Why does it so often appear that Oriole hitters do nothing for 5-6 innings?

[Roy Firestone]

I'm aware that vs. the Mariners, the Oriole bats were alive and effective in the early part of the game, and both games were wins. But mostly, it seems this team is slow to light their fuse even against some mediocre pitchers. Sonny Gray is a good pitcher, but he had been hit hard in 2 previous outings. The Orioles could barely get a ball out of the infield, until two errors in a row opened the gate  in the 6th...for Gunnar to hit a 3-run HR.Also, it always seems that errors open the opportunities and the Orioles really wake up when the errors help out(Im sure many teams are like that). But I've noticed an impatience, an inability to get on base or even work the count...until its late in the game.And dont get me started on the subject of moving runners, or getting a Sac fly with a runner at third.I knew the Orioles were somewhere around 16th in baseball in first inning runs...but it seems like USUALLY early runs arent plentiful for this team. Mostly, it seems we're often playing catch up or in some sort of hole. Maybe FROBBY will prove me wrong. He usually does.

[RZNJ]

Why do I have a feeling of deja vu?

[Too Tall]

Just now, RZNJ said:

Why do I have a feeling of deja vu?

All over again?  Y. B. 

[interloper]

The reason is baseball. 

[RZNJ]

 

[Fiver6565]

Gray was really good last night. Attacking the zone to get to two strikes ASAP and then the multiple finishing pitches that KB and Ben touched on repeatedly (I thought the pitching breakdown as the game wore on was particularly good from Ben last night).  The game plan was clearly to attack early. Sometimes that strategy works early to the tune of a bunch of hard hit balls like vs Kirby on Sunday, and sometimes it doesn’t. If it doesn’t, it looks very ugly for a while. Like no hit for five innings ugly. 
 

I will say it feels like it’s been a while since we knocked out a starter in like the second or third inning. Not sure if that tracks and won’t be reviewing the box scores to confirm, but it feels that way. Even the guys we mash, we mash on few pitches. 

[24fps]

I think the first step to answering this question is to establish the expected distribution of runs per games.  Any volunteers?

[RZNJ]

I fixed the deja vu feeling.

 

[Sports Guy]

Because you are an overly emotional fan (as most are) and only remember the bad stuff?

Its like Jordan talking about how he remembers the misses a lot more than the makes.

[RZNJ]

Oriole rank in runs by inning

1   13th  (23)

2   8th   (27)

3   15th   (24)

4   10th   (24)

5   18th (19)

6   9th   (27)

7   5th  (35)

8   25th   (15)

9   8th   (18)

 

Edited May 21 by RZNJ

[Say O!]

1 minute ago, RZNJ said:

Oriole rank in runs by inning

1   13th

2   8th

3   15th

4   10th

5   18th

6   9th

7   5th

8   25th

9   8th

 

Thx. Are these games played adjusted?  The Os have played 3-4 less games (45 total) compared to most other teams (48-49 for many).

[Can_of_corn]

35 minutes ago, 24fps said:

I think the first step to answering this question is to establish the expected distribution of runs per games.  Any volunteers?

Five every inning.  

[RZNJ]

As of today we’ve scored:

74 runs in innings 1-3

70 runs in innings 4-6

68 runs in innings 7-9

@Roy Firestone

 

[RZNJ]

7 minutes ago, Say O! said:

Thx. Are these games played adjusted?  The Os have played 3-4 less games (45 total) compared to most other teams (48-49 for many).

Ha.  No, it’s just the totals by all the games to date.

I added the amount of runs.

Edited May 21 by RZNJ

[Aristotelian]

You've probably heard things like "we need to get into their bullpen". In the gamesmanship of baseball, you only get to face the worst pitchers once the game is out of hand. As long as the game is close, you are likely to face better pitchers.