Barely a week into this season, when the Orioles played the New York Yankees for the first time, the fact that the Yankees — and before them the Houston Astros — didn't throw Orioles hitters many fastballs was seen as an anomaly caused by those two teams' philosophies.
Whether it's because it worked so well that week, or because the Orioles hitters have proven more susceptible than anyone else to non-fastballs this season, that trend has continued up to now as their second series with the Yankees began Friday at Camden Yards.