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[BSLChrisStoner]

Gonzalez (LHP) vs. Chen

[NewMarketSean]

Be nice to steal this one tonight and take 2/3 -- or sweep -- the Yankees to go into the ASB.

 

Our schedule is brutal until mid-August after the break. We have to take advantage of these opportunities.

[Mackus]

.524 (85-win pace) combined opponent's winning percentage over the next 3 games.

.561 (91-win pace) combined opponent's winning percentage over the first 23 games after the break.

 

Definitely a brutal stretch after the break.

 

However, once that stretch is over, it's possible we don't play another team with a winning record the rest of the season aside from a 3-game set with Cincinnati.  Depends on what happens with the Blue Jays and Yankees (Encarnacion and possibly Tanaka being out are killers for them), but starting on August 11th our only opponents are the Indians (.489), White Sox (.478), Cubs (.422), Twins (.456), Reds (.538), and then the AL East teams the Blue Jays (.516), Yankees (.511), Red Sox (.440), and Rays (.447).

 

If by the second week of August we're still near the top of the AL East, I think it's ours.  The final 45 games are as easy of a stretch as we'll probably ever have over a third of a season.

[NewMarketSean]

It hit me last night...I don't know if I hadn't been thinking about it that much or what, but the AL East is ours for the taking. All the other teams aren't dead yet, but we're definitely sitting pretty right now when you factor in the injuries the other teams have been dealing with.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Yup.  Tampa and Boston are cooked but could play spoiler.

The Yankees rotation is currently Brandon McCarthy, David Phelps, Ricker, Robert Fick and Mackus.

 

Toronto's pitching is regressing and they've lost their best hitter for a month.

 

As long as we don't trip over ourselves (not easy to do) we should win this division.

[Mackus]

My xFIP- on the softball bump is excellent.

[bnickle]

That stretch after the AS break will be crucial. Nothing wrong with coming away from that .500 over those 24 games.


Again, would really like to go into the break with momentum. 3 of 4 would be great.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Heading down tonight -- if I get rained out again...

[Oriole85]

Nationals
Denard Span CF
Anthony Rendon 3B
Jayson Werth RF
Adam LaRoche 1B
Ryan Zimmerman DH
Bryce Harper LF
Ian Desmond SS
Wilson Ramos C
Kevin Frandsen 2B

 

Gio Gonzalez LHP

 

 

Orioles

Nick Markakis RF

Steve Pearce LF
Adam Jones CF
Nelson Cruz DH
Chris Davis 1B
J.J. Hardy SS
Manny Machado 3B
Caleb Joseph C
Jonathan Schoop 2B

 

Wei-Yin Chen LHP

[Oriole85]

It just started pouring/lightning here in Arlington FWIW. 

[BSLChrisStoner]

I like how Wieters has stayed with the team, and is often in the dugout. Not enough to make me want to see him extended... but still good to see imo.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Rendon flies out... 2 down.

[Don Quixote]

Chen amused me as he walked to the dugout.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Nice quick 1st for Chen.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Markakis grounds out... 1 down in the O's 1st.

[bnickle]

I like how Wieters has stayed with the team, and is often in the dugout. Not enough to make me want to see him extended... but still good to see imo.

I totally expected Matt to still spend a good amount of time with the team. Hes that type of team guy.

[BSLChrisStoner]

1-0 Birds.

[Mackus]

Pearce. Awesome.

[You Play to Win the Game]

The beauty of asking for the O's game in another state on vacation... look how the bartender was searching for it...

[GabeFerguson]

Bordick has to talk about the spin of every single HR.