Saturday Orioles afternoon game thread: @ Cubs, 2:20

Well, our first impression of an O’Hearn/Laureano/Urías/Mullins-free offense wasn’t so great, with the Orioles notching only three hits against Cubs rookie Cade Horton on Friday afternoon. The lift doesn’t get any lighter today, as the Cubs are moving up left-hander Matthew Boyd for this start. Gulp, a lefty. And a good one.

In the past, the Orioles have hit Boyd well: posting a .296 average against and 6.20 ERA against him. But those were different offenses, and this is a different Boyd. The eleventh-year veteran is putting up some of the best numbers of his career (11-4, 2.47 ERA, 110 K), having retooled his fastball and arm slot.

Who knows, maybe a rare righty-heavy Orioles lineup will hit…