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Who's hot and who's not for the Baltimore Orioles:
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Zach Britton | Struggling to begin his season. Returned to the minors after multiple poor starts. |
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Wei-Yin Chen | After several sparkling outings, couldn't seem to located his pitches and was tagged for 7 earned runs (two home runs) in 4.2 innings. |
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Miguel Gonzalez | In two August starts, Gonzalez has allowed just 1 earned run (15 innings). The latest was an 8 inning gem against Kansas City where a solo home run was the only blemish on his record. |
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Tommy Hunter | Three earned runs over 5 innings...although that actually lowered his ERA. |
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Steve Johnson | Bravo! First major league start was an impressive 6 innings of 5-hit ball. Of course, it was against the Mariners, but those are just details. |
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Chris Tillman | We'll call it a wash for the week since the first start was good. If future starts are anything like the most recent vs. Kansas City, however.....look out. |
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Luis Ayala | Didn't allow any runs, so that's good. |
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Kevin Gregg | Actually had lowered his ERA to a respectable level, but it didn't last very long. |
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Jim Johnson | Seems to have righted the ship after a short rough stretch with four straight scoreless innings. |
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Matt Lindstrom | Only Patton saw more work than Lindstrom this week. Lindstrom was solid with 3.2 innings of scoreless relief. |
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Darren O'Day | Like Lindstrom, three innings of scoreless relief. Hasn't allowed a run in almost a month. |
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Troy Patton | Saw nearly 5 innings of work and did not yield a hit or a walk. |
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Miguel Socolovich | Continues to yo-yo back and forth from Norfolk. Hasn't pitched well when he's been here, however. |
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Pedro Strop | In 50 appearances, Strop has amassed an ERA+ of 347. |
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Robert Andino | Likely to lose playing time as long as Machado is here. Not helping himself with 0 for 12 weeks. |
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Wilson Betemit | Could also see less playing time with the promotion of Machado, but at least it gives the team some more options with Betemit hitting under .150 against lefties this season. |
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Chris Davis | Not a good week for Davis. Another candidate for limited playing time, but not making a good case after a 2 for 25 week. |
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Lew Ford | With Ryan Flaherty expected to start rehab soon, time could be running out for Lew. |
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J.J. Hardy | Looked like he might be turning a corner, then turns in a 5 for 30 (.167) week. Did hit a homer though. |
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Adam Jones | Not many extra bases, but Jones hit a solid 11 for 28 this past week. Includes 3 doubles, an RBI, and a walk. |
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Manny Machado | Six for 16 with 3 homers and 7 RBI. Yep, that'll do. |
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Nick Markakis | Continues his post-DL tear. This week: .323, a double, a triple, 3 homers, and 7 RBI. |
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Nate McLouth | Might push for time as the primary LF after a pretty decent start with Orioles. |
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Omar Quintanilla | Seems to be enjoying his run as the starting second baseman. Eight for 21 weeks help. Also added a homer plus 5 RBI. |
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Mark Reynolds | At 6 for 18 with a homer, it's one of Reynolds' better weeks, but that .377 SLG is still killer. |
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Taylor Teagarden | You may not have even noticed he played this week. |
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Matt Wieters | Seven for 24 with 3 doubles and 3 homers. Yep, that's improvement. |