Tuesday, June 13: Divisional showdown with Blue Jays begins

[Malike]

1 minute ago, 86this said:

Still, with Hyde, you never know.  They needed work is what they'll say.

Well he wouldn't be wrong. Don't pitch them for a week then see how they look in high leverage situations.

[deward]

5 minutes ago, 86this said:

So we know Kremer is not going the distance.  Who comes in?  Voth?  Please save Cano and Bautista for the crucial innings.

That should be exactly what Voth is here for.

[mrbig1]

Gunnar is just on fire.

[86this]

Gunnar is seeing the ball really well.

[HandsomeQuack]

That thing looks like a beach ball to him right now

[Billy F-Face3]

Move over Corbin Carroll... Henderson is Gunnin' for ya. #RookieOfTheYear

[baltfan]

I can’t remember the last Oriole to consistently hit the ball as hard as Gunnar has the past week or so.  Sure for a couple of games, but not this long. 

[ArtVanDelay]

I love how Vlad Guerrero has 80 grade power but he just mashes the ball into the ground 3 times a game. 

[LA2]

11 minutes ago, LA2 said:

Frazier, O'Hearn, Hicks--all we need is Urías and Mateo to connect as well and it's total triumph for ME, esp. on top of the not-pursued Bassitt getting knocked out.

Although Urías getting 10 hits in his last 17 AB with 3 doubles, a homer, and only 2 Ks passes the test as well.

[Mooreisbetter27]

There we go! 10-2! Let’s pour it on!

[mrbig1]

Santander with a run scoring hit.

[Hank Scorpio]

7 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

Can anyone give me a logical reason why the Orioles are so much better this year?  

Frazier, obviously.

[allquixotic]

4 minutes ago, Billy F-Face3 said:

The Orioles are on their way to a 43-24 record if they can hold the Blue Jays off right now.  And that's in spite of injuries and 2 starting pitchers having to be demoted. 

According to Spotrac (I'm not familiar with the website; don't know how authoritative it is), the O's are ranked 26th out of 30 teams in terms of # of days rostered players have spent on the IL.

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/injured-list/current-team/

We have spent $2.3M on IL players this year, while the Yanks have spent $17M. We've got 4 players currently on the IL, while NYY have 12.

Sure, the Yanks can "afford it" more, but $2.3M is chump change for any MLB club.

I'm not saying this to prove you wrong or anything; I'm just trying to understand (out of previous ignorance until now) whether injury has been a drag on the O's relative to other teams so far this year... My conclusion is "probably not."

[ArtVanDelay]

10-2!

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, Mooreisbetter27 said:

There we go! 10-2! Let’s pour it on!