The Tampa Bay Rays are looking to avoid a sweep Thursday against the Orioles in a crucial series that could go a long way in determining the Wild Card race. The Orioles won Tuesday's game, 9-2, and Wednesday's game, 3-2. The Rays are now three games behind both Baltimore and the New York Yankees, who share a tie for first in the AL East with identical records of 80-62.
Here are the lineups for the game, which gets underway at Camden Yards at 12:35 p.m.
Rays Lineup:
- Desmond Jennings, LF
- B.J. Upton, CF
- Ben Zobrist, SS
- Evan Longoria, DH
- Ben Francisco, RF
- Jeff Keppinger, 3B
- Ryan Roberts, 2B
- Luke Scott, 1B
- Chris Gimenez, C
Jeremy Hellickson, P
Orioles Lineup:
- Nate McLouth, LF
- J.J. Hardy, SS
- Wilson Betemit, DH
- Adam Jones, CF
- Chris Davis, RF
- Manny Machado, 3B
- Mark Reynolds, 1B
- Robert Andino, 2B
- Taylor Teagarden, C
Wei-Yin Chen, P
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