Jeremiah

Jackson

José Barrero is playing second tonight. This follows manager Craig Albernaz criticizing Jackson after Sunday’s game for swinging at the first pitch he saw in the sixth and grounding out after Chad Patrick had just thrown nine straight balls to load the bases. Jackson went 0-for-4 last night and 1-for-13 in the series against the Brewers.

Jackson provides the Orioles with a versatile bench option while Blaze Alexander is on the shelf with back discomfort. The 26-year-old was shipped to the minors back in mid-August.

Playing time has been hard to come by for Jackson with Baltimore fully stocked in the outfield while also needing to find space for Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Coby Mayo on the infield dirt. He loses his roster spot with Samuel Basallo returning from the injured list.

Missing a game against Tarik Skubal may not be the worst thing in the world. In 21 games in June, Holliday is hitting .353/.493/.412 with seven runs scored, three RBI, and one steal. That also comes with a 31 percent hard-hit rate and no barrels. It’s nice that the batting average is so high, but Holliday is just producing empty average for your fantasy teams right now. Jeremiah Jackson will start at second base and hit eighth on Wednesday

He’s back! OK, not really. Jackson has only started one game since being recalled on July 3. But he made the most of his opportunity here after the Cubs and Orioles exchanged new relievers and pinch-hitters, culminating in Jackson hitting for announced pinch-hitter Dylan Beavers against new left-hander Ryan Rolison. Jackson doesn’t seem to maintain any fantasy value at the moment, but perhaps this will get him some more run going forward.

Jackson was just optioned out to Triple-A on Sunday, but he’ll rejoin the big league club with Ryan Helsley (elbow) landing on the injured list on Friday. The 26-year-old infielder has slashed .251/.267/.397 with seven homers, 32 RBI and a pair of stolen bases in 206 plate appearances with the O’s.

With Dylan Beavers returning from the injured list on Sunday, someone needed to get the boot from the Orioles’ bench and Jackson drew the short straw this time. The 26-year-old started out the season strong for the Orioles, but has hit just .232/.245/.316 with one homer, eight RBI and a 16/2 K/BB ratio over 98 plate appearances since the start of May.

Holliday will miss his third straight contest due to an ongoing groin issue. There’s been no indication that he’ll require a trip to the injured list, but that possibility can’t be completely dismissed. It’ll be Jeremiah Jackson taking another turn at second base in his absence. Holliday is presumably day-to-day heading into Wednesday’s series finale in Los Angeles.

Holliday remains on the bench for the second consecutive contest after exiting Saturday’s game against the Dodgers with groin tightness. It’s always challenging to rule out a potential trip to the injured list, but the Orioles have the depth to give the 22-year-old former top prospect a couple days off before making that determination. He’s presumably day-to-day for now. It’ll be Jeremiah Jackson drawing another start at the keystone in his place at Angel Stadium on Monday night.

No surprise after Holliday was removed from Saturday night’s win at Dodger Stadium with groin tightness. The 22-year-old former top prospect has hit .200 (17-for-85) with 14 runs scored, four homers, 12 RBI and three steals in 29 games since making his season debut back on May 19. He downplayed concern while talking to reporters on Sunday afternoon that he’ll wind up requiring a trip to the injured list ahead of Monday’s series opener against the Angels. It’ll be Jeremiah Jackson filling in at second base and hitting ninth on Sunday afternoon in his place.