Much is made of the Orioles losing a home game because of the unrest going on in Baltimore. Technically, the Orioles are the home team here, but the game is being played in Tampa. However, the Rays are disrupted, too. They had to unexpectedly fly back from the East Coast being in the middle of a road trip.




The Orioles draw right-hander Alex Colome, who is making his season debut after being out with pneumonia. He faces a hot-hitting Orioles club averaging 8.4 runs in their last five games and has won three in a row. Baltimore is 39-16 (71 percent) the past 55 times it has faced a right-hander when batting last.




The Orioles have also won Chris Tillman's last four starts against Tampa Bay. Tillman has a 0.83 ERA in his last three starts versus the Rays. He beat Tampa Bay, 6-2, when he previously pitched in St. Petersburg opening day of this season giving up one run in 6 2/3 innings.