BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles will get a boost when third baseman Manny Machado returns to the lineup for the beginning of a four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday at Camden Yards.
Machado was suspended the previous four games for charging the mound and punching Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura on June 7. The Orioles went 2-2 without Machado in the lineup.
The series with the Rays includes a doubleheader Saturday and Baltimore manager Buck Showalter is already making plans for a roster move.