Fresh off Baltimore’s taxing series against the Brewers, the Orioles welcome the Twins to town on Jackie Robinson Day. In honor of Robinson’s MLB debut 77 years ago, all players will wear the 42 in the latest instance of MLB’s annual celebration of the sport’s greatest hero.
After getting roughed up by Milwaukee’s MLB-best offense, this matchup with Minnesota should be a welcome site for Orioles pitchers. The Twins come in with the fourth-worst offense in all of baseball, averaging only 3.5 runs per game. Only two hitters in today’s Twins’ lineup have an OPS above league average and no one is hitting above .