The Orioles’ seven-game road trip through Tampa Bay and Philadelphia has already been a success, as last night’s improbable win over the Phillies clinched a winning trip with two games still to play. Tonight the O’s will look for the series win against the NL East club, with Kyle Gibson, who pitched for the Phillies from 2021-22, going against the club for the first time since he left. (Alternate headline: Phormer Phillie phaces phightin’ Philadelphians.)
Gibson pitched well in his last start against the Rays, leaving the mound with a 3-1 lead in the seventh before the bullpen let his inherited runners score to tie the game, but overall the veteran righty has struggled of late.