Sunday April 30: Orioles try to end one of their best opening months ever on a winning note

[SteveA]

6 minutes ago, dystopia said:

He doesn't have anyone else to go to. Honestly would have just left Bradish in. If he blows it, he blows it, but the 'pen is shot and Bradish needed to just take one for the team there.

The pen isn't really shot in terms of middle inning guys.  Voth is rested.   But Maton is a lefty and followed by Baddoo who is also a lefty, so he chose this spot for Cionel.   Cionel probably gets Baddoo in the 6th, and then maybe Voth?

Where the pen is shot, is in terms of late games guy.   They probably don't want to use Bautista and Baker for the 4th time in 5 days, especially given some of the high pitch counts Bautista has had.   And Baumann isn't a guy they want to use back to back.   So it's up to Cionel/Akin/Voth/Coulombe to get us to Cano in the 9th.  (And in a close game, most managers tend to try to save one guy just in case of extra innings, and that might be Akin today).

So probably Voth comes on after Baddoo and goes at least an inning, then Coulombe, then Pena.

 

Edited April 30, 2023 by SteveA

[Roy Firestone]

4 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

He's just trying to set up another save for Bautista.

They should NOT go to  Felix today...he was wild again yesterday though he got the outs...right now he's a roller coaster...and with runners on...hes below average...

[Etch]

where's the refresh button on this page

[Gurgi]

1 minute ago, Roy Firestone said:

Bradish folded like a tent....so disappointing..This is why starting  pitching is our weakness...

Its why this off season was such a bummer.   We all knew we needed some starting pitching.   And Elias got us some stuff from the discount racks.   

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Roy Firestone said:

They should NOT go to  Felix today...he was wild again yesterday though he got the outs...right now he's a roller coaster...and with runners on...hes below average...

I know Roy.

Now tell Hyde.

[oriolediehard]

Boy did the O's go out 1,2,3 in a hurry in the 6th.

[SteveA]

Surprised Hyde didn't keep Cionel in for the lefty Baddoo.  Guess he really wants Voth to start with a clean inning.

[Fiver6565]

Kremer and Bradish the clear weak links right now. 
 

agree with bringing in Voth to start a clean inning here. Not like Perez has been automatic vs lefties anyway. 

[Gurgi]

This Umpire really does not know what a strike is.  Really calling some wild stuff strikes

[Il BuonO]

3 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

McDonald acts like Bradish is 22 or 23.  The dude is plenty old enough.  

He’s 26.

[Fiver6565]

1 minute ago, oriolediehard said:

Boy did the O's go out 1,2,3 in a hurry in the 6th.

In fairness they scored in four straight innings prior to that. Can’t score every inning, pitching needs to step up. 

[Il BuonO]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I know Roy.

Now tell Hyde.

He marches to a the beat of his own drummer, closers be damned.

[dystopia]

Kevin must get a bonus every time he says "sweeper"

[Gurgi]

God this game is frustrating me.  

[oriolediehard]

From 0-2 to a walk.