA) vs. Yankees RHP Chad Green (2-3, 3.66 ERA)
Jones out, Borbon called up
Adam Jones was removed from Friday night's game with a strained left hamstring, and is out of the starting lineup Saturday afternoon. Outfielder Julio Borbon's contract was selected from Double-A Bowie on Saturday, with right-hander Mike Wright optioned to Triple-A Norfolk to make room, and Borbon is starting in center field, batting ninth.
Borbón, 30, has hit .275/.336/.362 (111-for-403) with nine doubles, four triples, six home runs, and 25 RBIs in 106 games with the Baysox this season. He leads the team in runs scored (59) and stolen bases (28). In five games with the Orioles this season, Borbón batted .222/.222/.222 (2-for-9) with a run scored. He has hit .272/.317/.346 with 19 doubles, eight triples, eight home runs and 76 RBIs over 293 career major league games.
Wright, 26, has gone 3-4 with a 5.89 ERA over 16 games (12 starts) with the Orioles this season.
What to watch
1. Jones out: The prognosis on Adam Jones' hamstring isn't bad, but it's bad enough to have one of the Orioles' best players out of the lineup today. As mentioned above, Julio Borbon is back up to fill in since center field options are few in the organization, and he's batting ninth -- since he isn't in there for his bat. Manny Machado moves up to leadoff and the bottom of the order slides up a notch. How much will the Orioles offense be affected by Jones' absence?
2. Young guns: For the Orioles to leave New York with a series win, they're going to need solid pitching from the most dependable portion of their current rotation, starting today with Dylan Bundy. The 23-year-old responded to his worst outing as a starter with a strong start against the Washington Nationals on Monday, allowing two runs in six innings. Can he do it again his first time pitching at Yankee Stadium?
3. Bringing the heat: With two more homers last night, Machado has nine home runs and 21 RBIs over his past 19 games. Batting leadoff, will he continue to produce at that clip this afternoon?
Orioles lineup
3B Manny Machado
LF Hyun Soo Kim
RF Mark Trumbo
1B Chris Davis
2B Jonathan Schoop
DH Pedro Alvarez
C Matt Wieters
SS J.J. Hardy
CF Julio Borbon