Anthony Santander is making his first start in center field tonight as the Orioles play the Blue Jays in Toronto.
Santander's experience in center consists of one inning in the Venezuelan Winter League and two with the Orioles this season.
Keon Broxton is on the bench. He's struck out 46 times in 93 at-bats.
Chris Davis is playing first base and batting seventh, one spot below Santander. Chance Sisco is batting cleanup.
Richie Martin is the shortstop.
Davis is 6-for-19 with a home run in his last six games. He has more home runs against the Blue Jays (39) than any opponent and he's a career .267/.366/.576 hitter with 19 home runs and 45 RBIs in 66 games at Rogers Centre.
Dylan Bundy is working on eight days' rest with his last start coming June 26. He owns a career 4.18 ERA and 1.155 WHIP in 16 starts with six days or more of rest, lower totals than with four or five.
Bundy has made 11 career appearances (seven starts) against the Blue Jays and registered a 3.50 ERA and 1.101 WHIP in 46 1/3 innings. He's allowed 13 runs and 26 hits in 23 1/3 innings at Rogers Centre.
Justin Smoak is 5-for-17 with two doubles, a home run and six strikeouts.
Aaron Sanchez is 3-11 with a 6.31 ERA and 1.770 WHIP in 18 starts this season. His 11 losses are the most in the majors, putting him one ahead of Bundy. His 52 walks lead the American League.
Sanchez had a miserable June, going 0-6 with a 12.00 ERA and 2.333 WHIP in six starts. He allowed 36 earned runs (37 total) and 44 hits with 19 walks in 27 innings.
In 18 career appearances (13 starts) against the Orioles, Sanchez has gone 6-3 with a 3.90 ERA and 1.500 WHIP over 80 2/3 innings.
Davis is 8-for-24 with two doubles, four home runs, 11 walks and nine strikeouts against Sanchez. Sisco is 3-for-5 with two doubles.
Trey Mancini is 2-for-11 with a triple.
The Blue Jays are seven games ahead of the Orioles for fourth place in the American League East. Their .234 average ranks 28th in the majors. The Orioles are 24th at .241.
The Orioles' 5.75 ERA and 1.49 WHIP rank last in the majors. The Blue Jays are 25th in ERA at 4.97 and tied for 29th in WHIP at 1.46.
According to STATS, yesterday marked the first time in Orioles history that they had a scheduled day off on July 4. It was the fourth time they hadn't played or completed a game on that date, including 1981, 1983 and 2014.
For the Orioles
Jonathan Villar 2B
Dwight Smith Jr. LF
Trey Mancini RF
Chance Sisco C
Renato Núñez DH
Anthony Santander CF
Chris Davis 1B
Rio Ruiz 3B
Richie Martin SS
Dylan Bundy RHP