Wednesday, September 14: Orioles complete 2 game series in Washington

[O's84]

Did anybody honesty think they were going to punish the Nats there?

[eddie83]

Just now, O's84 said:

Did anybody honesty think they were going to punish the Nats there?

McKenna at bat changed the inning. 

[SteveA]

6 minutes ago, Hallas said:

Am I looking at his 59 plate appearences in 2022 or his career .612 OPS vs lefies?

I also think Gunnar didn't hit lefites nearly as well as righties in the minors this year and in his career.   I have no problem with putting the only lefty in the order down at #8.

Neither of them came through, unfortunately.

[Jagwar]

Man... Wells has all his pitches working 

[Alasdaire]

I'm glad we got a long look at Mateo this year. Seems pretty clear who he is as a player now.

[spiritof66]

Bases loaded and no outs, given five outs by the Nats defense, and the Orioles score one.

[Lurker]

10 minutes ago, Mooreisbetter27 said:

I like Kevin Brown… but does he realize sliders from left handers move a different direction than sliders from right handers?

He has no clue.

[Lurker]

102 exit velocity…. Right into the ground.

[Jagwar]

I wonder if the O's should already ask Adley to give up switch hitting. 

[Tony-OH]

5 minutes ago, spiritof66 said:

Bases loaded and no outs, given five outs by the Nats defense, and the Orioles score one.

McKenna was the big issue in that inning because of his slow bat. Works it to 3-2 laying off a changeup in the dirt after swinging through a down the middle of fastball for strike two. Then knowing Corbin is throwing a fastball, he allows him to get a 93 fastball in on his hands and he weakly grounds back to Corning who should have turned two.

That at bat just highlights McKenna's limitation as a hitter.

[Tony-OH]

2 minutes ago, Jagwar said:

I wonder if the O's should already ask Adley to give up switch hitting. 

Frobby showed some stats where switch hitters have weird splits some years and considering Adley was a better hitter from the right side vs the left last year, I doubt they are asking him to bat just left-handed anytime soon.

Saying that, he's had two pretty bad at bats against Corbin tonight so far.

[eddie83]

Maybe instead of seeing the same MASN commercials all the time get back to the booth sooner and have Melanie report on stories. Instead let’s have a conversation over the game. 

[Jagwar]

7 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Frobby showed some stats where switch hitters have weird splits some years and considering Adley was a better hitter from the right side vs the left last year, I doubt they are asking him to bat just left-handed anytime soon.

Saying that, he's had two pretty bad at bats against Corbin tonight so far.

Good stuff. 

I know it's a SSS, but his OPS is 536 batting RH. I really don't remember Adley really squaring up any pitches while facing a lefty.

[mrbig1]

26 minutes ago, spiritof66 said:

Bases loaded and no outs, given five outs by the Nats defense, and the Orioles score one.

We can dig up Babe Ruth, put a bat in his hands and do better.

[eddie83]

Guy with one HR on deck and let’s up a bomb.