vs. Royals 5/18

[TouchemAll]

Don't hold your breath but we have RISP

[Can_of_corn]

No Bible award winner there.

He went #2 in 2007. (The guys that went 2-4 that draft have a combined 3.0 rWAR)

[nevadaO]

Rocket by Lough; bunt them over!

[Il BuonO]

Even more shocking.

[ExileAngelos]

Let's see if we can manage one run here.

[scOtt]

Woo hoo! That's why Schoop is playing!

[TouchemAll]

Dang NICE bunt!! come on now SCORE SOME RUN!!! I could use a GOOD Sunday evening

[allquixotic]

OK, so the bats are STARTING to come alive. I mean, just starting. But I have heard of Orioles lineups getting out of the inning without scoring in a bases-juiced, none-out scenario.

If ESPN Gamecast were here, it'd say we have like a 45% chance of scoring this inning.

[weams]

It's all up to Nick here. Game on the line.

[MrOrange82]

So you would expect this lineup to keep producing sub-4 rpg the remainder of the season, even though the history of these players pretty much shows that they won't and will be due for major correction upcoming? Add to that the fact that even at their current offensive production they've managed an above-500 record and tied for 1st in the AL East... and it all adds up to being depressed about what the rest of the season holds. I guess I get it.

I think most of the team's hitters carry poor approaches at the plate, and most people have down years. Maybe this is one of AJ's. I don't expect Chris Davis to hit 50 HRs again. Wieters is hurt (possibly for the entire year). Hardy's dealt with injuries that seem to have affected his hitting. Machado tailed off badly during the second half of 2013, and he's coming back from a major injury. Schoop is a rookie. Cruz has already been playing well over his head going by his career averages. Markakis is what he is. Fairly solid singles hitter.

Where's the major correction coming from?

[Il BuonO]

Who knew Schoop could bunt?

[Ori-Al]

Oh, no, we have the bases-loaded. I hope that's not the death sentence for us again.

[ADZ23]

i'm superstitious - not gonna turn the tv on now

[weams]

OK, so the bats are STARTING to come alive. I mean, just starting. But I have heard of Orioles lineups getting out of the inning without scoring in a bases-juiced, none-out scenario.

If ESPN Gamecast were here, it'd say we have like a 45% chance of scoring this inning.

Scoring probability 87%

[mrbig1]

What's the odds we don't score here.