Orioles now 5-0 when they don't commit an error

[Babkins]

(And therefore 5-7 when they do.) It has been noted by many, and quite accurately, that this team will go as far as its pitching takes it. But there is also something to be said for the fielders doing their part to limit baserunners and stave off big innings.

In their errorless games, the pitchers have allowed 2, 1, 3, 2, and 1 runs over a span of 46 innings--a tidy 1.76 ERA.

Nothing groundbreaking in this observation, but it's nice to see strong efforts on the mound held up by clean performances in the field.

[Brendan25]

Nice obersvation.

[Tony-OH]

(And therefore 5-7 when they do.) It has been noted by many, and quite accurately, that this team will go as far as its pitching takes them. But there is also something to be said for the fielders doing their part to limit baserunners and stave off big innings.

In their errorless games, the pitchers have allowed 2, 1, 3, 2, and 1 runs over a span of 46 innings--a tidy 1.76 ERA.

Nothing groundbreaking in this observation, but its nice to see strong efforts on the mound held up by clean performances in the field.

It might not be groundbreaking, but it does bring up a good point about the importance of good fielding. The Orioles have enough boppers that they should focus on improving their team defense, especially at third. I know Flaherty doesn't have a great track record in the minors, but he looked pretty good over at third and I felt more confident on him over there then with Reynolds.. Then again, I'm more confident with Betemit at third than Reynolds as well and he's no Brook Robinson over there.

[wildcard]

Kind of make me wonder if this is not the O's best lineup:

Andino 2B
Markakis RF
Jones CF
Wieters C
Reimold DH
Davis 1B
Hardy SS
Chavez LF
Flaherty 3B

[DrungoHazewood]

Kind of make me wonder if this is not the O's best lineup:

Andino 2B
Markakis RF
Jones CF
Wieters C
Reimold DH
Davis 1B
Hardy SS
Chavez LF
Flaherty 3B

The Orioles are also 5-0 when they score at least five runs. So maybe the best lineup is the one that makes it most likely they score a lot of runs, and it's even more important they find ways to get Reynolds and Betemit swinging well and in the lineup.

[OFFNY]

(And therefore 5-7 when they do.) It has been noted by many, and quite accurately, that this team will go as far as its pitching takes them. But there is also something to be said for the fielders doing their part to limit base-runners and stave off big innings.

In their error-less games, the pitchers have allowed 2, 1, 3, 2, and 1 runs over a span of 46 innings--a tidy 1.76 ERA.

Nothing groundbreaking in this observation, but its nice to see strong efforts on the mound held up by clean performances in the field.

Check your PM.

[Tony-OH]

The Orioles are also 5-0 when they score at least five runs. So maybe the best lineup is the one that makes it most likely they score a lot of runs, and it's even more important they find ways to get Reynolds and Betemit swinging well and in the lineup.

Reynolds definitely needs to be in the lineup because he will eventually break out of this slump. It just should be at 1B and DH in my opinion. I think the O's best everyday lineup is:

Markakis RF
Andino 2B
Wieters C
Jones CF
Reimold LF
Betemit/Flaherty 3B
Reynolds/Johnson 1B
Davis/Reynolds DH
Hardy SS

[Gurgi]

Maybe we could do a platoon of Davis and Reynolds at first?

[ShaneDawg85]

They won those five games by scoring 4, 3, 5, 3, and 2 runs respectively. Perhaps the defense helped the pitchers in those game, perhaps it didn't. However, you can make the case we won those games because of the pitching.

By contrast though, the Orioles have also won 5 games in which they did commit an error and scored 8, 7, 6, 10, and 3 runs. What does this tell us? They can win in spite of bad defense, when they score enough runs, and the pitching holds. The errors annoy me, trust me they do. But they're easier to ignore when other things break our way. If the offense isn't scoring runs, and the pitching is on that night, an error or bad defensive play can make the difference between a win and a loss. But, this 5-0 statistic is really misleading when you consider the O's have won the other half of their games despite making errors because they hit.

[jjb]

[QUOTE=Babkins;2733783] It has been noted by many, and quite accurately, that this team will go as far as its pitching takes them. QUOTE]

They're also 7-0 when they get a quality start.

[TGO]

They're 10-0 when they score more runs than the other team!

[canonfaz]

They are 10 - 7 while Robert Andino is expecting a child.

[backwardsk]

They're 10-0 when they score more runs than the other team!

SSS alert. No way is that sustainable.

Although they didn't make an error, Hunter did a good job to pick up Andino last night on the botched double play.

Can't put guys on base via walk and can't give teams extra outs.

[Jagwar]

Betemit has two errors tonight, and looked shaky on a third play.

I'm tired of pitchers having to face additional batters and throw more pitches because of shoddy defense.

[ShaneDawg85]

Make that six games we have won when an error was committed. It's amazing what you can do with great pitching and clutch hitting.