Yep and here we are again 3 runs tonight. Even yesterday with 4 runs they got a measley 3 hits. People can keep throwing out these stats but they mean nothing. Its what I see. I see a team that explodes for like 12 runs then the next 4 games they struggle to get 2 or 3.
I think the short answer is that yes, the pitching was that much better.
Pre ASG 3.71 ERA (6th in MLB), post ASG 4.75 ERA (25th in MLB). That difference will make a good team into an average one, even if the offense is continuing to do well.
Likely another night of frustration on the game thread tomorrow when we’ve scored 1 run on 3 hits in 6 innings against a washed up veteran. And people defending the offense because our averages are still good this week for runs scored because we scored 10 last Friday. Rinse and repeat.
Then explain the difference in wins and losses. Was our pitching THAT much better than it is now. There's something the stats aren't telling because this offense does not like remotely as good as it did before the ASG.
You conveniently edited out the rest of the quote. Gunnar is getting back to form, but he had an extended slump. But Adley is an issue anyway you slice it.
Before the ASG the O's scored less than three runs 25 times in 96 games (26%). Since the ASG the O's have scored less than three runs 4 times in 30 games (13%).
These rates change some if you set the run threshold to <4 or the date to Jul 1 instead of the ASG, but the idea that the offense is suddenly less consistent or only scoring their runs in big blowout games just holds no water.
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