Orioles Offense MIA Again

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May 24, 12:11 AM

by Pete Sabatini, Baltimore O's Examiner

 

 

Jeremy Guthrie and the Baltimore Orioles lost another close one Friday night 2-0 to the Rays at Tampa Bay.  The righty goes to 2-5 despite a very respectable 3.62 ERA.

The poor guy gives up 1 run on 4 hits in 6 and 2/3 and he takes the loss – a good example of the typical Guthrie outing this year.  He can’t seem to get the run support to record the wins that his performances deserve.

Mora returned with his cut finger only to go 0 for 4 not contributing to the 4-hit Oriole effort.

The Orioles offense has scored only 1 run in the past 2 games, behind on an aggregate score of 4-1. At the end of the night, the top hitting Oriole in average is Freddy Bynum at .289 who seemingly just hasn’t had a chance to fall below the Mendoza line.

Other than Bynum, Scott and Roberts lead the O’s with .257 – an embarrassing batting average to be leading a lineup (minimum 50 at bats).

This loss is the third straight and the fourth in the last five, but the O’s still remain half a game ahead of Toronto for the middle slot in the division.

Saturday night the struggling and very well rested Steve Trachsel (2-4) takes on Tampa’s Edwin Jackson (2-3) at 6:10. 

Trachsel hasn’t pitched since May 9^th, so let me refresh you a bit.  The veteran’s ERA has skyrocketed to 6.75 and he hasn’t made it out of the third inning in 3 of his 7 starts in 2008. 

In his career, the sluggish Trachsel is 0-3 with a 5.93 ERA in 5 starts against the Rays and is 7.13 on the road this season.  Maybe 15 days off will rejuvenate him.

Brace yourselves, hope for the best, and pray that the offense can produce some runs.

(Friday Night Box Score)

(Photo: AP)

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