Gonzo last night....

[MdSooner]

Did not deserve that loss.

When your (arguably) 3 best hitters go 0-13 Then that is not on our pitchers.

Manny 0-5

Jones and Davis both at 0-4

Completely unacceptable.

[InsideCoroner]

Did not deserve that loss.

When your (arguably) 3 best hitters go 0-13 Then that is not on our pitchers.

Manny 0-5

Jones and Davis both at 0-4

Completely unacceptable.

Perhaps he didn't deserve a scarlet 'L' hanging around his neck, but putting on 9 runners in 4-1/3 innings doesn't exactly entitle you to a win, either. What worries me is that he just isn't missing any bats, even in 0-2 counts. 3 walks, 1 K. His stuff is still not there.

[MdSooner]

Perhaps he didn't deserve a scarlet 'L' hanging around his neck, but putting on 9 runners in 4-1/3 innings doesn't exactly entitle you to a win, either. What worries me is that he just isn't missing any bats, even in 0-2 counts. 3 walks, 1 K. His stuff is still not there.

Actually you are correct. But only scoring 2 runs with an 0-13 was / is to hard to accept.

But yes, there is plenty of blame to go around.

[FanSince88]

Actually you are correct. But only scoring 2 runs with an 0-13 was / is to hard to accept.

But yes, there is plenty of blame to go around.

Of course the offense should shoulder some blame, but <5 IP is unacceptable from Gonzo.

[TouchemAll]

If we can't score 3 runs then we deserved to lose the game Gonzo, while not great didn't melt down, and the BP kept us in the game.

You gotta score some runzzz. Sadly right now this team has all kinds of issue's pitching and hitting are ALL contributing to this UGLY slide.

[Nevermore]

When a pitcher only gives up 3 run, he should have a chance of winning. But with our offense only getting, at most, 3 runs, it puts a strain on the pitching staff to hold the opposing team down to 1 or 2 runs. This may be a factor in our starters' not doing that well since the All Star break.

[Can_of_corn]

Pitching wins are stupid.

Discussing pitching wins is pointless.

Gonzo's performance poorly last night severely impeded his team's chances of winning.

[Nevermore]

Pitching wins are stupid.

Discussing pitching wins is pointless.

Gonzo's performance poorly last night severely impeded his team's chances of winning.

That is true. But more importantly, the offense's failure to produce hurt our team's chances even more.

[Can_of_corn]

That is true. But more importantly, the offense's failure to produce hurt our team's chances even more.

The starting pitcher was the primary cause of the defeat.

[Going Underground]

Buck said he was wild in the strike zone and lucky Gonzo did not give up more runs.

They had some nice swings and he did not look like he was fooling anyone.

[Aristotelian]

He may or may not have done enough to not lose that game. I am more curious if he did enough to keep his spot in the rotation. Seems like enough consistently bad games that he could use some rest or time in the bullpen. Like he hasn't been right since the groin injury. If he is not 100%, or if he is off mechanically, it doesn't help him or the team to keep throwing him out there. So who is the next man up? TJ, with Miguel to the bullpen? Miranda, who is lined up with Miguel and won again last night?

[Creamsicle]

The starting pitcher was the primary cause of the defeat.

Generally when we lose I agree with this a little more often than not. But in terms of last night's game I'll respectfully disagree. MG wasn't very good but I wouldn't call his work "the primary cause of the defeat".

[Frobby]

There are going to be days when your three best hitters don't get a hit. I don't know how it is "unacceptable." What are you going to do, bench them? Make them run laps?

[MdSooner]

Generally when we lose I agree with this a little more often than not. But in terms of last night's game I'll respectfully disagree. MG wasn't very good but I wouldn't call his work "the primary cause of the defeat".

Neither do I. He only gave up 3 runs.

0-13 from 3 of our best hitters. I mean really?

Ridiculous!

[OFFNY]

The starting pitcher was the primary cause of the defeat.

Generally when we lose I agree with this a little more often than not. But in terms of last night's game I'll respectfully disagree. MG wasn't very good but I wouldn't call his work "the primary cause of the defeat".

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]Neither do I. He only gave up 3 runs.

0-13 from 3 of our best hitters.I mean really?

Ridiculous!

I believe that last night's loss was a team/group effort.

Gonzalez did his part by allowing 3 runs in only 4.33 innings (and having thrown 92 pitches with a lousy 54-38 strikes-to-balls ratio in the process), and the offense did their part by scoring only 2 runs.

The bullpen and the defense were the only strong components in last night's game for the Orioles.