Monday, May 20: Orioles at Cardinals

[Roy Firestone]

1 minute ago, Aristotelian said:

Sonny Gray is really, really good. I was hoping we would sign him this offseason. Can't complain about the guy we got though.

Sonny Gray was battered in his last two starts...against us, he looks like Nolan Ryan... we just go to sleep so often ..and tonight we could get no-hit..

[Dibbs31]

1 hour ago, Malike said:

I think you meant above average?

Below average in total Ks

[Tony-OH]

Brown, "Seems like Suarez is mixing his pitches more."

You more than the Little League game calling Rutschman used when he called for 9 fastballs in 12 pitches against a good fastball hitter with a go ahead runner on 2nd and 1st base open?

You mean more different than that? 

[Malike]

1 minute ago, Dibbs31 said:

Below average in total Ks

So above average at not striking out.

[O's84]

4 minutes ago, dystopia said:

Kremer has not pitched well, but when you have to get 4 strikes in an AB then I have no problem blaming the ump.

And there's a big difference between 2nd and 3rd 1 out, and 2nd and 3rd 2 outs.  Already down 2-0 with the way Sonny Gray was pitching that puts much more pressure on Kremer.

 

[TopGunnar]

Fat Albert doesn’t look any better 

[OriolesMagic83]

6 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

If the knee is a problem for Santander, why not IL him?  Why risk anything when you don’t have to?

Especially when it's only 10 days.  Let's have him limping around for weeks.

[Tony-OH]

1 minute ago, Roy Firestone said:

Sonny Gray was battered in his last two starts...against us, he looks like Nolan Ryan... we just go to sleep so often ..and tonight we could get no-hit..

Gray is on his game for sure. How he was hit has last time or two out has no bearing on how he's throwing tonight. The Orioles hitters are not helping, but he is commanding about as good as he can. 

We literally saw the difference between one pitcher commanding at the top of his game and one at the bottom of his game. That leads to a game like this.

[Malike]

Just now, O's84 said:

And there's a big difference between 2nd and 3rd 1 out, and 2nd and 3rd 2 outs.  Already down 2-0 with the way Sonny Gray was pitching that puts much more pressure on Kremer.

 

If not for the missed call Kremer is probably not out of the game after 4 and the O's would have been batting down 2-0. Diaz completely changed this game missing a ball right down the middle.

[Malike]

This is Laz Diaz.

Edited May 21 by Malike

[dtk9119]

Now Suarez can't pitch anymore. 

[dystopia]

4 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

Sonny Gray was battered in his last two starts...against us, he looks like Nolan Ryan... we just go to sleep so often ..and tonight we could get no-hit..

Pitchers as good as Gray aren't likely to crap the bed 3 starts in a row. 

[Tony-OH]

Oh no, Brown is getting bored.

To Ben: "Where would you prefer to get hit?" Um, what? I mean, it was still not as bad as his mustache ride comment earlier! 

[Billy F-Face3]

I hate that music. Why does every stadium in the nation league use it?

[Roy Firestone]

1 minute ago, Malike said:

If not for the missed call Kremer is probably not out of the game after 4 and the O's would have been batting down 2-0. Diaz completely changed this game missing a ball right down the middle.

we weren't going to win anything tonight...Kremer even with the bad call was lousy...and we haven't even come close to a hit..