A look at the Orioles, by month

[Frobby]

Time to reawaken this thread for 2013.

April 2013

16-11 record

9-6 vs. AL East

7-5 at home

9-6 on the road

1-2 in extra innings

4-5 in one run games

5.11 runs scored per game was 3rd in the AL

.757 OPS was 7th in the AL

.328 OBP was 7th in the AL

.265 BA was 5th in the AL

.429 SLG was 4th in the AL

1.19 HR/game was 5th in the AL

.846 OPS with runners in scoring position was 1st in the AL (.291/.377/.468)

3.81 ERA was 6th in the AL

1.07 HR allowed/game was 7th best in the AL

4.15 RA was 8th best in the AL

4.55 starters' ERA was 9th in AL

2.49 bullpen ERA was 2nd in AL

5.72 IP per start was 10th in AL

17 save opportunities was 1st in the AL (2nd was 13)

11 saves was tied for 1st in the AL (3-way tie)

6 blown saves was most in the AL (but only 2 losses resulted)

10 unearned runs allowed was 6th most in the AL

.37 errors per game (10 total) was 3rd fewest in the AL (.990 fielding %)

+7.6 UZR (10.5 IF, -2.9 OF)

+5 Rtot

+0.9 dWAR

Conclusion: Hitting great, bullpen very good (could have done better in some high leverage situations), starting pitching below average but not awful, defense above average but OF below average. Sounds right to me.

Edited May 2, 2013 by Frobby

[isestrex]

Awesome... I was waiting for this thread.

I'll rep you as soon as I can, Frobby.

1-2 in extra innings

4-5 in one run games

This is my favorite part of the post

[Frobby]

This is my favorite part of the post

Yeah, hard to argue we were lucky in April. The only lucky element I see is the .846 OPS with runners in scoring position, which is why we're 3rd in runs/game while only 7th in overall OPS. We won't be that clutch all the time. By the same token, we had a fair number of unearned runs allowed despite an extremely low error rate, so that was "unlucky." Overall, I think it balances out and we are just about where we should be. Our actual record matches our Pythag. Those who ignored the improvements this team made in August and September should be eating some crow about now.

[Frobby]

May 2013

15-13 record

4-6 vs. AL East

7-7 at home

8-6 on the road

3-1 in extra innings

4-2 in one run games

5.07 runs scored per game was 3rd in the AL

.829 OPS was 1st in the AL

.332 OBP was 1st in the AL

.285 BA was 5th in the AL

.497 SLG was 1st in the AL

1.64 HR/game was 1st in the AL

.803 OPS with runners in scoring position (approximate)

5.06 ERA was 14th in the AL

1.54 HR allowed/game was worst in the AL

5.18 RA was 13th in the AL

5.08 starters' ERA starters' ERA

5.03 bullpen ERA

5.69 IP per start

14 save opportunities was 4th in the AL

8 saves was tied for 6th in the AL

6 blown saves was tied for 4th most in the AL (3 losses resulted)

4 unearned runs allowed was tied for 2nd fewest in the AL

.32 errors per game (9 total)

+ 5.5 UZR (7.4 IF, -1.9 OF)

+8 Rtot

+0.3 dWAR

Cumulative through May 2013

5.09 runs scored per game was 2nd in the AL

.794 OPS was 1st in the AL

.330 OBP was 6th in the AL

.275 BA was 2nd in the AL

.464 SLG was 1st in the AL

1.42 HR/game was 1st in the AL

.824 OPS with RISP was 4th in the AL

4.45 ERA was 12th in the AL

1.31 HR allowed/game was 13th in the AL (i.e., 3rd worst)

4.67 RA was 11th in the AL

4.82 starters' ERA was 12th in the AL

3.79 bullpen ERA was 7th in the AL

5.79 IP per start was 11th in the AL

31 save opportunities was 1st in the AL (next closest is 24)

19 saves was 2nd in the AL

12 blown saves was most in the AL (next highest is 9)

61% save percentage was 10th in the AL

14 unearned runs was tied for 6th best in the AL

.991 fielding percentage was best in the AL (19 errors total, best in the league)

13.1 UZR was 2nd in the AL (17.9 infield, -4.8 outfield)

+ 13 Rtot

+1.2 dWAR

Conclusion: The offense and the infield defense continued to be stellar in May. The offense was driven a little more by homers and a little less by RISP hitting compared to April, but was equally effective each month. The pitching was lousy all the way around, both starting and relief. JJ's 4 blown saves were the difference between going 19-9 for the month and going 15-13 instead. It could have been a great month, but we'll just have to settle for decent, and hope JJ has gotten over the hump now.

On to June!

[Frobby]

Some individual performances in May:

Davis 1.210 OPS, 10 HR, 22 RBI

Machado .936 OPS, 14 2B, 3 HR, 14 RBI

Markakis .916 OPS, 4 HR, 20 RBI

Jones .890 OPS, 7 HR, 17 RBI

Hardy .823 OPS, 7 HR, 17 RBI

Wieters .742, 3 HR, 17 RBI

McLouth .689 OPS, 9 SB

Garcia 3.57 ERA

Tilman 3.93

Gonzalez 4.01

Chen 4.11

Hammel 6.44

Hunter 1.65 ERA

Matusz 2.89

McFarland 3.38

O'Day 3.38

Strop 4.66

Patton 7.71

Johnson 9.75, 7 saves, 4 blown saves

[Frobby]

June 2013

16-12 record

7-6 vs. AL East

11-5 at home

5-7 on the road

1-0 in extra innings

4-4 in one run games

4.64 runs scored per game was tied for 4th in the AL

.739 OPS was 5th in the AL

.304 OBP was 11th in the AL

.264 BA was 4th in the AL

.435 SLG was 3rd in the AL

1.32 HR/game was 1st in the AL

.830 OPS with runners in scoring position (approximate)

4.40 ERA was 15th in the AL

1.46 HR allowed/game was worst in the AL

4.46 RA was tied for 12th in the AL

4.77 starters' ERA

3.79 bullpen ERA

5.52 IP per start

16 save opportunities was 1st in the AL

12 saves was 1st in the AL

4 blown saves was tied for 4th most in the AL (5-way tie)(3 losses resulted)

3 unearned runs allowed was 2nd fewest in the AL

.25 errors per game (7 total)

+ 6.3 UZR (5.3 IF, 1.0 OF)

+14 Rtot

+1.3 dWAR

Cumulative through June 2013

4.94 runs scored per game was 3rd in the AL

.776 OPS was 3rd in the AL

.321 OBP was 8th in the AL

.272 BA was 3rd in the AL

.455 SLG was 1st in the AL

1.42 HR/game was 1st in the AL

.826 OPS with RISP was 1st in the AL

4.43 ERA was 14th in the AL

1.36 HR allowed/game was 15th in the AL (i.e., worst)

4.60 RA was 14th in the AL

4.79 starters' ERA was 13th in the AL

3.81 bullpen ERA was 8th in the AL

5.65 IP per start was 12th in the AL

47 save opportunities was 1st in the AL (next closest is 35)

31 saves was 1st in the AL (next closest is 28)

16 blown saves was most in the AL (next highest is 13)

66% save percentage was 7th in the AL

17 unearned runs was 2nd best in the AL

.991 fielding percentage was best in the AL (26 errors total, best in the league)

19.4 UZR was 2nd in the AL (23.2 infield, -3.8 outfield)

+ 27 Rtot

+2.5 dWAR

Conclusion: The offense continued to be good in June, but slipped a bit due low OBP. RISP hitting was very good. The infield defense continued to be stellar in June, and the OF defense had a positive month as well, all in all , only 7 errors and 3 unearned runs for the month. Starting pitching was very inconsistent, despite very good performances from Tillman (6-0, 2.68 ERA) and Gonzalez (4-1, 2.88 ERA). The bullpen wasn't stellar in June, but did OK. The 'pen continues to pitch a lot of innings in a lot of close games, and you can't expect perfection with the pressure they're under.

Edited July 2, 2013 by Frobby

[Frobby]

Some individual performances in June:

Casilla 1.028 OPS

Davis 1.019 OPS, 12 HR, 30 RBI

Hardy .883 OPS, 5 HR, 14 RBI

Flaherty .820 OPS, 4 HR, 10 RBI

Valencia .808 OPS

Machado .762 OPS, 1 HR, 12 RBI

McLouth .684 OPS, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Wieters .644 OPS, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Jones .634 OPS, 4 HR, 20 RBI

Markakis .573 OPS, 1 HR, 9 RBI

Tillman 6-0, 2.68 ERA

Gonzalez 4-1, 2.88 ERA

Hammel 0-2, 5.34 ERA

Britton 2-1, 2.81 ERA

Gausman 1-1, 4.50 ERA

Garcia 1-3, 10.19 ERA

Arrieta 0-1, 9.64 ERA

Johnson 2.08 ERA, 11 saves, 1 blown save

Patton 1.46 ERA

Hunter 2.40 ERA

O'Day 3.09 ERA

Matusz 5.91 ERA

McFarland 6.52 ERA

Strop 11.57 ERA

[isestrex]

Poor Markakis might have actually put up a respectable case for All Star candidacy if he didn't drop off a cliff this June.

April OPS - .700

May OPS - .916

June OPS - .573

[Frobby]

July 2013

12-13 record

4-5 vs. AL East

6-6 at home

6-7 on the road

0-0 in extra innings

2-5 in one run games

3.76 runs scored per game was 12th in the AL

.684 OPS was 10th in the AL

.294 OBP was 13th in the AL

.242 BA was 12th in the AL

.390 SLG was 8th in the AL

1.08 HR/game was tied for 6th in the AL

.657 OPS with runners in scoring position (approximate)

3.95 ERA was 9th in the AL

0.84 HR allowed/game was 5th best in the AL

4.08 RA was 7th in the AL

4.30 starters' ERA

3.09 bullpen ERA

6.20 IP per start

10 save opportunities was tied for 6th in the AL

9 saves was tied for 4th in the AL

1 blown save was 2nd best in the AL

6 unearned runs allowed was tied for 3rd fewest in the AL

.28 errors per game (7 total)

+ 11.4 UZR (5.6 IF, 5.8 OF)

+6 Rtot

-0.3 dWAR

Cumulative through July 2013

4.67 runs scored per game was 4th in the AL

.755 OPS was 3rd in the AL

.315 OBP was 9th in the AL

.265 BA was 3rd in the AL

.440 SLG was 1st in the AL

1.31 HR/game was 1st in the AL

.787 OPS with RISP was 2nd in the AL

4.32 ERA was 13th in the AL

1.24 HR allowed/game was 13th in the AL

4.48 RA was 11th in the AL

4.67 starters' ERA was 12th in the AL

3.67 bullpen ERA was 7th in the AL

5.78 IP per start was 12th in the AL

57 save opportunities was 1st in the AL (next closest is 45)

40 saves was 1st in the AL (next closest is 36)

17 blown saves was 2nd most in the AL

70% save percentage was 8th in the AL

23 unearned runs was fewest in the AL

.992 fielding percentage was best in the AL (33 errors total, best in the league, 2nd is 40)

30.8 UZR was 1st in the AL (28.8 infield, 2.0 outfield)

+ 33 Rtot

+2.2 dWAR

Conclusion: The bats let us down in July. The starting pitching was much improved and went much deeper into games, the bullpen blew only one save opportunity all month, and the fielding remained stellar, as it has been all year. But .684 OPS, .657 with runners in scoring position, and 3.76 runs/game won't cut it. The bats need to wake up in August.

[Frobby]

August 2013

12-14 record

2-6 vs. AL East

7-6 at home

5-8 on the road

1-2 in extra innings

1-8 in one run games

4.96 runs scored per game was 4th in the AL

.736 OPS was 6th in the AL

.314 OBP was 11th in the AL

.255 BA was 9th in the AL

.422 SLG was 4th in the AL

1.38 HR/game was 1st in the AL

.746 OPS with runners in scoring position (approximate)

4.34 ERA was 12th in the AL

1.42 HR allowed/game was worst in the AL

4.42 RA was 9th in the AL

4.48 starters' ERA

4.07 bullpen ERA

5.95 IP per start

12 save opportunities was tied for 6th in the AL

7 saves was tied for 8th most in the AL

5 blown saves was tied for 3rd worst in the AL

2 unearned runs allowed was 2nd fewest in the AL

.27 errors per game (7 total)

+ 14.2 UZR (15.0 IF, -0.8 OF)

-1 Rtot

+1.8 dWAR

Cumulative through August 2013

4.72 runs scored per game was 3rd in the AL

.751 OPS was 3rd in the AL

.315 OBP was 10th in the AL

.263 BA was 5th in the AL

.436 SLG was 3rd in the AL

1.33 HR/game was 1st in the AL

.779 OPS with RISP was 2nd in the AL

4.32 ERA was 12th in the AL

1.28 HR allowed/game was worst in the AL

4.47 RA was 10th in the AL

4.63 starters' ERA was 12th in the AL

3.74 bullpen ERA was 9th in the AL

5.81 IP per start was 11th in the AL

69 save opportunities was 1st in the AL (next closest is 57)

47 saves was 1st in the AL (next closest is 43)

22 blown saves was 2nd most in the AL

68% save percentage was 10th in the AL

25 unearned runs was fewest in the AL

.992 fielding percentage was best in the AL (40 errors total, best in the league, 2nd is 49)

45.0 UZR was 2nd in the AL (43.8 infield, 1.2 outfield)

+ 32 Rtot

+4.0 dWAR

Conclusion: The 1-8 record in one-run games told the story in August. The overall offensive numbers were good, but the O's lost a number of games when the pitchers did well, by scores of 3-2, 3-2, 4-3, 4-3, 2-1, 4-3, and 2-0. So, this really was a month where, even though the hitting was pretty good and the pitching was below average, the inability to get a few more key hits in some close games cost us some wins.

Edited September 2, 2013 by Frobby

[OFFNY]

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1-0 so far in September.

Good thread, Franklyn.

[OFFNY]

1-0 so far in September.

Good thread, Franklyn.

5-2 now, Franklyn.

[OFFNY]

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10-7 after taking the first 2 games of the series against the Red Sox in eastern Massachusetts.

Let's go, Orioles.

[Frobby]

I'm late getting around to this.

September 2013

14-14 record

10-11 vs. AL East

8-6 at home

6-8 on the road

2-2 in extra innings

5-7 in one run games

4.00 runs scored per game was 9th in the AL

.708 OPS was 8th in the AL

.303 OBP was 11th in the AL

.246 BA was 10th in the AL

.405 SLG was 6th in the AL

1.21 HR/game was 3rd in the AL

.686 OPS with runners in scoring position (approximate)

3.62 ERA was 6th in the AL

1.11 HR allowed/game was 5th worst in the AL

3.93 RA was 7th in the AL

4.27 starters' ERA

2.57 bullpen ERA

5.73 IP per start

15 save opportunities was 2nd in the AL

10 saves was 2nd in the AL

5 blown saves was tied for 2nd most in the AL

6 unearned runs allowed was tied for 5th fewest in the AL

.50 errors per game (14 total)

-5.1 UZR (1.0 IF, -7.3 OF)

-7 Rtot

-0.7 dWAR

Cumulative through Sept. 2013

4.60 runs scored per game was tied for 4th in the AL

.744 OPS was 4th in the AL

.313 OBP was 10th in the AL

.260 BA was 6th in the AL

.431 SLG was 3rd in the AL

1.31 HR/game was 1st in the AL

.763 OPS with RISP was 5th in the AL

4.20 ERA was 10th in the AL

1.25 HR allowed/game was worst in the AL

4.38 RA was 8th in the AL

4.57 starters' ERA was 12th in the AL

3.52 bullpen ERA was 6th in the AL

5.80 IP per start was 11th in the AL

84 save opportunities was 1st in the AL (next closest is 73)

57 saves was 1st in the AL (next closest is 52)

27 blown saves was 2nd most in the AL

68% save percentage was 9th in the AL

31 unearned runs was fewest in the AL

.991 fielding percentage was best in the AL (54 errors total, best in the league, 2nd is 59)

39.9 UZR was 2nd in the AL (46.0 infield, -6.1 outfield)

+ 32 Rtot

+4.0 dWAR

Conclusion: The pitching was decent in September, but the offense did poorly and the Orioles hit poorly with RISP this month. The defense trailed off, particularly in the second half of the month, and the O's had their first below average month for the year defensively. Overall, it was a mediocre finish to 2013.

[Frobby]

I'm a few days late in posting this. Because of that, I wasn't able to find certain statistical rankings that included March 31 but excluded May 1-2. I've noted those accordingly.

March/April 2014

12-12 record

10-8 vs. AL East

5-6 at home

7-6 on the road

2-0 in extra innings

5-3 in one run games

4.61 runs scored per game was 6th in the AL*

.716 OPS was 9th in the AL (excludes March 31)*

.321 OBP was 11th in the AL (excludes March 31*

.266 BA was 2nd in the AL*

.395 SLG was 7th in the AL*

0.70 HR/game was 12th in the AL*

.305/.353/.399 with runners in scoring position (255 PA, 223 AB)**

* excludes March 31

** as of May 2

4.64 ERA was 12th in the AL (excl. 3/31; 4.49 ERA if included)

1.22 HR allowed/game was worst in the AL (excl. 3/31)

4.91 RA was 12th in the AL (excl. 3/31)

4.74 starters' ERA

4.02 bullpen ERA

5.78 IP per start (this is actually 6th in the AL as of 5/2)

9 save opportunities (8 was tied for 11th in the AL excluding 3/31)

7 saves (6 was 7th in the AL excluding 3/31)

2 blown saves was tied 11th most in the AL (excl. 3/31)

7 unearned runs allowed was tied for 5th fewest in the AL (ranking excludes 3/31)

.42 errors per game (10 total)

1.1 UZR (-2.7 IF, 3.8 OF) (as of May 2)

-3 Rtot (as of May 2)

-0.8 dWAR (as of May 2)

Conclusion: The offense managed to score a decent number of runs, albeit somewhat inconsistently, making up for a lack of power and walks by posting a high BA and performing very well in RISP situations. The starting pitching was poor. The bullpen did well in games where it was protecting a lead, not so well when the O's were behind, but overall they were decent. The infield defense suffered significantly from the absence of Manny and (for 8 games) Hardy, while the OF performed pretty well. Overall, the team was fortunate to be .500 for the month while playing a tough schedule, as they were -6 in run differential but +2 in one-run games.