A look at the Orioles, by month

[PaulFolk]

13 save opportunities was 1st in the AL

10 saves was 1st in the AL

3 blown saves tied for 3rd most in the AL (but a 5-way tie and 2 blown saves were during wins)

This stat is misleading. Those 3 "blown saves" were actually leads that were blown prior to the 9th inning. They weren't "save opportunities" at all.

For example, one of them was when Strop gave up a game-tying HR in the 8th to the Angels. He got charged with a blown save. But if he hadn't given up a run, he wouldn't have gotten a save, because Johnson would've come in for the 9th. I don't see why it should count as a "save opportunity" when Strop blows the lead, yet it's not a save opportunity when he holds the lead.

[Frobby]

I'm glad to see they'll also be getting next year off to a nice start.

That's what happen when I start threads at 12:20 a.m.

[Frobby]

This stat is misleading. Those 3 "blown saves" were actually leads that were blown prior to the 9th inning. They weren't "save opportunities" at all.

For example, one of them was when Strop gave up a game-tying HR in the 8th to the Angels. He got charged with a blown save. But if he hadn't given up a run, he wouldn't have gotten a save, because Johnson would've come in for the 9th. I don't see why it should count as a "save opportunity" when Strop blows the lead, yet it's not a save opportunity when he holds the lead.

I agree with you, but it is still a blown save from a team perspective. Bottom line, I gladly will take 5 more months from our bullpen that look just like April.

[Spy Fox]

I think an update to this thread and a summary of another winning month might cheer us up a bit! (With the exception, I'm guessing, of SP ERA... :eektf:)

[Frobby]

May 2012

15-13 record

9-7 vs. AL East

6-9 at home

9-4 on the road

4-0 in extra innings

5-3 in one run games

4.79 runs scored per game was 5th in the AL

.763 OPS was 6th in the AL

.321 OBP was 7th in the AL

.248 BA was 10th in the AL

.441 SLG was 4th in the AL

1.61 HR/game was 1st in the AL (tied with Toronto)

4.16 ERA was 9th in the AL

1.36 HR allowed/game was tied for 12th in the AL (i.e., 2nd worst)

4.93 RA was 11th in the AL

5.46 starters' ERA

2.43 bullpen ERA

5.47 IP per start

13 save opportunities was 3rd in the AL

10 saves was 3rd in the AL

3 blown saves tied for 4th most in the AL (but a 6-way tie)

14 unearned runs allowed was 3rd highest in the AL

.89 errors per game

Cumulative through May 2012

4.51 runs scored per game was 6th in the AL

.749 OPS was 4th in the AL

.314 OBP was 10th in the AL

.249 BA was 8th in the AL

.435 SLG was 4th in the AL

1.47 HR/game was 3rd in the AL

.703 OPS with RISP was 9th in the AL (up substantially from April, but I didn't record the April number)

3.67 ERA was 4th in the AL

1.18 HR allowed/game was tied for 10th in the AL (i.e., 4th worst)

4.35 RA was 6th in the AL

4.45 starters' ERA was 9th in the AL

2.32 bullpen ERA was 1st in the AL

5.91 IP per start was 10th in the AL

26 save opportunities was 1st in the AL

20 saves was 1st in the AL

6 blown saves tied for 6th most in the AL (3-way tie)

77% save percentage tied for 4th in the AL

28 unearned runs was worst in the AL

.977 fielding percentage was worst in the AL

Synopsis: Despite a slump towards the end of the month, the offense did a good job in May, continuing to hit homers while hitting better in RISP situations. The bullpen also continued to be excellent, though slightly less dominant than in April (perhaps due to overuse). The starting pitching was lousy, and the defense continued to make way too many errors. Overall, the team should feel fortunate to have been 15-13 in May, considering the poor starting pitching and continued defensive mistakes. Those things will need to improve if the O's are to play .500+ baseball in the coming months.

[Moose Milligan]

That overall OBP is so troublesome. But it was nice to see in May that there was a nice separation between the batting average and OBP although neither of the stats were high enough.

Pitching, pitching, pitching...Starters ERA is unacceptable.

[Fiver]

I'm trying really hard but it's hard to stay optimistic right now; when you start thinking of some of the SP struggles, the OF we are looking at for the next several weeks, Wieters' horrific slump at the plate, and the continued trouble on the corners, it's hard to have a positive outlook on June and the rest of the summer.

Hopefully the guys in the rotation step it up - Arrietta to get better, Britton to come back strong, Matusz to continue to improve, and Chen/Hammel to not regress. It's really our only hope, because offense is going to be ugly for a while, it would appear. W/O a better showing by the rotation, the summary states for June won't be pretty....

Anyone who wants to point me towards the section of the board where the optimists hang out, please feel free.

[Frobby]

Some individual May numbers:

OPS:

Reynolds 1.042 (11 games)

Johnson 1.029

Jones .985

Hardy .922

Markakis .846

Davis .829

Betemit .674

Wieters .605

Andino .593

HR Leaders - Jones 10, Hardy 7, Markakis 6, Davis 5

RBI Leaders - Jones 22, Hardy 18, Markakis 17

Starters:

Chen 2-1, 4.20

Hammel 3-1, 4.25

Matusz 4-2, 4.33

Arrieta 1-4, 6.17

Hunter 0-2, 7.18

Pen:

Strop 0.66

Johnson 1.42 (9 saves)

Gregg 1.93

O'Day 2.45

Eveland 3.06 (includes one start)

Ayala 3.29

Patton 3.55

[Fiver]

Some individual May numbers:

OPS:

Reynolds 1.042 (11 games)

Johnson 1.029

Jones .985

Hardy .922

Markakis .846

Davis .829

Betemit .674

Wieters .605

Andino .593

HR Leaders - Jones 10, Hardy 7, Markakis 6, Davis 5

RBI Leaders - Jones 22, Hardy 18, Markakis 17

Starters:

Chen 2-1, 4.20

Hammel 3-1, 4.25

Matusz 4-2, 4.33

Arrieta 1-4, 6.17

Hunter 0-2, 7.18

Pen:

Strop 0.66

Johnson 1.42 (9 saves)

Gregg 1.93

O'Day 2.45

Eveland 3.06 (includes one start)

Ayala 3.29

Patton 3.55

Buck needs to get Johnson on the field in June a good bit, with the other pieces we are missing, even a drop off from his May OPS will still be helpful. He needs to be DHing nearly every game for the next few weeks....

[whynot38]

I'm trying really hard but it's hard to stay optimistic right now; when you start thinking of some of the SP struggles, the OF we are looking at for the next several weeks, Wieters' horrific slump at the plate, and the continued trouble on the corners, it's hard to have a positive outlook on June and the rest of the summer.

Hopefully the guys in the rotation step it up - Arrietta to get better, Britton to come back strong, Matusz to continue to improve, and Chen/Hammel to not regress. It's really our only hope, because offense is going to be ugly for a while, it would appear. W/O a better showing by the rotation, the summary states for June won't be pretty....

Anyone who wants to point me towards the section of the board where the optimists hang out, please feel free.

my only shred of hope is looking at the Mets (yes i know we have a better record but im talking about their lineup vs ours now) - similar expectations to the orioles - and look at their lineup these days - 4 or 5 are aaa guys and only one bonafide starter in Wright yet they keep finding ways to win and put up some runs granted their starting pitching has been darn good - we just need a different guy stepping up each day

[Frobby]

June 2012

13-13 record

3-3 vs. AL East

8-6 at home

5-7 on the road

3-0 in extra innings

6-1 in one run games

3.73 runs scored per game was 13th in the AL

.657 OPS was 12th in the AL

.293 OBP was last in the AL

.236 BA was 12th in the AL

.364 SLG was 12th in the AL

0.92 HR/game was 9th in the AL

4.66 ERA was 12th in the AL

1.00 HR allowed/game was tied for 8th in the AL

4.88 RA was 11th in the AL

5.45 starters' ERA

3.24 bullpen ERA

5.72 IP per start

11 save opportunities was 4th in the AL

7 saves was 7th in the AL

4 blown saves tied for 2nd most in the AL (4-way tie)

7 unearned runs allowed was 2nd fewest in the AL

.85 errors per game

Cumulative through June 2012

4.25 runs scored per game was 9th in the AL

.719 OPS was 8th in the AL

.307 OBP was 12th in the AL

.244 BA was 11th in the AL

.411 SLG was 7th in the AL

1.29 HR/game was 3rd in the AL

.695 OPS with RISP was 12th in the AL

3.99 ERA was 7th in the AL

1.12 HR allowed/game was 7th in the AL

4.53 RA was 7th in the AL

4.78 starters' ERA was 12th in the AL

2.62 bullpen ERA was 1st in the AL

5.84 IP per start was 12th in the AL

37 save opportunities was 1st in the AL

27 saves was 1st in the AL

10 blown saves tied for 3rd most in the AL

73% save percentage was 7th in the AL

35 unearned runs was 4th worst in the AL

.977 fielding percentage was worst in the AL

[wildcard]

Kind of amazing that the O's can be 13th in runs scored and 12th in ERA and go 13-13 for the month.

[Frobby]

A couple of additional observations:

We managed a 13-13 record despite being outscored 127-97 during the month. We were 13th in runs scored, and 4th worst in runs allowed, yet somehow that added up to .500 thanks to going 6-1 in one-run games and 3-0 in extra innings. The O's have now been outscored 349-327 on the year, yet are 42-35. That is very fortunate.

The defense wasn't much better in June, but the pitchers did a good job of allowing only 7 unearned runs to result from 22 errors. That compares to 14 runs on 22 errors in April, and 14 unearned runs on 25 errors in May.

The bullpen's June ERA of 3.24 really blew up in the last five days. The pen had to throw 22.1 IP in that stretch and allowed 17 earned runs. Before that, they had allowed only 13 ER in 61 IP (1.92 ERA).

All in all, a lousy month despite a 13-13 record. If we keep playing like this, losses are going to outnumber wins.

[Frobby]

Some individuals in June:

Betemit 1.015 OPS, 3 HR, 8 RBI

Wieters .822, 3 HR, 16 RBI

Reynolds .749, 4 HR, 11 RBI

Pearce .741, 2 HR, 11 RBI

Jones .727, 3 HR, 7 RBI

Davis .659, 4 HR, 12 RBI

Hardy .498, 2 HR, 8 RBI

Andino .478, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Roberts .440, 0 HR, 5 RBI

Hammel 3.73 ERA

Chen 4.34 ERA

Matusz 6.20 ERA

Arrieta 6.88 ERA

Hunter 7.43 ERA

Strop 0.96 ERA

Patton 1.84 ERA

Johnson 2.03 ERA

Ayala 2.25 ERA

O'Day 4.32 ERA

Gregg 5.40 ERA

Eveland 5.54 ERA (3.24 as a reliever)

Edited July 1, 2012 by Frobby

[wildcard]

Some individuals in June:

Betemit 1.015 OPS, 3 HR, 8 RBI

Wieters .822, 3 HR, 16 RBI

Reynolds .749, 4 HR, 11 RBI

Pearce .741, 2 HR, 11 RBI

Jones .727, 3 HR, 7 RBI

Davis .659, 4 HR, 12 RBI

Hardy .498, 2 HR, 8 RBI

Andino .478, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Roberts .440, 0 HR, 5 RBI

Hammel 3.73 ERA

Chen 4.34 ERA

Matusz 6.20 ERA

Arrieta 6.88 ERA

Hunter 7.43 ERA

Strop 0.96 ERA

Patton 1.84 ERA

Johnson 2.03 ERA

Ayala 2.25 ERA

O'Day 4.32 ERA

Gregg 5.40 ERA

Eveland 5.54 ERA (3.24 as a reliever)

I guess this shows us why Pearce in stay and Avery is being sent down. Pearce had the 4th best OPS on the club in June. He was better than Jones.