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Ripken Backs Elias as Orioles Host Dodgers on 2,131 Anniversary

He urges patience with a youth-driven roster battered by injuries.

On the 29th anniversary of breaking the consecutive games streak held by Lou Gherig, Cal Ripken Jr plays as the special guest of the Splash Zone during an AL-East division matchup of major league baseball at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Overview

  • Dodgers arrive on a four-game skid and six losses in seven after a 2-1 opener that turned on Samuel Basallo's ninth-inning home run.
  • Probables for Saturday are Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Los Angeles and Trevor Rogers for Baltimore, with Rogers owning a 1.39 ERA and seven straight starts of one run or fewer.
  • Baltimore has won four in a row against NL West contenders to reach 65-76, though the club remains fifth in the AL East.
  • Cal Ripken Jr., now in the ownership group, said he has "all the confidence in the world" in GM Mike Elias and cautioned against overreaction to a lost season.
  • Injuries have plagued the Orioles with 28 players placed on the IL this year, and the team will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ripken's 2,131 consecutive games on Saturday.