Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Sitting vs. lefty in Game 1
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O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series against the Royals on Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
The 31-year-old finished the regular season on a tear -- he hit .382 with three doubles and two homers over the final 11 games -- but he'll begin the playoffs on the bench with southpaw Cole Ragans taking the mound for Kansas City. O'Hearn is a strong candidate to appear as a pinch hitter and should be back in the lineup for Game 2 against Royals righty Seth Lugo.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Homers in back-to-back games
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O'Hearn went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Twins.
O'Hearn has homered in back-to-back games after going 25 contests without a long ball. The slugger set a career high with his 15th homer of the year. He's added a .261/.330/.424 slash line, 59 RBI, 58 runs scored and three stolen bases over 141 games this year as a strong-side platoon option at first base, designated hitter and the corner outfield spots.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Ends power drought Friday
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O'Hearn went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-2 win over the Twins.
He took Pablo Lopez deep in the second inning, giving the Orioles a lead they wouldn't relinquish as they went on to clinch a wild-card spot with the victory. O'Hearn snapped a 25-game homerless drought with the blast, and he's slashing a tepid .214/.267/.329 through 22 contests in September. Despite the slump, his 14 home runs on the season tie his career high, and O'Hearn has two games left on the regular-season schedule to try and set a new high-water mark.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Idle versus lefty
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O'Hearn isn't in Baltimore's lineup Friday against the Tigers.
With southpaw Tyler Holton set to open Friday's contest for Detroit, the lefty-hitting O'Hearn will take a seat on the bench. While he rests, Coby Mayo will pick up a start at first base and bat seventh.
O'Hearn isn't in Baltimore's lineup Tuesday against the Giants.
The lefty-hitting O'Hearn will begin Tuesday's game in the dugout with fellow left-hander Blake Snell set to start on the bump for San Francisco. Coby Mayo will handle first-base duties while O'Hearn sits, and Eloy Jimenez will serve as the Orioles' DH.
O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Colorado is sending southpaw Ty Blach to the hill for the series finale, so the lefty-hitting O'Hearn will get the afternoon off. Emmanuel Rivera will fill in for O'Hearn at first base.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Idle against LHP
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O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies.
O'Hearn will avoid a same-hand matchup with Austin Gomber on Friday. In place of O'Hearn, Emmanuel Rivera will play first base and Eloy Jimenez will DH.
O'Hearn went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Dodgers.
O'Hearn took Jack Flaherty deep in the second to give his team the early lead. The home run was his first since July 20 and just his second hit in his last 21 at-bats. For the year, O'Hearn is slashing .268/.343/.438 with 13 homers, 49 RBI, 51 runs, three steals and a 40:51 BB:K in 399 plate appearances.
