Ryan Mountcastle resting Wednesday for Orioles
Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle is not in the lineup against right-hander Corbin Burnes and the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.
What It Means:
Mountcastle will sit after going 0-for-4 with 2 strikeouts in Tuesday's series opener. Ryan O'Hearn will move to first base and hit seventh while Josh Lester enters the lineup to play designated hitter and bat eighth.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Orioles' implied total is fourth-lowest of the day at 3.74 and the game total is 8.0. Burnes has a 3.75 ERA and 4.44 SIERA this season, with a 9.7% walk rate, 22.8% strikeout rate, 29.5% hard-hit rate allowed, and 41.4% ground-ball rate. The Brewers' bullpen also has the seventh-worst xFIP (4.42) as a group this season.
Source:
Baseball Press
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