Welp. Here we go again. The Orioles’ offense was again MIA, leading to another ugly loss. They flailed helplessly against Twins’ starter Pablo López, looking lost and terrible. Cade Povich got through six innings, but one big meltdown inning doomed him. And the relief pitching highlighted another big flaw.
The Twins easily took game one of the series, 9-1. Let’s break things down by category.
Starting Pitching
Povich’s pitching line is pretty ugly. 6 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR. His already poor ERA of 5.16 went up to 5.