vs. Indians 9/3

[Norfolk orioles]

Looked like ball 4.

Gotta take walks against this guy and get on base.

You get on base, he goes to the stretch and that's how you beat him.

[Norfolk orioles]

Good hustle manny!

Now he's in the stretch.

[TouchemAll]

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Although Ubaldo Jimenez has a respectable E.R.A. of 3.95, but his W.H.I.P. is 1.422, and he has walked 73 batters in 141.33 innings, for an average of 1 walk every 1.94 innings.

Chris Tillman's walk rate for the season is not the best (57 walks in 167 innings pitched, for an average of 1 walk ever 2.93 innings), but lately, he has had very good control. In his last 5 outings, has only walked 7 batters over 35 innings, for an average of 1 walk every 5 inning.

SIDE NOTE: Neither pitcher has issued a single intentional walk for the entire season.

So Manny needs to be patient at the plate tonight

[Norfolk orioles]

Uh oh.

Adam might struggle with that two seamer.

[isestrex]

Manny is 6 for 13 in stolen base attempts this year. I wonder how much of his desire to run is his own versus Kirby/Buck

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

Velo is showing 87-89 mph for Tillman. Interesting.

[TouchemAll]

if he's walking a batter every 1.94 innings, then i would hope that all of the orioles hitters would show some patience tonight.

yep

[ExileAngelos]

Manny is 6 for 13 in stolen base attempts this year. I wonder how much of his desire to run is his own versus Kirby/Buck

I think it has more to do with the fact that he's 21. The stolen bases will come.

[NJ BIRD FAN]

Interesting stat I heard last night. The Rays have not won a SINGLE game in the Pacific time zone this year. They have five more the next five.

[TouchemAll]

I thought AJ might mash that hanging breaking ball

[TouchemAll]

So far gotta like Morse

[Guest]

Morse a beast.

[isestrex]

I love me some Morse

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

I love me some Morse

This is how I feel. Love the upside of this acquisition.

[OFFNY]

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Good job by Jones in avoiding being hit by Morse's single.

Remember 3 years ago, when we were rallying late in a game that we were trailing in, and we killed our own rally because one of our baserunners got hit by a batted ball that was on its way to the outfield for a base hit ???

I think that we were playing against the Red Sox that game.