by Chris Stoner | Jul 3, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
The O’s are already 0-2 for July, and have started the West Coast trip off with a Loss. I want to leave LA with a split. To do that, you likely need to win tonight. You have Santana coming back off the DL, and you need to get to him early. Santana had a rehab...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 3, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
Jake Arrieta was in action last night for AAA Norfolk. Arrieta worked 7 innings, allowed 5 hits, 1 er, 2 bb’s, with 5 k’s. His last 2 outings, he has pitched 13 innings and allowed 2er. In 3 of his 5 AAA starts, Arrieta has worked at least 6 innings,...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 3, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
Brian Matusz has made 3 starts at the AA level, and won them all. Last night, Bowie played a double-header making the games 7 innings each. He pitched 7 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits, 2 bb’s, with 6 k’s. Along with his 3-0 record, he sports an era of...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 2, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles started July with an auspicious start, as they lost to Boston 6-5 in 11 innings yesterday. Baltimore is 35-43 overall.With the loss yesterday, the O’s have still won 4 of their last 6 series, but are just 4-6 in their last 10 games. The O’s are...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 1, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
If you have a proven track-record of being a .300 hitter, you will probably finish near there, even if the average reads .230 on Memorial Day.Players will hit scorching line-drives that are caught for outs, and get bloops that fall in for hits.A pitcher might lose...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 1, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
Roch Kubatko and MASN reported today that Koji Uehara would be out for two-months. http://masnsports.com/2009/07/kojis-injury-is-serious.htmlThis does not change much in the near-term, as Hernandez had already replaced Uehara in the rotation – but there are some...