July 31: John Means takes on the Tigers

[SteveA]

Gametime:  6:10 pm

Matchup:  John Means (L) vs Matt Manning (R)

Lineups

TBA -- I won't be around, someone else can add them

Bullpen Availability (last pitched)

Available
   Shaun Anderson, 1.0 IP, 11 pitches Thursday; 2.0 innings, 30 pitches Tuesday
    Paul Fry*  0.2 IP, 10p last night  
   Connor Greene 2.0 IP, 37 pitches Tuesday
   Tanner Scott*  0.0 IP, 15p last night; 0.2 IP, 6p Wednesday
   Cole Sulser 1.0 IP, 16p last nimght; 1.0 IP, 16p Wednesday   
   Cesar Valdez 2.0 IP, 34p Wednesday

Maybe Available
   Adam Plutko 2.0 IP, 29p Thursday; 1.0 IP, 21p Tuesday
   Dillon Tate, 1.0 IP, 20p last night; 0.1 IP, 10p Wednesday

*denotes lefthander

[HowAboutThat]

“Tanner Scott is available.”

Words that strike terror in the heart of every oriole fan…

Edited July 31, 2021 by Philip

[Il BuonO]

1 hour ago, Philip said:

“Tanner Scott is available.”

Words that strike terror in the heart of every oriole fan…

And some hitters, too!

[Il BuonO]

Means with a lot of first pitch curves. The get-me-over variety, but effective. 

[HowAboutThat]

12 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

And some hitters, too!

That literally made me laugh.

[Just Regular]

Haase is having the Jake Fox spring in the regular season.

[HowAboutThat]

Meanwhile, Means is doing well, but I think I can be forgiven for wishing that Stewart’s audition were over. I think too often the team gives guys too much time to really show how bad they are, and I think Stewart has been tried and found wanting.

[Il BuonO]

Gee, another game and another ball Severino should have blocked. 

[HowAboutThat]

I think a lot of teams will wish they’d paid for Means

[Beysbol]

Plays like that that make me wish Adley Rusthman was here...

[Il BuonO]

Lot of pitches....

[Il BuonO]

Whoa! Didn’t see that coming.

[scOtt]

Franco just barely got that one out. But it's a 475 footer if you just look at the box score!

[scOtt]

0-0 curve dropped in after the Schoop bloop. Pro.

 

And out of it. 85 pitches. Probably done but in line for the W.

[waroriole]

Looks like the old Means. Watching him pitch is the best part of this team.