Well it was a good thing that the MLB Extra Innings Free Preview ended. I could have wasted a lot of time seeing the Orioles get their tails kicked. How do you get 2 runs on 13 hits? Seriously 19 guys left on base, my two favorite players Markakis and Reimold ground into double plays and the rest is just as ugly. Nick Markakis was off tonight going 0-4. What a shame.
The good: Matt Wieters went 4-4 and hit a bomb! Well that is about it. Actually, Kevin Gregg increased his trade value by pitching 1.1 scoreless. Let's hope he continues to increase that trade value and we actually get rid of the guy. If we could flip him in a similar fashion to Mike Gonzalez that would be awesome. Getting a Pedro Strop type arm for that guy would be fantastic. Strop btw also threw a scoreless inning tonight.
The bad: Everything else. It was really bad. Darren O' Day did not have the best day out of the pen, but I wouldn't characterize his performance as ugly.
The ugly: 19 guys left on base, well 9 by the team, but if you add up individual totals it was 19 guys. Absolutely terrible at situational hitting. You cannot win games if you only score 2 runs on 13 hits. You have to take advantage of the hit parade. Troy Patton continues to stink out of the pen. Let's hope he gets it right or we may want to see Zach Phillips soon. Perhaps the worst of all is that Brian Matusz looked horrible. 4 walks and 4 earned runs in less than 5 innings. Very difficult with those types of pitching performances as well. Matusz will soon be back in Triple A like the picture shows if he does not get it together. Very bad news for all Orioles fans right now.
-Noland
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