Texas series,

[Machado13]

Insane play by Wieters to get odor CS at second. Huge, totally changed that 9th inning

[SteveA]

We got the series win' date=' now it's time to get greedy![/quote']

Tomorrow's game is QUITE meaningful.

If two teams finish with the same regular season record and then meet in the playoffs, who gets home field is determined by head to head record.

The head to head series between Baltimore and Texas sits at 3-3 and tomorrow is the last time we meet in the regular season.

And both teams have tremendous home records... If we meet them in the ALDS or ALCS, home field would be a critical advantage to have. If we both happen to finish with the same regular season record, tomorrow's game determines whether game 7 is in Baltimore or Texas.

[Machado13]

Get 'em! Os need to return the favor for trip to Arlington and sweep at home!

[OFFNY]

Aristotelian said:

 

I am praying that we win one game. Darvish, Hamels, and then Gallardo vs. Griffin. I don't think any of the match-ups favor us on paper.

 

o

 

Never (to be continued) ........

 

o

 

Machado13 said:

 

I would be happy with 2 of 3 at home. We owe them for the road series.

Let's go!

 

Tx Oriole said:

 

So will I. Go, O's.

 

o

 

Never concede a game before a single pitch is thrown, regardless of the opponent, and regardless of the pitching match-ups.

Take one game at a time, and try to win them all.

The Orioles are going for the sweep tomorrow.

 

o

[bobmc]

I'm actually curious why Buck switched it up.

Chicago hasn't hit lefties well. Splits:

RHP: .267/.336/.425 - .762 OPS

LHP: .232/.311/.387 - .699 OPS

Only 2 ideas I think Buck might be going off of: keep Wade Miley on his normal routine and give Gallardo an extra day. Or maybe Buck really loves career numbers against teams?

Miley against TEX: 714 OPS, Miley against CHW: 884 OPS. :shrug:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">O's Insider blog: Orioles notebook: Wade Miley stays on turn, to make debut Thursday: New left-hande... <a href="https://t.co/MkRnBQ7YxB">https://t.co/MkRnBQ7YxB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a></p>— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) <a href="

">August 4, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-notebook-0804-20160803-story.html

[TINSTAAPP]

I'm actually curious why Buck switched it up.

Chicago hasn't hit lefties well. Splits:

RHP: .267/.336/.425 - .762 OPS

LHP: .232/.311/.387 - .699 OPS

Only 2 ideas I think Buck might be going off of: keep Wade Miley on his normal routine and give Gallardo an extra day. Or maybe Buck really loves career numbers against teams?

Miley against TEX: 714 OPS, Miley against CHW: 884 OPS. :shrug:

I'm guessing Buck didn't anticipate the Orioles beating both Darvish and Hamels in back-to-back nights and wanted a more reliable pitcher than Gallardo in a potential series deciding game. If the Orioles had lost the last two nights, would you trust Gallardo to come through to avoid a sweep? I sure as hell wouldn't.

[VeveJones007]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">O's Insider blog: Orioles notebook: Wade Miley stays on turn, to make debut Thursday: New left-hande... <a href="https://t.co/MkRnBQ7YxB">https://t.co/MkRnBQ7YxB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a></p>— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) <a href="

">August 4, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-notebook-0804-20160803-story.html

I think it's more to do with leverage: you start the better pitcher in the more important game.

[Chavez Ravine]

One at a time!

Pass the baton!

[fastball]

Bundy,Gausman just some awesome pitching and Miley tonight

time to turn on Chris Davis.Go O's.

[sportsfan8703]

O'day is probably not available tonight. Brach is a maybe with throwing 29 pitches in game 1 of the series. Just looking at Miley's splits he is pretty good if he can after the first time through the lineup but struggles after 75 pitches. Same can be said of Gallardo.

We're going to need Worley, Givens, and Ondrusek to be big these next two games. It'd be nice to see the offense put up an 8 spot tonight.

Griffin gets teed off on by LH's. I'd look for a "hot" MW to play again and possibly Flaherty to play for JJ.

Vegas has us as the -130 favorite for the game.

[blangtang]

I'm watching the Fox Sports Southwest Rangers broadcast, they went out last night looking for Old Bay Beer. They ended up at Johnny Rad's pizza parlor, and said they didnt find any old bay beer, they said they put some old bay in their beer and it was no good. I don't live in B'more, is this Old Bay beer a real thing or did someone pull their leg?