Evan Longoria will be in the Rays’ starting lineup—probably batting sixth or seventh—Saturday night against the Orioles, Rays manager Joe Maddon said tonight.

“Obviously we’ve been decimated by injuries a bit, and it’s not necessarily the ideal way we wanted to call him up,” said Andrew Friedman. “But we’re confident in his ability to adjust at the plate and what he brings to us defensively was something we felt was very important with where we’re going.”

The Rays will officially purchase Longoria’s contract from Durham before tomorrow’s game after placing Willy Aybar on the 15-day disabled list tonight with a strained left hamstring. A move will need to be made to get Longoria on the 40-man roster, but that won’t be announced until tomorrow. The Rays may move reliever Chad Orvella from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL.

Friedman wouldn’t say how long Longoria might be up, saying it “may be a short-term thing or it may be a long-term thing.” Aybar is expected to miss 2-4 weeks, though he could be sidelined longer.