vs. Dodgers, 7/06

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Game 3 (3:10)

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Team Records

48-35 |=======| 48-38

1st, +2.5 |=======| 2nd, -5.0

Streaks / L10

+1, Lost 5 of 7 / 5-5 |=======| -1, Won 7 of 8 / 7-3

Team Offensive Rankings (MLB)

BA: .272 (4th) |=======| BA: .238 (28th)

OPS: .801 (2nd) |=======| OPS: .699 (26th)

Runs: 415 (5th) |=======| Runs: 353 (17th)

HR: 128 (1st) |=======| HR: 90 (18th)

Last 7 Days

BA: .314 (3rd) |=======| BA: .253 (20th)

OPS: .860 (5th) |=======| OPS: .740 (20th)

Runs: 50 (4th) |=======| Runs: 37 (16th)

HR: 11 (11th) |=======| HR: 6 (26th)

Team Pitching Rankings (MLB)

ERA: 4.43 (19th) |=======| ERA: 3.37 (4th)

WHIP: 1.42 (22nd) |=======| WHIP: 1.11 (1st)

BAA: .267 (23rd) |=======| BAA: .219 (2nd)

TB: 1221 (19th) |=======| TB: 973 (2nd)

Last 7 Days

ERA: 7.32 (30th) |=======| ERA: 2.83 (2nd)

WHIP: 1.73 (27th) |=======| WHIP: 1.03 (1st)

BAA: .298 (25th) |=======| BAA: .189 (1st)

TB: 141 (26th) |=======| TB: 70 (1st)

Starters

ERA: 5.15 (27th) |=======| ERA: 3.56 (4th)

WHIP: 1.46 (26th) |=======| WHIP: 1.14 (2nd)

BAA: .278 (26th) |=======| BAA: .230 (2nd)

TB: 810 (24th) |=======| TB: 658 (2nd)

Relievers

ERA: 3.28 (6th) |=======| ERA: 3.01 (2nd)

WHIP: 1.35 (17th) |=======| WHIP: 1.05 (1st)

BAA: .249 (13th) |=======| BAA: .198 (1st)

TB: 411 (18th) |=======| TB: 315 (3rd)

NEW: Quality Start minimum requirements (experimental, suggestions welcome)

- 6 IP, 2ER

- 7 IP, 3ER

- Game ERA must be 4.00 or less

Kevin Gausman

(1-6)

3.97 (1.27/.266)

76K / 18BB, 14HR

QS: 6

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Gausman put up a 4.50 in Seattle and allowed another two home runs one of which coughed up the lead immediately after the offense got it. He has been a bad road pitcher this season with nine of his 14 home runs coming in away games. He has allowed a home run in four of the last five games and the one he didn't was against the Rays. There's just no telling what the Orioles will get from him against this hot Dodgers team.

Splits & Sits

147 vs. left: .229/.260/.354, 4HR

201 vs. right: .295/.345/.463, 10HR

Bases Empty: .293

RISP: .235

RISP w/2 outs: .233

Men on w/2 outs: .204

Man on 3rd, < 2 outs: .231

2016 Away (8 starts)

(0-5) 5/02 (1.49/.303), 9HR

Career @ Dodger Stadium (0 starts)

NA

Career vs. LAD (0 starts)

NA

vs. Batter

Howie Kendrick 0/2, BB

Will Venable 0/2, BB

VS

Bud Norris

(4-7)

3.89 (1.30/.246)

68K / 29BB, 6HR

QS: 4

Last 6 starts (35.1 IP): (3-1) 1.78 (0.91), 37K / 8BB

Norris has not allowed a home run since April 27th which is pretty amazing considering he has pitched 53.2 innings since then. He also hasn't given up a run in his last two starts totaling 13 IP and allowed only six hits and one walk while striking out 16. He has been very good since being put back in the rotation in June while with the Braves and has been dominant in two starts this season at Dodgers Stadium.

Splits & Sits

142 vs. left: .269/.376/.373, 4HR

160 vs. right: .230/.275/.272, 2HR

Bases Empty: .270

RISP: .235

RISP w/2 outs: .250

Men on w/2 outs: .204

Man on 3rd, < 2 outs: .333

2016 @ Dodgers Stadium (2 starts)

(1-1) 0.82 (0.91/.135)

Career vs Baltimore (1 starts)

(0-1) 7 IP, 3.86 (1.43/.300)

vs. Batter

Mark Trumbo (11 AB) .182

J.J. Hardy 4/8, 2B, RBI

Chris Davis 2/4

Adam Jones 1/4, 2B, RBI

Manny Machado 1/4

Ryan Flaherty 1/3

Matt Wieters 1/3

Tillman came up big after giving up the first inning run throwing six more innings without giving up another and the difference in the game was one bad pitch from Maeda to Machado that almost landed on the roof of the seats out in left field. Both streaks are snapped and the rubber game tomorrow is an afternoon game.

Norris has been very good and I can see him continuing that against his former team while Gausman has been better over his last two starts and will look to continue that in this game as the series win is up for grabs here.

Boston lost to Texas today putting them three back, but Toronto won their fourth in a row and sit 2.5 back of the Orioles and the Yankees won big over the White Sox today. Cleveland is going strong again having won their second in a row as they crushed the Tigers 12-1 tonight which makes the Indians and Twins the only teams in the division to win today. Houston beat Seattle again for their second in a row and sit 7.5 back of the Rangers and a half game out of the WC spot.

[SteveA]

Leaving my mother's house a bit after noon. About a 7 hour drive home. Hope to get in radio range for this one by game time or shortly thereafter.

I would have been very satisfied with a 5-4 road trip. We're not gonna make that, but 4-5 wouldn't be too awful.

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[weams]

3;10 EDT start

[FlipTheBird]

This game is important. Not necessarily in the grand scheme, because it's just another game. But important for this message board, which might suffer an Apocalyptic meltdown if Bud Norris beat us.

[slakattack]

After losing 5 games in a row, what would it feel like to win 2 games in 16 hours?

Dy-no-mite! That's what.

[SteveA]

Crazy prediction:. Caleb Joseph actually gets an RBI today!!!

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[caesarod]

In contrast to his low opinion of O's pitching Monday, Vin was duly impressed by Brach and Britton last night. In case anyone wants to hear, I recorded his call of the bottom of the 9th.

https://mega.nz/#!zVREmDID!MTaeAE3TKarQIbG38iapIRWXWO2LXUh0iDBkncqdqzo

(This site's legit; I use it all the time to trade music. However, if it's not kosher with MLB, mods, feel free to delete)

[Slim Shady]

[Malike]

Find a way to win today and the road trip is 4-5, despite being a disaster in Seattle. If Bud Norris out duels Gausman I'm going to be furious.

[ArtVanDelay]

[weams]

Two Orioles starter.

[BohKnowsBmore]

Bud hitting 94 on all three FB thus far.

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[Malike]

Stud Norris.

[ArtVanDelay]

Stud Norris.

Crud Norris.

[BohKnowsBmore]

Stud Norris.

Was on track for a perfect game after the first batter. Unfortunately for Norris, Kim wouldn't go quietly.