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Sunday, May 22: Rubber Match vs Rays


SteveA

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Gametime:  1:35pm

Weather:  Hot, precipitation later but should be after game is over

Matchup:  Corey Kluber (R) vs Spenser Watkins (R)

Lineups

1. Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF
2. Randy Arozarena (R) LF
3. Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B
4. Harold Ramirez (R) DH
5. Vidal Brujan (S) 2B
6. Isaac Paredes (R) 3B
7. Brett Phillips (L) RF
8. Mike Zunino (R) C
9. Taylor Walls (S) SS

 

1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF
2. Trey Mancini (R) RF
3. Anthony Santander (S) LF
4. Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B
5. Adley Rutschman (S) DH
6. Ramon Urias (R) 3B
7. Rougned Odor (L) 2B
8. Robinson Chirinos (R) C
9. Jorge Mateo (R) SS

 

Orioles Bench
Austin Hays (R)
Ryan McKenna (R)
Tyler Nevin (R)
Chris Owings (R)

 

Bullpen Availability / Last pitched

Available
Bryan Baker 0.1 IP, 11p Friday;  1.0 IP, 22p Thursday
Felix Bautista  0.1 IP, 8p Thursday;  0.1 IP, 11p Wednesday
Joey Krehbiel  0.2 IP, 16p Thursday;  1.0 IP, 9p Tuesday 
Jorge Lopez 1.0 IP, 33p Thursday;  1.0 IP, 15p Wednesday
Cionel Perez (L)  0.2 IP, 6p Friday;  0.1 IP, 7p Wednesday;  0.1 IP, 6p Tuesday

Dillon Tate 1.0 IP, 8p Friday  1.0 IP, 10p Thursday
 

Probably Not Available
Keegan Akin (L)  2.1 IP, 33p Friday

Not Available
Mike Baumann 3.2 IP, 51p yesterday

 

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Seems like a classic mismatch, a former Cy Young winner vs. Spenser Watkins. However, the callup of Adley has made me happy regardless. Next year we can focus on getting a decent 2B/SS or 3B. Just getting one of those positions filled would mean that Henderson could come up next year and we would be in a much better place as far as the lineup goes. Then we sign one decent SP and by mid year or so we would have G-Rod, Means, Zimmerman, FA, and possibly DL Hall. That's a team that would be exciting to watch. 

I know it's probably the newness of it all, but I'm super optimistic. At this point if you have a really fun team to watch next year, and a marked improvement from this year that's all you can ask for at this point in the rebuild. Good times ahead fellas! 

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120 MLB starting pitchers today at 30 IP and up - Spenser Watkins is 119th in K-BB%, in negative territory.

He and Dallas Keuchel are the lone two with more walks than strikeouts.    Even the fourth worst is in +5% range.

Stephen Strasburg also pitching this hour for the organization.

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I am sooooo tired already of Spenser Watkins … he has no business being on a starting rotation in ML 

 

I had just typed that when he was hit by line drive.. I hope he is OK of course but Twilight Zone stuff 

Amazing how often teams like Rays, Yankees jump on teams in first inning .. they are ready to go and step on your throats when the bell rings 

 

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Just now, Morgan423 said:

That's the end of Watkins today.  No way in the world that didn't break a rib. 

Really sorry that happened for Watkins.   I believe as the rules of the game work he'll keep his MLB salary if the injured list is necessary.

45 Fenway innings in 4 calendar days still coming up next weekend.

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