Tuesday, July 5: Orioles begin 2nd half of season and try to take series from Rangers

[SteveA]

Just now, Tony-OH said:

Nice 6 pitch inning by Voth.

Maybe he completes 4 innings for his first time as an Oriole.

[Tony-OH]

Just now, SteveA said:

And they were pretty awful defensively yesterday, all over the field. 

They don't walk (earlier in the broadcast it was noted they are 27th in MLB in walks).

And they don't have much of a bullpen.

Just a bad baseball team.   Despite going out and spending some pretty big $ on Semien, Seager, and Gray.

To be fair, their top two starting pitchers are very good, and we are missing both of them this series.

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good! haha

[Tony-OH]

5 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

It also allowed Mateo to score on Mullins double.  With his speed, he might have scored anyway.

Yep, that was the point of my post. But either way, Mancini's 2B would have scored them both anyways! lol

[justD]

I’m a sucker for a good curveball. Howard’s thrown a couple tonite. 

[Tony-OH]

8 minutes ago, justD said:

I’m a sucker for a good curveball. Howard’s thrown a couple tonite. 

Voth's curveball is a really a nice high spin rate curveball with good late break when he throws it right.

[justD]

Oh! Just saw Robert Andino will be participating too! (in the 30th anniversary weekend stuff)

[justD]

That Hawaiian shirt giveaway totally f’d up my parking plans for Saturday. I didn’t realize it was that day until too late, and all the reserved spots they hold back for Birdland members sold out the morning I called. Have had the ticket to the game since May but just forgot to get a pass. Hopefully the Penn St garage is open this time instead, tho M wouldn’t be happy that I’d be walking back there in the dark.

[justD]

Wow 

[justD]

That was so bad. And good for us. 

[justD]

Is anyone else still watching?

[SteveA]

3 minutes ago, justD said:

Is anyone else still watching?

Still here, just haven't seen anything worth commenting on.

I think Voth's season high in pitches is 62.  He may be down to his last couple batters here.  I didn't see, who do we have warming?

[mrbig1]

7 minutes ago, justD said:

Is anyone else still watching?

Yes.

[OriolesMagic83]

Send the bat signal to the bullpen

[SteveA]

When you give up 3 hits in a row to the 7-8-9 hitters and you hit your season high pitch count... I think it's time to go.

And Akin is ready and 2 of the next 3 batters are lefthanded.

Yep, gotta make this change.

[mrbig1]

Need a DP now!!