Saturday night game thread: at Rockies, 9:10

After another series got off to a bad start, it’s time to see if the Orioles can move on.

Baltimore let an early lead slip away before falling to Colorado Friday, 8-6, on a walkoff Trevor Story home run. The Orioles were up early, 5-1, and late, 6-3 in the seventh, but couldn’t prevent the familiar ending.

They have a chance to even the series tonight, however, and will send Andrew Cashner to the mound to do it. The righthander is 4-2 with a 4.14 ERA, and has posted three straight quality starts.

The Rockies will counter with Kyle Freeland, who is 2-5 with a 6.02 ERA. The lefty’s coming off a tough outing against the Phillies, during which he went only 1.2 innings and gave up three earned runs.

Of note: Jonathan Villar is batting out of his customary leadoff spot, and has been moved down to second. Hanser Alberto will lead off instead.

Orioles lineup

Hanser Alberto 3B

Jonathan Villar 2B

Trey Mancini RF

Renato Nunez 1B

Pedro Severino C

Keon Broxton CF

Stevie Wilkerson LF

Richie Martin SS

Andrew Cashner RHP

Rockies lineup

Raimel Tapia LF

Trevor Story SS

David Dahl RF

Nolan Arenado 3B

Daniel Murphy 1B

Ryan McMahon 2B

Ian Desmond CF

Chris Iannetta C

Kyle Freeland LHP