The Orioles and Rangers are a combined 98 games below .500, and both starters tonight have a plus-9 ERA.
This isn’t exactly the homestretch of a playoff race we’re dealing with, here. On the flip side, it’s the best opportunity for the Orioles to get a series win in...well, a while.
The Orioles are going with Zac Lowther, who’s 0-2 with a 9.61 ERA. He scuffled in his last two starts against the Red Sox and Blue Jays, but was solid in the outing before that against Kansas City, allowing one run on three hits in six innings.