Orioles begin series against rival Red Sox: Lineup and game preview 7/19/19

The Baltimore Orioles look to keep their momentum rolling against the division rival Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The Orioles came up with a huge 9-2 victory against their beltway rivals, the Washington Nationals, Wednesday night. Trey Mancini came up clutch in the game, crushing two home runs to lead the team to a win.

All-Star LHP John Means (7-5, 2.94 ERA) will take the mound tonight for the Birds, as he faces off against LHP David Price (7-2, 3.16 ERA) for Boston.

The Birds also made a plethora of roster moves ahead of tonight’s game. Below is a tweet posted by the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, listing each move made.

Roster moves for 7/19: IF Jace Peterson signed to Norfolk contract, C Martin Cervenka to Norfolk from Bowie, RHP Tayler Scott activated after being optioned from #Orioles, LHP Tanner Scott to Baltimore Taxi Squad, C Austin Wynns recalled to Baltimore, IF Engelb Vielma to Bowie

— Norfolk Tides (@NorfolkTides) July 19, 2019

Thing to keep an eye on:

Tonight’s starting pitcher, John Means, struggled in his last outing. Means gave up six earned runs on eight hits in his six inning appearance. Let’s see if Means can get back to his usual All-Star form in tonight’s game.

Here is the starting lineup for tonight’s game against Boston: