vs. ANGELS, 5/21

Lookee what I bought!

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BALTIMORE O RIOLES

1. Joey Rickard ® LF

2. Manny Machado ® SS

3. Adam Jones ® CF

4. Chris Davis (L) 1B

5. Mark Trumbo ® RF

6. Matt Wieters (S) C

7. Pedro Alvarez (L) DH

8. Jonathan Schoop ® 2B

9. Ryan Flaherty (L) 3B

K. J. Gausman - RHP (0-1, 3.00 ERA, 1.07 WHIP)

CALIFORNIA ANGELS

1. Yunel Escobar ® 3B

2. Kole Calhoun (L) RF

3. Mike Trout ® CF

4. Albert Pujols ® DH

5. C.J. Cron ® 1B

6. Johnny Giavotella ® 2B

7. Rafael Ortega (L) LF

8. Jett Bandy ® C

9. Gregorio Petit ® SS

Matt Shoemaker - RHP (2-5, 8.49 ERA, 1.20 WHIP)

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

Baltimore Orioles (25-15, 1st +1.0) vs. LA Angels (19-23, 3rd -5.5)

Streak / L10

BAL: +1, Lost 3 of 5 / L10: 7-3

LAA: -1, Won 6 of 8 / L10: 6-4

NEW: Quality Start minimum requirements

- 6 IP, 2ER

- 7 IP, 3ER

- Game ERA must be under four

Game 2 (10:05)

(QS=2)Kevin Gausman (0-1) 3.00 (1.07/.223), 24/7 (3HR)

vs.

(QS=2)Matt Shoemaker (2-5) 8.49 (1.85/.328), 22/13 (7HR)

Kevin Gausman: After coming strong out of the gates for his first three starts, Gausman has allowed seven runs over his last 11 innings in his last two starts with 15 hits, four walks and a pair of home runs to go with it. He allowed four runs on 10 hits and two walks in five innings against the Tigers in his last start, so maybe Gausman is cooling off a bit though I didn't think it would come so soon. He has not fared well in a couple starts against the Angels and his one start at Angels Stadium wasn't good at all.

Splits & Sits

49 vs. left: .128/.163/.184

73 vs. right: .292/.356/.466, 3HR

Bases Empty: .254

RISP: .136

RISP w/2 outs: .143

Men on w/2 outs: .125

Man on 3rd, < 2 outs: .000

2016 Away (2 starts)

(0-1) 3.27 (1.09/.200), HR

Career @ Angels Stadium (1 start)

(0-1) 5.2 IP, 9H, 6ER, HR, 4/2

Career vs. LAA (2 starts)

(1-1) 6.39 (1.34/.250), HR

vs. Batter

Yunel Escobar (10 AB) .600, 2B, RBI

Kole Calhoun 1/6, 2B, RBI

Albert Pujols 1/5, BB

Brendan Ryan 1/5, 2K

Mike Trout 2/5, S-HR, BB

Johnny Giavotella 2/3, 2B, RBI

C.J. Cron 0/2, BB

Shane Robinson 0/2

Matt Shoemaker: Shoemaker has had a great deal of difficulty so far this season and was hurt a great deal by the long ball in April. He allowed six or more earned in three of his five April starts, but the other two were back to back QS. In May, Shoemaker seems to be settling down a bit for him. His last start was five innings against the Dodgers where he allowed three runs on six hits, two walks and a home run. The Angels have 4/5ths of their starting rotation on the DL at this time, so they are hoping Shoemaker can work things out enough to be serviceable in his current role. Despite having very good career numbers at Angels Stadium for his career, all three of his home starts this season have been pretty awful. He has done well against the Orioles in two starts with 17 strikeouts in 12.2 innings and no walks.

Splits & Sits

86 vs. left: .263/.310/.430, 4HR

60 vs. right: .423/.483/.567, 3HR

Bases Empty: .288

RISP: .364

RISP w/2 outs: .250

Men on w/2 outs: .190

Man on 3rd, < 2 outs: .333

2016 Home (3 starts)

(0-3) 14.40 (2.70/.417), 3HR / 20H, 7BB, 16ER in 10 innings

Career @ Angels Stadium (25 starts, 5 relief)

(10-12) 3.39 (1.22/.251), 18HR

Career vs Baltimore (2 starts)

(1-1) 3.55 (0.63/.174), 3HR / 17K and 0BB in 12.2 IP

vs. Batter

Adam Jones 2/6, 2HR, 4RBI

Manny Machado 0/5, 2K

Chris Davis 0/5, 4K

Caleb Joseph 0/2

Mark Trumbo 1/2, 2B, BB

Jonathan Schoop 0/2, K

Nolan Reimold 0/2

The Orioles begin the road trip on the right foot with the big win. The Angels came back to tie it at four with two unearned runs, but gave gave two unearned runs right back in the next half inning and the Angels never recovered from that collapse. Wheat sure is seeing the ball well right now and Janish is pretty good at third base defensively and I want to see him some more over there. We don't need him to hit home runs or fit into some mold that says what a third baseman needs to be. We're getting the power elsewhere and we don't need a slugger at every position. Lets see if the Orioles can win this one, too.

Shoemaker has been far worse overall this season so far, but Gausman struggled in his last start and was hit hard in his only start in this ballpark. Shoemaker might be starting to get it together, so we'll see what happens here.

In the division, the Yankees (+3), Jays (+2) and Rays (+4) are all winning lately while the Orioles and Red Sox have slowed down a bit lately. In the Central, Cleveland is now only 1.5 games behind the White Sox as the Indians have won five in a row and KC has pulled to within 3.5 as well.

Great sports day. Preakness, hockey, then O's baseball. All lined up perfectly.

Meanwhile, three Orioles are celebrating birthdays today. Rule 5 pick Joey Rickard is 25, catcher Matt Wieters is 30 and assistant hitting coach Mark Quinn is 42. - Roch

6 shutout innings in 74 pitches. That's dealing!

I got home from work at 11:30. I've had 5 beers in 2 hours. I'm playing catchup.

I'll be mustard tomorrow.

Today is tomorrow.

But pitching in our minor leagues is so thin!

Joe Kelly burning it up on mound return for Boston today. No-hitter into the sixth, Sox up 4-0. He looks outstanding today.

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We're gonna eat Shoemaker up! It'll be ugly.

Just setup a brand new computer monitor. This 16x9 is going to take some getting used to.

Top of the page. Stolen from OFFNY.

o

BALTIMORE O RIOLES

1. Joey Rickard ® LF

2. Manny Machado ® SS

3. Adam Jones ® CF

4. Chris Davis (L) 1B

5. Mark Trumbo ® RF

6. Matt Wieters (S) C

7. Pedro Alvarez (L) DH

8. Jonathan Schoop ® 2B

9. Ryan Flaherty (L) 3B

K. J. Gausman - RHP (0-1, 3.00 ERA, 1.07 WHIP)

CALIFORNIA ANGELS

1. Yunel Escobar ® 3B

2. Kole Calhoun (L) RF

3. Mike Trout ® CF

4. Albert Pujols ® DH

5. C.J. Cron ® 1B

6. Johnny Giavotella ® 2B

7. Rafael Ortega (L) LF

8. Jett Bandy ® C

9. Gregorio Petit ® SS

Matt Shoemaker - RHP (2-5, 8.49 ERA, 1.20 WHIP)

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

How can you be 0-1 with a 3. ERA and 1.07 WHIP? Let's score this poor boy some damn runs!

How can you be 0-1 with a 3. ERA and 1.07 WHIP? Let's score this poor boy some damn runs!

#Killthewin