Birds Up, O's Down for September 20th - 25th

by twistedlogic on Sep 27, 2011 3:20 PM EDT in Birds Up, O's Down

DETROIT - SEPTEMBER 25: Pedro Florimon #61 of the Baltimore Orioles scores on Craig Tatum #15 single to right field and is congratuled by teammate Matt Angle #38 in the fifth inning of the game gainst the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on September 25, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Who's hot and who's not for your Baltimore Orioles:

Rotation
	Zach Britton	Followed up a great start with a much less effective outing. Got the "win," but that doesn't cover the fact he labored through 5 innings while allowing 5 earned runs (and walking 4 batters).
	Jeremy Guthrie	Not the most solid of outings Saturday in Detroit, but it got the job done. He's been pitching better of late.
	Tommy Hunter	See above (although Detroit is arguably a more fierce lineup than Boston right now).
	Brian Matusz	Sigh. ERA up again after his most recent start. But its okay guys! Buck says he's going to go home this offseason and magically figure it all out.
	Alfredo Simon	Although the team lost the game, Simon pitched a solid 8 innings, allowing 3 earned runs on 6 hits (just 1 walk).
	Rick VandenHurk	Not making much of a case to be a starter next year.

Bullpen
	Jeremy Accardo	Pitched just one inning this week.
	Brad Bergesen	Looking increasingly less effective as the season comes to a close. Has been tagged for multiple earned runs in his last several appearances.
	Jason Berken	Pitched two solid innings in one appearance.
	Willie Eyre	Looked solid for a few outings before giving up the winning run on Friday in Detroit.
	Kevin Gregg	His streak of innings without allowing a run now stands at three.
	Chris Jakubauskas	He's been much less effective lately as well.
	Jim Johnson	Mr. Reliable just doing what he does. Three innings....just one hit.
	Troy Patton	Did not pitch.
	Zach Phillips	Saw one batter and did not get him out.
	Clay Rapada	Looked pretty sharp in that suit.....almost like he'd worn it before. Also looks like Buck has finally figured out what situations to use him in.
	Jo-Jo Reyes	Picked up 3 innings of solid scoreless relief against Boston.
	Pedro Strop	Allowed his first run as an Oriole, but bounced back.
Lineup
	Ryan Adams	DNP. Sports hernia has ended his season.
	Robert Andino	He isn't the best, but continues to show himself as a suitable fill-in while Brian Roberts is on the shelf.
	Matt Angle	Getting the up this week for his leadoff homer off of Verlander.
	Josh Bell	Hardly played.
	Chris Davis	Continues to show flashes of decency, but still maintaining an a sub-.700 OPS.
	Pedro Florimon	Cheers for his first career RBI.
	Jake Fox	Seeing very limited action, but did go 2 for 2 in his one appearance.
	Vladimir Guerrero	Getting 8 million to hit singles.
	J.J. Hardy	One homer shy of 30 for the year.
	Kyle Hudson	Hitless for the week.
	Adam Jones	A number of hits this week, but the OPS continues to drop towards .750
	Nick Markakis	OPS at a season-high of .758 (as is the OBP with .351).
	Nolan Reimold	Solid week at the plate for Moldy. Average still at a meager .246, but OPS closing in on .800
	Mark Reynolds	Up to 37 home runs and has his OPS back over .800....will he get to 40 bombs this year? Time's running out....
	Craig Tatum	Maximum Tater: OPS down to a sub-Izturian .475
	Matt Wieters	Capping off a great end to the season.