Joey Rickard is out of the Orioles lineup for tonight's series opener against the Red Sox, but Richie Martin has returned to shortstop. Stevie Wilkerson is in center field. Pedro Severino is catching left-hander John Means. Hanser Alberto is on the bench tonight, with Rio Ruiz at third base and Jonathan Villar at second. Means made an April 14 start against the Red Sox at Fenway Park and allowed one run in five innings in a 4-0 loss. J.D. Martinez is 2-for-2 with a double and home run against...

Joey Rickard is out of the Orioles lineup for tonight's series opener against the Red Sox, but Richie Martin has returned to shortstop.

Stevie Wilkerson is in center field. Pedro Severino is catching left-hander John Means.

Hanser Alberto is on the bench tonight, with Rio Ruiz at third base and Jonathan Villar at second.

Means made an April 14 start against the Red Sox at Fenway Park and allowed one run in five innings in a 4-0 loss. J.D. Martinez is 2-for-2 with a double and home run against him.

Means has allowed two earned runs with 11 strikeouts in 10 1/3 innings in four career appearances at Camden Yards and 11 earned runs in 18 2/3 innings in five games on the road.

According to Statcast data, Means has induced 37 swings and misses on changeups to lead all major league lefties. The Cubs' Cole Hamels has 35 and the Red Sox's David Price 34.

Right-hander Josh Smith is starting for the Red Sox, his first since 2016. His total body of work against the Orioles is one relief inning with the Athletics in 2017. One hit, one walk, one strikeout.

Left-handers have hit .310/.403/.549 over Smith's 68 major league games. Right-handers have hit .238/.315/.397.

For the Orioles
Jonathan Villar 2B
Trey Mancini RF
Dwight Smith Jr. LF
Renato Núñez DH
Rio Ruiz 3B
Stevie Wilkerson CF
Chris Davis 1B
Pedro Severino C
Richie Martin SS

John Means LHP

Triple-A Norfolk catcher Chance Sisco has been named the International League's Batter of the Week after batting .565/.655/1.304 with five home runs and 15 RBIs.

Catcher Jesús Sucre appeared in one game with Norfolk before going on the temporary inactive list due to "personal reasons." The Orioles aren't providing specific information.

Sucre went 0-for-5 with a strikeout as the designated hitter Thursday against Charlotte.

The Tides activated catcher Pedro Perez, who turns 28 on Wednesday, from the injured list. He signed with the Orioles back in 2009 and hasn't played since appearing in one game with Single-A Frederick in 2016. His last at-bat came with the Keys in 2014.

Catcher Carlos Pérez was sent back down to Double-A Bowie after Sucre accepted an outright assignment to Norfolk. The Orioles designated Sucre for assignment on April 28 and recalled Austin Wynns.

Single-A Frederick infielder Willy Yahn and pitcher Michael Baumann are the Carolina League's Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.

Yahn slashed .524/.524/.952 with a 1.476 OPS in five games, going 11-for-21 with three doubles, two home runs, eight RBIs and four runs scored. Baumann tossed 6 2/3 hitless innings on April 30.

The Red Sox placed left-hander David Price on the injured list today with elbow tendinitis and selected pitcher Ryan Weber's contract from Triple-A Pawtucket.