Athletics at Orioles (Game 2)
The Baltimore Orioles scored five runs in three games against the New York Yankees and still managed to win the series. After rain postponed the opener of a three-game set with the Oakland Athletics, the host Orioles will look to get the bats going in a day-night doubleheader on Saturday.
Baltimore recorded just one run in the final 22 innings of their set with the Yankees, but it led to a 1-0 victory in 10 innings on Thursday - giving the club two of three in the series and an 11-4 record at home. Among the many Orioles mired in a slump are slugger Chris Davis, who was 0-for-11 with six strikeouts versus New York, and Adam Jones, who went 1-for-11 in the series and hasn't homered since April 16. The Athletics have lost four straight and nine of their last 12 after being swept at home by Seattle earlier this week. Jesse Hahn looks to follow up a solid 2016 debut when he gets the nod in the nightcap for Oakland opposite Baltimore veteran Ubaldo Jimenez.
TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, CSN California (Oakland), MASN2 (Baltimore)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Athletics RH Jesse Hahn (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Ubaldo Jimenez (1-3, 5.20)
Hahn allowed four runs over 23 2/3 innings in the minors before dominating Houston in his season debut last Saturday, limiting the Astros to three hits in 6 2/3 scoreless frames. The effort gave the Virginia Tech product a 14-9 record and 3.06 ERA in 29 career starts in the major leagues. None of those have been against the Orioles and the only Baltimore hitter who has faced Hahn is Pedro Alvarez, who is 1-for-2 with a home run.
Since opening the season with a solid effort against Minnesota, Jimenez is 0-3 with a 6.53 ERA over a span of four starts. He failed to get through five innings for the first time in 2016 on Sunday against the Chicago White Sox, allowing a season-high six runs on seven hits and four walks. The 32-year-old is 3-1 with a 5.28 ERA in six career starts against Oakland.
WALK-OFFS
1. Baltimore's bullpen owns a 2.45 ERA.
2. A's LF Khris Davis registered three home runs and five RBIs in the series versus Seattle.
3. Orioles LF Hyun Soo Kim is 10-for-18 on the season.