Wednesday, June 5: Orioles at Toronto

[SteveA]

I would have walked IKF to set up a possible DP with the #9 hitter due.   And maybe the #9 hitter doesn't drive the ball as far.

[Bemorewins]

Kimbrel gave it up. What a surprise!

[Just Regular]

Buck is on MLB Network with Harold Reynolds right now.

[Aristotelian]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

Walk Falafel???

I would have walked two there. Ah well, ball game. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

They better win tomorrow. Splitting after taking the first two is hard to swallow. 

I was ok with a split coming into the series, but after winning the first two a split will be a disappointment.

[Tony-OH]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

Well, we came into the game the highest scoring team in the majors this year.

We had scored 3 runs or more in 13 straight games (averaging over 6 runs a game in that period).

And we had a rare bad night at the plate and lost a close one.

Sucks.

The hitting certainly took the night off unfortunately, but that 9th inning was a cluster F between Kimbrel and Hyde mismanaging.

[webbrick2010]

Not a fan of burning closer in the 9th inning of a tied game, and Kimbrel isn't really a shut down type closure so whatever.

Kind of feels like Elias is going to punt on 2024, and still not figure out who we keep and who we trade?

[accinfo]

Must win tomorrow!  

[Bemorewins]

Many of the times that the game goes to a battle of bullpens we are outgunned. Got infuse some talent in there at the deadline. Just not good enough back at the back end right now.

[Moshagge3]

Just now, SteveA said:

I would have walked IKF to set up a possible DP with the #9 hitter due.   And maybe the #9 hitter doesn't drive the ball as far.

Kiermaier is fast and not easy to double up, and Kimbrel doesn't throw many ground balls. Bottom line, if you can't put away a weak hitter IKF you're not a great closer.

[O's84]

Way to throw it away. 

[emmett16]

11 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Yimi Garcia is making a lot of hitters look bad this year.

That was about as dominant a half inning as you’ll see.  Tip of the cap to Yimi. 

[SteveA]

Just now, dtk9119 said:

3 and a half back bc the Skanks don't go into an offensive deep freeze for periods 

Do we?   We had scored 3+ runs in 13 games in a row until tonight.

This is the first time in two weeks we only got 2.

Tonight was a rarity.   We are the highest scoring team in all of baseball this year.   Ahead of the Yankees.

 

[accinfo]

1 minute ago, webbrick2010 said:

Not a fan of burning closer in the 9th inning of a tied game, and Kimbrel isn't really a shut down type closure so whatever.

Kind of feels like Elias is going to punt on 2024, and still not figure out who we keep and who we trade?

Elias is punting on 2024?  Can I nominate this for the dumbest post in the Game thread?

[SteveA]

1 minute ago, webbrick2010 said:

Not a fan of burning closer in the 9th inning of a tied game, and Kimbrel isn't really a shut down type closure so whatever.

Kind of feels like Elias is going to punt on 2024, and still not figure out who we keep and who we trade?

LOL.   We are on a pace to win 100+ games.   But it "feels like Elias is going to punt"????