Pitchers | ||
Zach Britton | Continues to carve out a niche in the bullpen with another three scoreless innings | |
Wei-Yin Chen | Easily his best start of the season against the Houston Astros on Friday. Seven innings, five hits, and two earned runs. Walked just one and struck out four. Chen has five straight starts with 3 or fewer earned runs. | |
Miguel Gonzalez | Gonzalez, too, may have turned out his best start of the year one day after Chen. He also went seven innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits. Sadly, a blown save cost him a chance at a win. | |
Tommy Hunter | Maybe we just need to acquire a taste for his pitching? | |
Ubaldo Jimenez | Normally his performance would get him an even rating, but considering his previous starts, this is a huge step forward for Jimenez. He's allowed just one earned run in his last two starts (12.2 innings). Not coincidentally, he's only walked three over that span. | |
Brian Matusz | If you're going to be the lefty specialist, you need to get the lefties out. | |
T.J. McFarland | Called up for one appearance and immediately back to AAA, as the Orioles need to add a RHP relief option. | |
Bud Norris | Norris was decent on Wednesday vs. the Tampa Bay Rays, but couldn't find the plate with any regularity. He walked four hitters and was out of the game before the end of the sixth inning. | |
Darren O'Day | More effective this week than he has been so far this season. | |
Troy Patton | Limited action, but Patton was mostly effective. | |
Chris Tillman | After starting the season with decent control, walks have been his undoing lately. Tillman got two starts in week 6 and walked seven in eleven innings. Needless to say, he did not win either start. | |
Ryan Webb | Waiting in the wings for the closer spot? | |
Catchers | ||
Steve Clevenger | He's the man now with Wieters DL'd. Responded with a good week at the plate and seems to pretty good with the pitching staff. | |
Caleb Joseph | Here's my shocked face.... | |
Infielders | ||
Chris Davis | Back in the lineup, which is a huge addition with Wieters out. | |
Ryan Flaherty | With Machado back, his playing time is limited. | |
J.J. Hardy | About .260 for the week, but did reach base in all but one game. Still searching for that first homer of the season to help improve that abysmal .608 OPS. | |
Manny Machado | Struggling to get going, but it's still early for Machado. | |
Jonathan Schoop | Not providing any real offense (.664 OPS), but did have a big game-winning homer. | |
Outfielders | ||
Nelson Cruz | Week 6 proved to be one of Cruz's worst as an Oriole. He went 5-24 with multiple strikeouts in all but one game. Defense leaves a lot to be desired. | |
Adam Jones | Responded to "OPS Watch" with 3 homers and a solid .320 week. Seemed to lay off bad pitches with greater regularity, which resulted in better contact. | |
David Lough | Defensive replacement only this week. | |
Nick Markakis | Certainly didn't crush the ball, but he does have the longest hitting streak in the MLB. SLG is a less than ideal .414, but at least he's getting on base. | |
Steve Pearce | DFA'd just days ago. Back in the lineup and hit three homers. Ho hum. | |
Delmon Young | Only Lough saw less playing time than Young this week. | |
Disabled List | ||
Nolan Reimold | A rehab assignment might be in his future, as he's taken a handful of simulated at-bats without breaking. | |
Matt Wieters | Hit the DL with a strained elbow. The Orioles hope the rest will allow him to avoid surgery. One can only hope... |
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Birds Up, O's Down - 2014 Week 6
Who's hot and who's not for the Baltimore Orioles from May 5 - 11
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