The Orioles begin the halftime portion of their schedule tonight with Kobe Mayo playing third base at Daikin Park in Houston.
Jackson Holliday is at second base. Samuel Basallo is named as striker.
The outfield features Colton Couser in center and Dylan Beavers in right.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand is on the bench tonight after being recalled by the Orioles yesterday. 27 characters give him the longest full name in major league history. The surname Encarnacion-Strand (18 characters) will surpass Asher Wojciechowski (13) as the longest-serving name in the club’s history.
Adley Rutschman has 30 straight shutouts since July 4, the second-longest active streak in the majors behind Miami’s Javier Sanohi (49).
Result change: Kansas City’s Josh Rojas reached in the second inning Sunday on what was initially ruled a throwing error by Blaze Alexander. He was replaced with a hit and now Rojas’ chance against Shane Baz is earned.
Catcher Creed Willems begins a rehab assignment with standout Frederic.
For the Orioles
Gunnar Henderson SS
Adleyruchman S
Taylor Ward LF
Pete Alonso 1B
Samuel Basallo D.H.
Dylan Beavers RF
Colton Couser CF
Kobe Mayo 3B
Jackson Holliday 2B
Dean Kremer RHP
For the Astros
Jeremy Pena SS
Yordan Alvarez DH
Isaac Paredes 3B
Christian Walker 1B
Jose Altuve 2B
Lamonte Wade LF
Cam Smith RF
Lucas Spence CF
Christian Vasquez C
Peter Lambert RHP