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[BSLChrisStoner]

Eduardo Rodriguez vs Grayson Rodriguez

 

[BSLChrisStoner]

Austin Hays LF
Adley Rutschman C
Ryan Mountcastle 1B
Ramón Urías 2B
James McCann DH
Jorge Mateo SS
Gunnar Henderson 3B
Ryan McKenna RF
Cedric Mullins CF

[BSLSteveBirrer]

GRod gets his first W today.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Good to see Mateo back

[JoyinMudville]

GIB 'EM THE BUSINESS: Kyle Gibson earned the win last night after allowing one run on two hits (1 HR) with three walks and 11 strikeouts...The 11 strikeouts tied his career high for the third time (last: 8/16/22 at CIN w/PHI) and are the most by an O's starter since Kyle Bradish also fanned 11 on May 10, 2022 at St. Louis...Became the fourth O's pitcher (6th occurrence) since 2019 to record a double-digit strikeout game (see chart at right)...Has started a season 4-0 for the second time in his career, joining a 6-0 start in 2021 with Texas...Is the fifth Orioles starting pitcher since 2004 to begin a year 4-0, joining John Means (4-0 in 2021), Bud Norris (4-0 in 2013), Wei-Yin Chen (4-0 in 2012), and Erik Bedard (4-0 in 2006)...Extended the scoreless innings streak by O’s starting pitchers to 29.2 before a one-out home run in the seventh inning; marks the longest such stretch by Orioles starters in a single season since a 42.0 straight scoreless stretch to end 1995 from September 26 to October 1, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

 

THE CANO SHOW: Yennier Cano has set down the first 17 hitters he has faced to begin the season, including five last night...He is the first O's pitcher to do so since Fred Holdsworth set the team record (since 1954) by retiring the first 24 batters he faced in the 1976 campaign from July 17-24.

ON THE ATTACK: Baltimore is batting .246/.340/.422 (162-for-659) with 37 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs, 106 runs scored, 103 RBI, and 91 walks to start the season... The O's rank fifth in the AL and ninth in MLB in runs scored after finishing 10th in the AL and 20th in MLB with 674 runs scored in 2022...The Birds are fifth in MLB in on-base percentage while ranking among AL teams in walks (1st), slugging percentage (3rd), and OPS (3rd, .762).

 

G Rodriguez

QUICK HITS: Slated to make his fourth career start today against the Tigers... Made his MLB debut on April 5 at Texas, becoming the first Oriole to make his debut this season...Thirteen players (7 pitchers) made their debut for the O's in 2022... Also became the first O's pitcher to start his Major League debut since DL Hall on August 13, 2022, and the youngest O's pitcher (23-140) to start his debut since Kevin Gausman (22-137) on May 23, 2013 at Toronto...Had his contract selected to the 40-man roster on November 15, 2022...Originally selected by the Orioles in the first round (No. 11 overall) of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft.

 

LAST TIME OUT: Did not factor in the decision on April 16 at Chicago-AL, allowing four runs on six hits (2 HR) with two walks and a career-high eight punchouts in 5.0 innings of work...Allowed all four runs in the first inning before shutting out the White Sox across his final 4.0 frames...Retired 13 of the final 17 batters he faced after allowing a one-out home run to Jake Burger in the first inning... Threw 93 pitches, 63 strikes.

 

Against E Rodriguez

 

Hays 571 avg 4 for 7 with one RBI

Mateo 200 avg 1 for 5

McCann 250 avg 4 for 16 with 2 hr and 2 rbi

Mountcastle 500 avg 2 for 4 with 1 hr and 2 rbi

Mullins 231 avg 3 for 13

Santander 071 ave 1 for 14

Urias 250 avg 1 for 4

 

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[Pedro Cerrano]

Get your brooms out

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Grayson needs to just cut down the walks today.

[BaltBird 24]

Grayson still learning.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Command and control just not there yet.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Better to be lucky. Hopefully he settles in

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Seems like the problem is when he gets ahead and wants them to chase he is way to off the plate to do so. 

[TwentyThirtyFive]

In addition to commanding the slider better he needs to tighten it up. These hitters spit on it a lot. They see it well

[BaltBird 24]

Palmer up there in the booth by himself.

[BaltBird 24]

Tigers are hitting Grayson hard today.

[BaltBird 24]

Doesn't have much working today except for the FB and even the command on it has been off.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Still better to be lucky than good. Has nothing today. Tigers are hitting the ball hard. He has specific things he needs to work on. Thats why you consider demoting him. Cant work on specific things in the show.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

That whole thing was cringy. I get it in theory. Brown seems like a really good dude and I bet it was his idea to go talk to 9 and 10 yr olds in the stands. Just doesnt work in the middle of the game.

[BSLSteveBirrer]

He may be solving some of our who to send down problem. Unfortunately.  But maybe he can get through the 5th?

[JoyinMudville]

Is it me or does Henderson just not have the arm for 3rd base?

 

Maybe I got spoiled by Brooks and Machado.

[BaltBird 24]

Gunnar ain't Manny at 3rd.