8/16 - Red Sox vs. Orioles

[eddie83]

Just now, Roy Firestone said:

I'm sure there are stats that say the Orioles are in the top third with SAC FLIES. But with my eyes, OVER AND OVER again(yes McCann had one tonight) ...I see we seem to fail to get the runner home with a SAC FLY...Its really frustrating to watch...

They are 5th in OPS with runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs. 

[Moshagge3]

Good to have Palmer calling the game tonight, not sugar-coating it when an Oriole misses a hanger. You know Ben McDonald would be going on and on about how tough Bailey Horn and Lucas Sims are.

[oriolediehard]

Is today the 1st day that the Yankees take off and run away with 1st place?  The 4 games with Houston will kill us!!!

[Campmoon]

Just now, eddie83 said:

They are 5th in OPS with runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs. 

Where do they rank on this stat when the weather is warmer than 80 degrees?

[Uli2001]

2 minutes ago, bpilktree67 said:

Yeah somehow they are scoring the 2nd most runs in the league the season and 2nd half.  

In the 2nd half?

[Wavetrapper]

1 minute ago, Roy Firestone said:

I'm sure there are stats that say the Orioles are in the top third with SAC FLIES. But with my eyes, OVER AND OVER again(yes McCann had one tonight) ...I see we seem to fail to get the runner home with a SAC FLY...Its really frustrating to watch...

The two situations we suck at are:

Leadoff runner on second 

Man on 3rd with less than two outs.  

 

 

[baltfan]

Gonna get close and lose.  Has happened too often this year. 

[OriolesMagic83]

2 minutes ago, EnochRoot said:

I'm not acting like anything. I'm simply saying the Sox orchestrated a play where Devers dekes a steal, the second baseman vacates his position, and Wong executes a perfect inside-out swing to the right side of the infield (on the first pitch of the AB (pitch was middle-middle)). The Sox went up there with a plan and it worked perfectly. The fact Burnes gave up a three run shot was really the cherry on top of it all. 

 

 

I guess it was a well planned play that worked.  Holliday needs to be told that Burnes doesn't care about stolen bases.  Stolen base % has to be like 85 or 90% against Burnes.  Any speedy guy, the stolen base is pretty much a given.  If Burnes had had a regular off night and given up say 3 runs in 5 innings, this would be going in the win column.  This is so unlike any of his other starts. 

[Uli2001]

Two strikes called balls according to Gamecast.

[mrbig1]

How in the hell was that a ball.

[LGOrioles]

Right down the middle and called a ball.

[iiiput]

Is the ump behind the plate drunk?

[Roy Firestone]

Kimbrel will have this game busted open...he's God awful...

[dtk9119]

Gotta do something next 2 innings before Jansen. Of course Kimbrel will blow it here so it won't matter 

[oriolediehard]

We are so inconsistent this year, unbelievable!!!!