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Wei-Yin Chen |
Totally possible that fatigue from the long MLB season is catching up to him. In five innings of work, he allowed two homers and 5 earned runs. Location of pitches has been rather suspect of late. |
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Miguel Gonzalez |
He's been outstanding and the Orioles are trying to manage his innings, but will the fatigue catch up to him? |
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Steve Johnson |
Two starts of five innings. Didn't allow a run in the first start....three in the second. If he can return from this knee issue (apparently not serious), he could be useful. |
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Joe Saunders |
Nothing extremely special, but he was reliable over another two starts and figures to be the third starter in the playoffs (should this situation occur). |
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Chris Tillman |
Just continues to impress. Over 8 innings, he held the Red Sox to just one hit and one ER. Is he the team's top option in the rotation? |
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Jake Arrieta | His last four innings out of the pen have been atrocious. Grand slams don't help. | |
Luis Ayala | Fairly limited action this week: just 1.2 innings (they were scoreless). |
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Zach Britton | DNP | |
Dylan Bundy | Tossed one scoreless inning. |
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Jason Hammel | DNP | |
Tommy Hunter | If he keeps the ball down, he'll continue to see some success out of the pen. He's a capable long reliever. |
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Jim Johnson | 50 saves. I guess that has more to do with the success of the team, but still. 50 saves. |
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Brian Matusz | Very limited action, but did not allow a run in 1.2 innings. | |
Darren O'Day | Extra arms in the pen has allowed for more cautious use of O'Day. Smallest inning total (1.1 innings) he's had in a while. | |
Troy Patton | Back from an ankle injury to contribute two scoreless innings. | |
Zach Phillips | One scoreless inning | |
Pedro Strop | Just one inning of work. Possibly a result of his recent struggles. |
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Randy Wolf | He's probably headed toward TJ surgery. | |
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Robert Andino | Two for nine....but he did have 2 RBI. |
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Xavier Avery | DNP | |
Wilson Betemit | DNP | |
Endy Chavez | Very limited action. |
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Chris Davis | Exception week. Five of his 11 hits left the yard. Also accounted for 10 RBI. |
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Luis Exposito | DNP | |
Ryan Flaherty | Flahrt had his best week as an Oriole with a 4-15 including two homers (a grand slam!) and 6 RBI. |
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Lew Ford | Limited action, but apparently dealing with a hip issue. |
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Bill Hall | DNP | |
J.J. Hardy | Good time for J.J. to get hot. Although his 10 for 27 consisted mostly of singles, he did add a home run. Orioles need him getting on base from that second spot in the lineup. |
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L.J. Hoes | Saw his first MLB at-bat, but did not record a hit. |
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Adam Jones | Solid .321 week. Added a homer and 2 RBI. |
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Manny Machado | Solid week included a multi-homer game. Impressive from a 20-year old. |
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Nick Markakis | DNP | |
Nate McLouth | Three homers, three RBI, and three walks a part of a 9 for 27 week. |
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Omar Quintanilla | Hardly played. |
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Mark Reynolds | Rough week at the plate included just 4 hits (one homer). Odd fact: just one strikeout. Seems odd for him considering he only had 4 hits. |
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Taylor Teagarden | Returned to the lineup and had an RBI. | |
Jim Thome | Steady presence at the DH spot: 6-16 with a homer, three RBI, and 3 BB. |
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Steve Tolleson | Really shouldn't be getting starts, yet his last two appearances have been at DH. |
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Matt Wieters | First, congrats to Wieters on the birth of his first child. Second, do better. Three for 18 won't work to win the division. Or win in the playoffs. |