9/8 Roku Rubber Match vs. Rays

[LookitsPuck]

1 minute ago, gtman55 said:

Adley batting second is laughable at this point.

The whole offense is laughable at this point. Aside from Gunnar recently, of course. 

[Roy Firestone]

The bottom of this lineup is horrendous...we have no pulse and no decent at bats...

[RavensNOsGuy]

3 runs in 2+ games against a sub .500 team. These guys aren’t winning a playoff series Let alone a game. Not happening.

[gtman55]

I was trying to find the perfect word for this offense and I think I found it:

Moribund.

"in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor."

[Fla_O'sfan]

20 minutes ago, ShoelesJoe said:

Cowser strikes out on a change up way off the plate. Wish he and Rutschman were moved down in the lineup. 

Good thought, but who would you move up? The bottom of the lineup might actually be worse, if that’s possible.

[LookitsPuck]

A lot of contact, a lot of hard hits, only 3 swinging strikes and 1 strikeout.

Burnes not pitching like an ace. He’s pitching like ass.

[oriolediehard]

I wish we had someone, coaches, manager could motivate the offense for us to give a darn about winning by scoring runs?????   That was what Earl Weaver was good at, sparking the offense when the O's got in a rut.  I wish Hyde can push some energy into our offense.   The Yankees offense has sucked lately, but they have pitched good enough to win.  After the Yankees last blown save, Boone said he's going to do things different and it's worked so far.

[LookitsPuck]

A ton of pitches and an inability to have a clean inning against one of the worst hitting teams in baseball.

[Wavetrapper]

Burnes not impressive 

Again

[Dunk35]

What has happened to Corbin Burnes? He has to be hurt. Just is not the same guy. 

[LGOrioles]

Amazing how much better their offense has looked against Eflin and Burnes than the Orioles have against Pepiot and Littell. These guys have lost all benefit of the doubt at this point. They’ve hit like a bottom 5 offense the last month if you take out their series against CHW and COL. Rutschman has a lot to do with that.

[Wavetrapper]

Just now, Dunk35 said:

What has happened to Corbin Burnes? He has to be hurt. Just is not the same guy. 

I really really wish they would skip him once in the rotation.  Give Young or someone a spot start 

[terpoh]

1 minute ago, Dunk35 said:

What has happened to Corbin Burnes? He has to be hurt. Just is not the same guy. 

To be honest, hes only had a handful of truly "dominant" starts. Even his 6 inning, 2 run outings he seemed to be in trouble with guys on base and lots of pitches. Zero starts with 0 earned runs is crazy. Maybe this has cut his salary cost down and we can bring him back at a discounted rate now. 

[oriolediehard]

2 minutes ago, terpoh said:

To be honest, hes only had a handful of truly "dominant" starts. Even his 6 inning, 2 run outings he seemed to be in trouble with guys on base and lots of pitches. Zero starts with 0 earned runs is crazy. Maybe this has cut his salary cost down and we can bring him back at a discounted rate now. 

He ain't worth anything right now!!!

[SemperFi]

2 minutes ago, LGOrioles said:

Amazing how much better their offense has looked against Eflin and Burnes than the Orioles have against Pepiot and Littell. These guys have lost all benefit of the doubt at this point. They’ve hit like a bottom 5 offense the last month if you take out their series against CHW and COL. Rutschman has a lot to do with that.

Not a knock on the Orioles but the Ray's are always among the best coached and prepared teams.