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Who's hot and who's not for the Baltimore Orioles:
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Jake Arrieta | Theoretically supposed to pitch from the pen, but forced to start when Matusz decided to display a real nose for the ball. Ended up pitching a gem. Way to rebound, Jake. |
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Wei-Yin Chen | Yea, he gave up 4 runs to Pittsburgh, but followed up with 7 shutout innings in Atlanta yesterday afternoon. He's now 7-2 with a 3.36 ERA. |
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Jason Hammel | Knee soreness? Maybe. Healthy enough for a one-hitter and a few good bunts, however. Nicely done. |
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Tommy Hunter | Got massive run support and still made things interesting. |
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Brian Matusz | Buck probably should have pulled him after 5. Looked decent until that 6th inning got the best of him. |
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Luis Ayala | Throwing a ton of strikes and getting rewarded with 3 IP, 2 hits, and 5 Ks. Can't ask for much more. |
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Dana Eveland | Hanging around as the long man in the bullpen and performing that duty relatively well. |
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Kevin Gregg | Hmmph. |
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Jim Johnson | Two appearances, two saves. No big deal. |
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Darren O'Day | Not much to see here. |
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Troy Patton | Continues to pitch admirably out of the pen with another 2.2 innings of scoreless relief. |
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Pedro Strop | Nothing to report. |
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Robert Andino | Playing time may suffer with the return of Roberts to the lineup. Although, he's not doing much to help himself. |
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Wilson Betemit | Had one of his better weeks as an O (6 for 15 at the plate with 2 doubles, a home run, and 2 BBs) |
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Endy Chavez | Back to the DL. While Endy isn't that good, it should be noted that with his absence, the O's have just one natural outfielder on the roster (Jones). |
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Chris Davis | Got to play a little OF with the O's playing at an NL park. Has seen time at RF, 1B, 3B, DH, and P this season. Oh, he had a couple of homers this week too. |
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Ryan Flaherty | Really just a defensive replacement this week. |
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J.J. Hardy | Rebounded from 3 for 29 with an 8 for 26 week. |
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Nick Johnson | Continues to get zero playing time. |
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Adam Jones | Hit .429 (with a homer) and had as many walks as strikeouts. |
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Ronny Paulino | Played in only one game. |
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Steve Pearce | Outstanding week as the semi-regular LF. Went 8 for 21 with a homer and seven RBI (including a career-high 5 in one game). Also added 2 walks. |
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Mark Reynolds | Seems to be seeing the ball much better. Nine for 21 with 3 doubles, 2 homers, 7 RBI, and 2 walks. OBP is up to .363 for the year. |
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Brian Roberts | Kicked off his 2012 season with a .318 (7 for 22), 4 RBI effort. Glad to have you back, B-Rob. |
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Steve Tolleson | Returned to Norfolk with Roberts activated from the DL, but turned around and came right back with Chavez out. |
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Matt Wieters | Four for 18 this week, but did have 5 RBI and 4 BBs. |