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2023 Game 38: 5/12 Pittsburgh 7:05PM


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#1 BSLChrisStoner

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Posted 12 May 2023 - 08:43 AM

Johan Oviedo vs Kyle Bradish



#2 BaltBird 24

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Posted 12 May 2023 - 09:51 AM

Pirates are coming back to earth after their flukey hot start. Take the series.

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Posted 12 May 2023 - 11:01 AM

Pirates are coming back to earth after their flukey hot start. Take the series.

At some point the O's will fall back to earth.....or maybe just maybe they really are this good?



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Posted 12 May 2023 - 11:04 AM

At some point the O's will fall back to earth.....or maybe just maybe they really are this good?


They've held their own against the better teams (Texas, New York, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Boston) and feasted on the poor teams (even if they struggled to dominate them). I think they'll be OK. Obviously won't be a .650 WPCT team all season.

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Posted 12 May 2023 - 12:00 PM


At some point the O's will fall back to earth.....or maybe just maybe they really are this good?

They wont win at a .650 clip all year. Likely not even .600. Ill be surprised if they arent an 85 win team minimum though

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Posted 12 May 2023 - 12:04 PM

One thing is for sure...their hitting with runners in scoring position has been horrid over the past several games.  They're 4 for their last 38 at bats.  That's not going to fly long term and you can't expect your pitching to keep bailing you out.  Way too many players in this line-up not hitting right now.  Hopefully, they'll snap out of it this weekend against the Pirates. 



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Posted 12 May 2023 - 12:15 PM

One thing is for sure...their hitting with runners in scoring position has been horrid over the past several games.  They're 4 for their last 38 at bats.  That's not going to fly long term and you can't expect your pitching to keep bailing you out.  Way too many players in this line-up not hitting right now.  Hopefully, they'll snap out of it this weekend against the Pirates. 

 

I think that unless you see a clear weakness in overall approach, which I think is not the case for this Orioles team as a group, that these sort of numbers level out over larger times. You'll see a week where things go very wrong...maybe some bad sequencing, maybe some bad approaches, maybe some tough opponents in those situations...but then we'll also see stretches where they come through at a much higher than expected rate.

 

For the season, even including the recent struggles, the O's have a 252/347/431/778 slash line with RISP.  League as a whole is 252/334/416/750, so the O's are average or better in AVG, OBP and SLG.  



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Posted 12 May 2023 - 12:24 PM

I think that unless you see a clear weakness in overall approach, which I think is not the case for this Orioles team as a group, that these sort of numbers level out over larger times. You'll see a week where things go very wrong...maybe some bad sequencing, maybe some bad approaches, maybe some tough opponents in those situations...but then we'll also see stretches where they come through at a much higher than expected rate.

 

For the season, even including the recent struggles, the O's have a 252/347/431/778 slash line with RISP.  League as a whole is 252/334/416/750, so the O's are average or better in AVG, OBP and SLG.  

We'll see.  I sure hope it levels out soon.  But yes, they have done a solid job with OBP, which is always good to see in my book. 



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Posted 12 May 2023 - 03:35 PM

Cedric Mullins CF
Adley Rutschman C
Anthony Santander DH
Ryan Mountcastle 1B
Adam Frazier 2B
Austin Hays LF
Gunnar Henderson 3B
Jorge Mateo SS
Kyle Stowers RF



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Posted 12 May 2023 - 04:57 PM

The Rays placed Drew Rasmussen on the 60-Day IL with a flexor strain. Yowza.

 

Just last night I watched him slice and dice the Yankee lineup for 7 innings of 2 hit ball. He was only at 76 pitches when they took him out after 7, too. 

 

For Tampa Bay, this usually just means, "next man up." Apparently it's Chris Muller's turn out of AAA Durham.



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Posted 12 May 2023 - 05:50 PM

Man Stowers better start heat up soon as Cowser is really showing out in Norfolk!! Can’t recall who is the better defender, Colton or Kyle?

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Posted 12 May 2023 - 06:01 PM

Man Stowers better start heat up soon as Cowser is really showing out in Norfolk!! Can’t recall who is the better defender, Colton or Kyle?


For me it doesn’t matter. Give me the much better bat.
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Posted 12 May 2023 - 06:07 PM

Man Stowers better start heat up soon as Cowser is really showing out in Norfolk!! Can’t recall who is the better defender, Colton or Kyle?


Easily Cowser. He can play a ML CF although he won’t displace Mullins.
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Posted 12 May 2023 - 06:08 PM

Cowser can handle CF fine. Should tell you what you need to know.

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Posted 12 May 2023 - 06:12 PM

Bradish struggling with locating early.

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Posted 12 May 2023 - 06:15 PM

Bradish struggling with locating early.


I thought he got squeezed on two pitches.

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Posted 12 May 2023 - 06:26 PM

Batting Frazier 5th is just too high. I'd still take my chances with Henderson 5th or even Stowers if you don't want back to back righties.

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Posted 12 May 2023 - 06:27 PM

Wide strike zone tonight.

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Posted 12 May 2023 - 06:31 PM

Strike zone very flexible so far.

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Posted 12 May 2023 - 06:35 PM

Mr Splash? Seriously?




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