I really liked this team at the beginning of the year. Roberts is so huge for them and he wasn't around for most of the year. They have a nice lineup even with Tejada gone. Pitching is their problem (not recently) but they can put runs up in a hurry. Cleveland is just not a good team and don't have the ability to hang offensivly with the O's. This should be an easy sweep on the road. Buck took over this team because he sees they got a chance here in the next couple years to compete at a high level in the AL east. They need to stay healthy and add a little pitching. Just sum thoughts good luck tonight
What you are seeing with Baltimore is how a new manager can change how a team plays. Buck has made them take each game seriously and has worked them hard to get them in better shape. More important, you are seeing the mental aspects of a team has a lot more to do with winning than past stats and even pitching matchups. That being said, I will continue to play them until they lose two in a row. Anyone here who thinks tonight is the night the streak stops, would be wise to just leave the game alone and do not play Cleveland.
Baltimore, though, has lost six consecutive road games when Brad Bergesen (3-9, 6.26 ERA) has started. He's 0-4 with a 7.91 ERA in that span.
The Orioles, who haven't won a series from the Indians since taking two of three at Cleveland in July 2006, are 19-46 at Progressive Field since it opened in 1994.
The right-hander is 0-7 in his last 12 games overall -- 10 starts -- since beating Seattle on May 12. The only pitchers to lose more consecutive decisions this season are teammates Brian Matusz (nine) and Kevin Millwood (eight), as well as Atlanta's Kenshin Kawakami (nine).
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The Orioles, who haven't won a series from the Indians since taking two of three at Cleveland in July 2006, are 19-46 at Progressive Field since it opened in 1994.
The right-hander is 0-7 in his last 12 games overall -- 10 starts -- since beating Seattle on May 12. The only pitchers to lose more consecutive decisions this season are teammates Brian Matusz (nine) and Kevin Millwood (eight), as well as Atlanta's Kenshin Kawakami (nine).
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