There’s always something exciting for me in seeing the first Orioles lineup of the year, even on a year like this where there is almost no chance that the O’s will be any good. It means baseball is back, and it means something to talk about.
New manager Brandon Hyde had a lot of moving players around through spring training as he was trying to sort out who would be on his roster. With everything all set now, here’s how he’s lined up the O’s for his first regular season game at the helm:
Andrew Cashner is making the start due to Alex Cobb’s right groin soreness.