The Orioles’ ever-fluid outfield rotation took a twist Tuesday, with Trey Mancini getting the start in left field against Boston’s southpaw starter Drew Pomeranz and Craig Gentry starting in right field.
Mancini’s start there comes as the other defensively-strong corner outfielder who is part of that three-man rotation against lefties, Joey Rickard, is feeling good about the progress he’s making on his return from a sprained middle finger.
Mancini has started a handful of games in right field between spring training and the regular season, but he said left field is generally more familiar to him, and he practiced fielding balls off the replica Green Monster at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Fla.