Saturday spring training Orioles game thread: vs. Braves, 1:05

It’s beginning to feel more like spring, kind of. Temperatures in Baltimore will reach nearly 60 degrees today. It’s positively balmy around here.

The Orioles, of course, have been enjoying pleasant weather for a couple of weeks now, and they’re back in action in Sarasota today. Kyle Bradish will make his second start after a somewhat rocky debut earlier this week. Most of the Orioles’ regulars will be behind him, though not Samuel Basallo, who left Thursday’s game with right abdominal discomfort. There’s no indication that Basallo’s injury will be long lasting, and he told the media yesterday that he felt fine, but there’s no reason to push him back into the lineup yet.

Gunnar Henderson and Tyler O’Neill will take the top two spots in the lineup, collecting as many at-bats as they can before they leave for the World Baseball Classic. Coby Mayo gets another start at third base. The O’s will face former NL Rookie of the Year runner-up Spencer Strider, making his spring debut for the Braves.

Orioles lineup:

SS Gunnar Henderson
RF Tyler O’Neill
1B Pete Alonso
LF Taylor Ward
C Adley Rutschman
DH Ryan Mountcastle
3B Coby Mayo
CF Leody Taveras
2B Jeremiah Jackson

RHP Kyle Bradish