vs Rays 5/12/12

[Satyr3206]

Because the O's have won every time I've been in the game thread lately.

[Malike]

Thanks for the effort. Matusz is pitching, though. We are doomed!

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[nevadaO]

7-8-9 in the lineup looks pretty sad. Hopefully one of them will come through with some clutch hits though!

[weams]

7-8-9 in the lineup looks pretty sad. Hopefully one of them will come through with some clutch hits though!

Or take a walk. I think that will be key.

[weams]

O's

Robert Andino 2B

J.J. Hardy SS

Nick Markakis RF

Adam Jones CF

Matt Wieters DH

Wilson Betemit 1B

Bill Hall LF

Steve Tolleson 3B

Luis Exposito C

Brian Matusz LHP

[OFFNY]

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D-RAYS

Ben Zobrist - RF

Sean Rodriguez - 3B

B.J. Upton - CF

Keppinger, Jeff - 1B

Brandon Guyer - LF

Luke Scott - DH

Elliot Johnson - SS

Chris Gimenez - C

Will Rhymes - 2B

Matt Moore - LHP (1-2, 5.71 ERA)

ORIOLES O

Robert Andino - 2B

J.J. Hardy - SS

Nick Markakis - RF

Adam Jones - CF

Matt Wieters - DH

Wilson Betemit - 1B

Bill Hall - LF

Steve Tolleson - 3B

Luis Exposito - C

Brian Matusz - LHP (1-4, 5.91 ERA)

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php

[waroriole]

What's so hard about:

Andino

Markakis

Wieters

Jones

Hardy

[nevadaO]

Or take a walk. I think that will be key.

With the way Andino has been slumping the walks are definitely important. Gotta get people on for JJ and Nick who are hot and heating up, respectively.

With a lot to prove between Hall, Tolleson and Exposito I would be surprised if they aren't swinging freely though. I'd certainly like to see some patience from them; avoid any quick innings for Moore.

[nevadaO]

Orioles are 3-3 vs. LHP this season, while Tampa Bay is 5-6.

[Saintbird]

Their lineup as a whole makes me much less concerned about our 7-8-9 guys.

It's all just gonna come down to Brian. If he struggles tonight, I think he'll be handed a Tides jersey.

[OFFNY]

Their lineup as a whole makes me much less concerned about our 7-8-9 guys.

It's all just gonna come down to Brian. If he struggles tonight, I think he'll be handed a Tides jersey.

I want it after he gets called back up.

http://blogs.wavy.com/files/2011/07/tides-300x257.jpg

[waroriole]

Their lineup as a whole makes me much less concerned about our 7-8-9 guys.

It's all just gonna come down to Brian. If he struggles tonight, I think he'll be handed a Tides jersey.

Who's gonna replace him? Eveland?

[scOtt]

Thanks for the effort. Matusz is pitching, though. We are doomed!

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Let's play

[OFFNY]

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Happy birthday, JOE NOLANO

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nolanjo01.shtml

[backwardsk]

Where is the obligatory "Buck is trying to make Matusz fail by not putting Wieters behind the plate?"

I'm expecting Brian to dial one up into Rodriguez' numbers in the first.