Saturday, August 27: Orioles go for their 6th straight win at Minute Maid Park

[Il BuonO]

RM chasing a pitch out of the zone, that never happens.

[LA2]

What's weird about RMC is that it seems like he can't hit fastballs anymore either. Yesterday was late on fastball swings.

[PHRESH]

Blown opportunity

[mrbig1]

Are we going to this again.

[LA2]

Uh man, left 2 runners on with one out against a pitcher who's 12-4.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, Il BuonO said:

RM chasing a pitch out of the zone, that never happens.

I was expecting Mountcastle to strikeout on a low and away slider instead of a ball above the strike zone that last at bat. 

[O's84]

2 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Hyde has to get Mountcastle out of the #4 spot.

I agree.  He's years late on fastballs down the middle and swings at balls in the sky.  

[Baltimorecuse]

Why is Mountcastle cleaning up against a right handed breaking ball pitcher?

[Il BuonO]

Just now, LA2 said:

Uh man, left 2 runners on with one out against a pitcher who's 12-4.

Yup, gotta take advantage, those opportunities typically won’t happen with this team.

[Tony-OH]

1 minute ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I was expecting Mountcastle to strikeout on a low and away slider instead of a ball above the strike zone that last at bat. 

Right now Mountcastle is swinging through pitches in the middle of the plate. He's just not seeing the ball. 

[dtk9119]

So I see we are carbon copying last nights game. Different though I doubt Kremer can hold them down like Bradish. This offense is just not good right now

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Just now, dtk9119 said:

So I see we are carbon copying last nights game. Different though I doubt Kremer can hold them down like Bradish. This offense is just not good right now

The offense is going to keep being an issue with Mountcastle and Hays batting in the middle of the order. Unless they return to their earlier in the season production.  

[LA2]

I think we shd take the 2014 Royals approach. Stop expecting Hays and RMC to find their power again, lower them in the lineup, and build the offense around Mullins, Mateo, Adley, Santander, Urias, Vavra, McKenna. Small ball, walks, stolen bases with power from AR and Santander. Let the extra homers come from further down in the lineup (Stowers, RMC, Hays, Odor). 

[SteveA]

Well, 0-0 after 1.   Kremer threw 17 pitches, Urquidy 32.   So there's that.

[LA2]

6 minutes ago, Baltimorecuse said:

Why is Mountcastle cleaning up against a right handed breaking ball pitcher?

Urquidy has very significant reverse split stats, both this season and throughout career. That's why McKenna is in the lineup, not Stowers.