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Eddie Murray vs. Royals 8/11


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Forget about it Chris. Just one run. Get the hitters.

Velo up. Bd happy. Tilly will be fine.

Like it or not, Wieters is going to have to call the Changeup here in the first.. I know the whole establish the FB thing, but we've got to change speeds against these guys..

I think it would do the Orioles a lot of good if they ditched the whole "establish the FB" obsession. It sure didn't do Brian Matusz any favors...

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