Huge, huge West Coast Road Trip

[FanSince88]

Upcoming road trip is big.

Seattle and the A's have bad records but both could win their series if the Orioles bats don't perform.

4-5 will be the bare minimum. Anything less will be a major setback. Someone else in the WC race will probably make some sort of decent run over this stretch so it's up to the O's to keep pace.

[O's are Legends]

I can't recall the last time the O's won a series in Oakland. Has to happen at some point..

[OregonBird]

I can't wait to see them in Seattle. Hawaiian shirt and floppy hat will be an epic combination.

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[WNY Orioles Fan]

No excuses. No one out west is THAT good. Speaking of Oakland, did't we win 3/4 over there a couple of years ago?

[Jonesy10]

7-2 would be ideal. 6-3 good. 5-4 necessary. I think they go 7-2 or 6-3. Their pitching is consistently good unless they're playing Detroit or Toronto and is especially strong against the weaker offenses, which all three of these teams have. I predict the offense will also be good enough to win. They're due for a major bounce back in the BABIP department in August which will help a ton and the past 2 seasons they have followed up poor offensive months with very good ones. If the offense has a good month in July, the Orioles will be in 1st when September rolls around.

[pdiddy]

It's a couPle of weeks later but this is essentially the road trip that got the national media talking about the Os being the real deal last year. The As hadn't collapsed yet but after Britton blew a save in the first game the Os recovered and had a winning road trip against the As Angels and Mariners. A winning road trip this year will go a long way too.

[Nevermore]

I hope that Chen, Gonzo, and Ubaldo can get their stuff together and turn in solid performances.

[Going Underground]

A's and Mariners have better road records and Angels have lost 9 of 10 games.

[TheDirtyBird]

It could be huge if the Birds can go 7-2 or 6-3, especially winning the series against the Angels. It would be good for them to reel the Angels back in case the O's do end up in the Wild Card game

[Civ]

I can't recall the last time the O's won a series in Oakland. Has to happen at some point..

2013, took 3 of 4.

[Aristotelian]

4-5 will be the bare minimum.

I don't think we can afford to go below .500 for any extended stretches at this point in the season. If we go 4-5, our season will be pretty much over.

[SeaBird]

The SP for the Tigers series was bad. In game 1 Gonzalez went only 3.1 innings and gave up 5 runs. 5 relievers came in. Chen in game 2 went 3.1 innings and gave up 6 runs. 4 relievers were used. Gausman was good in game 3 giving up only 2 runs. 1 reliever. Yesterday Jienez lasted 4.2 with 6 runs. 2 relievers were used. Could be a long trip.

[Frobby]

I don't think we can afford to go below .500 for any extended stretches at this point in the season. If we go 4-5, our season will be pretty much over.

I'm not sure I'd be that dramatic about it. However, I do think we need to have a winning record on the road for the remainder of the season, and this is a good time to start, considering that Oakland and Seattle have losing records and the angels are one of the teams we are fighting for a wild card spot.

[TouchemAll]

Playing .500 isn't going to get it done. They have done that ALL YEAR and that's not even good enough to clinch a WC spot right now.

[TheDirtyBird]