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The Silver Lining Report (Games 51-54/162) - CATCHING UP!

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Sorry y'all, the holiday weekend has me a little backed up on these, so I hope you're ready for an overdose of rainbows and unicorns.


Game 51 (O's lose 8-6)

  • John Means: His last start was a solid enough one, going 5 IP and giving up 3 runs. He certainly outpitched Colorado's Hoffman, and gave the O's a chance to win. 
  • Branden Kline: Quickly becoming one of the only trustworthy bullpen pieces at the moment. He went an inning in which he struck out the side. Nice!
  • Paul Fry: Fry with a clean inning to get back on track after a couple iffy appearances. At this time of this game he's rocking a solid 3.32 ERA. 
  • ?Keon Broxton: Go ahead new guy! Blasts a 2-run bomb on the first pitch he sees as an Oriole. That'll work! He also added a single.
  • Renato Nunez: Well, well. Someone's on fire, as we'll learn as we go along in this thread. This one was a pinch hit dong to give the O's a 6-3 lead at the time. Alas...
  • Dwight Smith, Jr.: Oh right, we're playing in Colorado. Another dong! Smith's 9th. 
  • Hanser Alberto: The BABIP master continues to do his thing. Another 3-4 night to keep him above the .300 mark. Hey, whatever works out there.
  • RBI doubles: Severino and Villar came through with RBI knocks. 
  • Offense: Well, you have to like that part of this game. The 'pen was mostly a mess, but otherwise this had the makings of a win on the road. Let's see about the next one.

Game 52 (O's win 9-6)

  • Andrew Cashner: Not the best start but  the game went the way it should have gone for Means in the last one. 5 IP, 5 ER, 5 Ks, but the W. 
  • ?Josh Lucas: HUGE relief outing for Lucas as he picked up the 3 inning save. And save he did, as the bullpen was toasted from the previous game. Unicorn for you.
  • Renato Nunez: Yep! Still on the dinger binge. Another solo shot. It was a 2 RBI night for him, however, as he knocked in the first run of the ballgame.
  • ?Jonathan Villar: Boooooooooom. Jonny goes Earl on 'em. He was also a triple shy of the cycle in a 3-hit affair for him. He needed this game a little bit. Nice to see him have a productive night.
  • MOAR RBI: Wilkerson, Alberto, and Smith all had RBI singles. 
  • Pedro Severino: Don't look now, but the data says Pedro is one of the team's most valuable players. His OBP ranks second on the team and he went 4-5 in this one. He's killing lefties as well. What a fantastic pickup he's been. I think DFAing Sucre was more about getting Severino more playing time than it was about getting Wynns on the roster.
  • HITS: 17 of 'em, a season high. Of those I didn't name yet, Mancini had 2 hits with a double, and Martin and Broxton each had singles.

Game 53 (O's lose 8-7)

  • David Hess: I mean... alright? He got into the 6th inning and looked good for about half of those until he started coughing up some hits. Early on, though, it was looking good. 
  • Keon Broxton: Been a little bit of an adventure in CF, but he had a nice RBI double and added another hit. Stays hot as an Oriole as his average creeps up to .200.
  • ?Trey Mancini: Two-run triple! Heck yeah. 
  • Hanser Alberto/Austin Wynns: Wynns bunt! Alberto scores on it! It was very exciting.
  • MOAR RBI: Look, I'm just trying to catch up... I have to cut some corners. The offense stayed hot as Smith had a sac fly, and Villar and Nunez had RBI singles.
  • HITS: 11 more of 'em. It's a shame the bullpen didn't show up in Colorado or it could have easily been a sweep by the O's. They were in every game.

Game 54 (O's win 5-3)

  • Gabriel Ynoa: Solid little fill-in outing of 4 IP, 2 ER. I'll take that.
  • ?Dan Straily: Now this kind of appearance we can use. Freshly punted from the rotation, Straily looked pretty good out of the 'pen going 4 IP with 1 ER.
  • ?Shawn Armstrong: Save! Someone finally did it!
  • Rentao Nunez: Another home run. That's 3 of them in these 4 games and he's RED hot.
  • Jonathan Villar: Speaking of homers, Villar got into his second of this 4-game stetch. Nice!
  • Hanser Alberto: Does the guy ever stop getting hits? No he does not. Another 2-4 in this one. 

Whew... running out of steam. Back to a regular schedule after this!

 


 

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