Thursday afternoon Orioles game thread: at Red Sox, 1:35

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesWould you believe that the Orioles are 23-32 in day games this season? This is a rhetorical question, because I know you will have no problem believing that. The frustrating record in afternoon games has been one of the constant things going on this season, regularly though not exclusively coinciding with “forfeit lineups” as some players get a day of rest in the final game of a series.

The Orioles have, perhaps, tried to avoid at least part of this problem by deploying the forfeit lineup on Wednesday night to set themselves up to not have to use that lineup in this series finale. It’s a real lineup. Maybe you’d rather see Terrin Vavra than Rougned Odor,…