Orioles (8-26) vs. Royals (11-23)
Where: Camden Yards
First pitch: 7:05 p.m.
TV/Radio: MASN/105.7 The Fan
Starting pitchers: Orioles RHP Dylan Bundy (1-4, 3.76 ERA) vs. Royals LHP Danny Duffy (0-4, 5.63 ERA)
What to watch
1. Schoop's back. Jonathan Schoop gives the healing Orioles lineup a much-needed influx with his return from a strained oblique. It'd be smart to temper expectations after he went 2-for-13 on his rehabilitation assignment and was batting just .230/.266/.344 with the Orioles before the injury. But if he can recapture his 2017 form, Schoop will dramatically improve the Orioles batting order.
2. Bundy. Dylan Bundy looked like an emerging ace for much of the first month of the season, posting a 1.42 ERA through five starts. But he has been awful over his two starts since, allowing 15 runs (12 earned) on 18 hits in nine innings for a 12.00 ERA. Will early-April Bundy make a return Tuesday against the Royals, who are 6-3 since a 5-20 start?
3. Off the mat. Amid the Orioles' dreadful start, they have remained a better home team than road team, going 5-10 in Baltimore and 3-16 everywhere else coming off an 0-6 road trip. The Orioles have to hope being back in the comforts of Camden Yards will help them get going in the right direction after 18 losses in 21 games.
Orioles lineup
LF Trey Mancini
CF Adam Jones
SS Manny Machado
2B Jonathan Schoop
DH Mark Trumbo
1B Chris Davis
3B Danny Valencia
RF Anthony Santander
C Caleb Joseph
Royals lineup
LF Jon Jay
RF Jorge Soler
3B Mike Moustakas
C Salvador Pérez
1B Lucas Duda
DH Whit Merrifield
CF Alex Gordon
SS Alcides Escobar
2B Ryan Goins
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