Tuesday July 27: Derek Jeter's Marlins in town for two games

[SteveA]

Gametime:  7:05 pm

Forecast:  Hot and humid

First Pitch:  Sonsy Gaba, mother of the late Mo Gaba

Matchup:  Sandy Alcantara (R) vs Spenser Watkins (R)

Lineups

1. Miguel Rojas (R) SS

2. Starling Marte (R) CF

3. Jesus Aguilar (R) DH

4. Adam Duvall (R) RF

5. Lewin Diaz (L) 1B

6. Brian Anderson (R) 3B

7. Isan Diaz (L) 2B

8. Sandy Leon (S) C

9. Magneuris Sierra (L) LF

 

1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF

2. Austin Hays (R) LF

3. Trey Mancini (R) DH

4. Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B

5. DJ Stewart (L) RF

6. Ramon Urias (R) SS

7. Pedro Severino (R) C

8. Maikel Franco (R) 3B

9. Domingo Leyba (S) 2B

Orioles Bench
Ryan McKenna (R)
Pat Valaika (R)
Austin Wynns (R)

Bullpen Availability (last pitched)

Available
   Shaun Anderson, 1.0 IP, 24p last Tuesday
   Thomas Eshelman 2.0 IP, 52p as a starter Saturday, July 10
   Paul Fry*  1.0 IP, 23p Sunday; 1.1 IP, 20p Friday 
   Connor Greene recalled from Norfolk Saturday
   Adam Plutko 1.0 IP, 14p Saturday
   Cole Sulser 0.1 IP, 6p Sunday; 0.2 IP 20p Friday  
   Tanner Scott*  1.0 IP, 20p Saturday;  1.1 IP, 15p Friday 
   Dillon Tate, 1.0 IP, 12p Saturday; 1.0 IP, 12p Friday 
   Cesar Valdez 1.0 IP, 26p Sunday

*denotes lefthander

[SteveA]

Notes

• Orioles have won 3 in a row for the 6th time this year.   In each of the first 5 times, they failed to make it 4 in a row.
• Orioles won 6 games in a 31 game stretch starting when Matt Harvey got blasted at Citi Field and ending a week ago Friday with Keegan Akin getting bombed  in Kansas City.   They now have won 6 games in an 8 game stretch since then.
• The Orioles are carrying 13 pitchers so they are shorthanded on the bench, yet they have a pitcher in Eshelman who has not pitched in 17 days and a pitcher in Anderson who has not pitched in a week.

[Il BuonO]

I wouldn’t be sad if I never saw Eshelman again. Well, sad, just not heartbroken. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

30 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

I wouldn’t be sad if I never saw Eshelman again. Well, sad, just not heartbroken. 

Just looked at Eshelman’s stats and his BB9 is higher than his SO9 rate. And in 18 innings pitched he’s already worth a -0.3 WAR.

[Il BuonO]

36 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Just looked at Eshelman’s stats and his BB9 is higher than his SO9 rate. And in 18 innings pitched he’s already worth a -0.3 WAR.

Yeah, like I said, sad.

[Ruzious]

1 hour ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Just looked at Eshelman’s stats and his BB9 is higher than his SO9 rate. And in 18 innings pitched he’s already worth a -0.3 WAR.

Hey, they told him to miss bats, and that's the only way he can do it.  

[ChosenOne21]

no-hitter gone

[LA2]

If Watkins pitches a good game, I might begin to contemplate moving him from the Chris Waters / Mike Wright box to the Josh Towers / Brad Bergesen one.

[ChosenOne21]

5 minutes ago, LA2 said:

If Watkins pitches a good game, I might begin to contemplate moving him from the Chris Waters / Mike Wright box to the Josh Towers / Brad Bergesen one.

Yeah, I've been excited all day to see what he'll do tonight

[SteveA]

The magic is gone

[LA2]

Urghh, I knew in my gut but didn't dare post it. I've always dreaded Leon in these deep counts (he learned how to get his pitches in Boston) and feared he would do damage....especially since Watkins doesn't have a wipe-out pitch in his repertoire to save him from batters timing his narrow range of speeds in a long at-bat.

[Il BuonO]

Wth??? This guy is our ace? I don’t think so.

[LA2]

ERA exactly doubled in an instant from 1.5 to 3. But game is not lost--only the second inning playing at home in our supposed bandbox.

In any case, have to run out now. Go O's!

[Il BuonO]

11 minutes ago, LA2 said:

If Watkins pitches a good game, I might begin to contemplate moving him from the Chris Waters / Mike Wright box to the Josh Towers / Brad Bergesen one.

Welp....

[vab]

Did the clock just strike midnight?