The last time the Orioles played a game at Camden Yards, their lineup included Ryan O’Hearn, Cedric Mullins, and Colton Cowser, with Ramón Laureano and Tyler O’Neill as late-inning replacements. Tonight, in their first home game since the trade deadline, their lineup is…uh…different.
O’Hearn, Mullins, and Laureano (along with Ramón Urías) are no longer Orioles. And Cowser and O’Neill, who’d been starting regularly since those other guys were traded, both were placed on the injured list earlier today, the former with a concussion and the latter with right wrist inflammation. It’s O’Neill’s third IL stint of the season and Cowser’s second.
As a result, the home fans might need a program (are programs still a thing?) to recognize tonight’s patchwork lineup. Ryan Noda, claimed on waivers les