Orioles and Marlins announce lineups for Miami series opener

9 articles · Updated · MASNsports.com · May 5

Baltimore enters Tuesday at loanDepot Park on a five-game skid of losses by five or more runs after a four-game sweep in New York left it with a minus-41 run differential.
Chris Bassitt starts for the Orioles against Miami's Sandy Alcantara, while Samuel Basallo catches, Dylan Beavers serves as designated hitter and Adley Rutschman begins on the bench.
The Marlins, 16-19 and 11-9 at home, have former Orioles Connor Norby and Kyle Stowers in the lineup as Baltimore seeks to halt a slide that has pushed its ERA to 4.96.

Can Chris Bassitt's recent success halt Baltimore's historic collapse against Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara?

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