June 2023

[Frobby]

3 @ SFG (28-28)

3 @ MIL (29-27)

3 vs. KCR (17-39)(1-2 vs. O’s)

3 vs. TOR (30-27)(0-3 vs. O’s)

3 @ CHC (24-31)

2 @ TBR (40-18)(1-2 vs. O’s)

3 vs. SEA (29-27)

3 vs. CIN (26-30)

1 vs. MIN (+2 in July) (30-27)

Collectively, these upcoming opponents are 1 game under .500, with every team except the Royals, Cubs and Rays hovering right around the .500 mark.

Offensively, the Rays have been elite, the Reds, Twins, Giants, Cubs and Mariners have been right around league average, and the Brewers and Royals have been well below average (though the Royals hit the O’s well in April).

Pitching-wise, the Twins, Mariners and Rays have all been excellent to very good, the Jays and Giants have been a little above average, the Brewers and Cubs have been about average, and the Reds and Royals have been bad.  

Overall, it’s an easier schedule than we had in May, but significantly harder than we had in April.  It’s going to get harder, so I’d hope to be well north of .500 for the month. 

[oriole]

Considering how well they played in May, it gives some room for a bad stretch. And by bad stretch I mean that if they play .500 for the month of June I would be satisfied. I only say that because the last home series left the impression that regression is in order. Not to sound like a downer, but the division is still too much to expect. So as long as they can keep pace in the wild card standings then it’s a respectable season. 

[sportsfan8703]

I look at that schedule and the first thing I think of is the open spot in our rotation and where to spot start Irvin.

@ Milwaukee(Game 2)

KC(Game 3) - I’d let Irvin pitch on normal rest with the off days, and bump back one of the other 4 SP for home against Tor. That’s an avoid spot for Irvin. 

[Spy Fox]

7 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

I look at that schedule and the first thing I think of is the open spot in our rotation and where to spot start Irvin.

@ Milwaukee(Game 2)

KC(Game 3) - I’d let Irvin pitch on normal rest with the off days, and bump back one of the other 4 SP for home against Tor. That’s an avoid spot for Irvin. 

I'm guessing it won't be a spot start, it'll just be Irvin joining the rotation in full for a while starting next week. 

[sportsfan8703]

5 minutes ago, Spy Fox said:

I'm guessing it won't be a spot start, it'll just be Irvin joining the rotation in full for a while starting next week. 

Yes. But I’m hoping they match Irvin up a bit with some off days. At least in the beginning. Let’s put him in some favorable matchups and see what we have. 

[Baltimorecuse]

I hope I'm wrong but I think Mullins being out is going to hurt us more than realized.  This Giant pitcher tonight looks like the real deal.

[Moose Milligan]

Hoping for .500 or better month. 
 

This team is going to regress, it’s just a matter of when and how much. But if they play .500 the rest of the way, they should make the playoffs. 

[Spy Fox]

8 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Hoping for .500 or better month. 

This team is going to regress, it’s just a matter of when and how much. But if they play .500 the rest of the way, they should make the playoffs. 

My hope is that the team can stay stable for the time being and then have another surge after the ASB with boosts from deadline trades, a couple more callups, and maybe a fixed GrayRod. 

[Just Regular]

1 hour ago, Baltimorecuse said:

I hope I'm wrong but I think Mullins being out is going to hurt us more than realized.  This Giant pitcher tonight looks like the real deal.

Elias did say "weeks, not months" to Brian Kenny on MLB Network a few days back on a direct question about length of absence.     But it still may have been a bull sling.

I'm hoping Adam Frazier's veteranosity has been duly honored by a couple games and we get leadoff Gunnar, at least against RHP.    I'm not very confident in anyone, but I have some hope Gunnar could actually do something against Logan Webb.

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

Elias did say "weeks, not months" to Brian Kenny on MLB Network a few days back on a direct question about length of absence.     But it still may have been a bull sling.

I'm hoping Adam Frazier's veteranosity has been duly honored by a couple games and we get leadoff Gunnar, at least against RHP.    I'm not very confident in anyone, but I have some hope Gunnar could actually do something against Logan Webb.

First off he doesn't know.  It might look like two weeks now and he has a setback.

Also, seven weeks counts as weeks not months. 

I'm guessing the ASB.

[Aristotelian]

It's really a big month for us. Until Texas we were just over 50% to make the playoffs. That could change quickly if we continue to slide. The trade deadline will be getting closer. This could play out very well or very poorly.

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, Moose Milligan said:

Hoping for .500 or better month. 
 

This team is going to regress, it’s just a matter of when and how much. But if they play .500 the rest of the way, they should make the playoffs. 

I think it will take more than 88 wins to make the playoffs this year.  

[Baltimorecuse]

6 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I think it will take more than 88 wins to make the playoffs this year.  

It could get down to that dropped fly ball in Boston.  

[Frobby]

Anyone notice that several of these teams we have played or are scheduled to play in June have been very hot at or around the time we played them?

- We beat the Giants 2 out of 3 and since then they’ve won 11 of 13 games.

- The Cubs have won 8 of 10, including going 2-1 against us.

- Next week we play the Reds, who are currently on a 9 game winning streak.

Collectively, the teams on our June schedule are 4 games over .500 now, whereas they were 1 game under as of the OP.  So, they’ve gone 5 games over .500 in June, 8 games over when not playing the Orioles (who are 9-6 so far in June).   

So, what looked like a fairly easy June schedule has turned out to be a little harder than it first appeared, but the O’d have still managed to go 9-6 to this point.

 

[interloper]

On 6/2/2023 at 12:53 PM, Baltimorecuse said:

It could get down to that dropped fly ball in Boston.  

Or literally any other close loss from the season.