Jackson Holliday is playing second base and batting sixth tonight and Heston Kjerstad is in left field and hitting eighth, as the Orioles try to win the three-game series against the Yankees.

Ramón Laureano remains in right field. Ryan Mountcastle is batting seventh.

Cade Povich has a 5.04 ERA and 1.720 WHIP in five starts. He held the Nationals to one run in 6 2/3 innings in D.C.

Left-handers are batting .220 with a .680 OPS in his brief career, and right-handers are batting .292 with an .861 OPS. Povich has faced the Yankees twice and allowed four runs in 10 innings, and he’s walked 10 batters.

Per STATS, Povich is throwing his sweeper 44.9 percent of the time against lefties, resulting in a .200 average. When facing right-handers, he has a 14.1 sweeper usage rate that results in a .375 average.

The rotation ERA of 6.05 is last in the American League and 28th in the majors.

Gunnar Henderson has a .429 average and .714 slugging percentage against right-handed fastballs this season. When facing lefties, his numbers against fastballs drop to a .160 average and .280 slugging.

The Orioles are 3-12 when the opponent scores first. They’ve allowed 165 runs this month, their second-highest April total behind 189 in 2019.

Right-hander Carlos Carrasco has made six appearances (five starts) and posted a 5.26 ERA in 25 2/3 innings. He tossed five scoreless innings against the Blue Jays in his last outing.

Carrasco owns a 2.22 ERA and 1.069 WHIP in nine career games (eight starts) against the Orioles, and he has a 2.05 ERA in five games (four starts) at Camden Yards.

Henderson is 3-for-5 with a home run against him.

For the Orioles

Cedric Mullins CF

Gunnar Henderson SS

Adley Rutschman C

Ryan O’Hearn DH

Ramón Laureano RF

Jackson Holliday 2B

Ryan Mountcastle 1B

Heston Kjerstad LF

Ramón Urías 3B

Cade Povich LHP