Hello, friends.
There’s nothing quite like the Orioles facing a top-tier team to really illustrate how far they have to go to get to the summit. Monday’s series opener against the Astros was quite a reminder. The O’s combined some bad pitching, bad hitting, and bad defense to add another loss to the season’s tally. Check out Tyler’s recap of the game for the not-so-lovely totals. (For the early morning crowd, I promise there will be a link after I eat breakfast.)
One of the many things that stands out in comparing the two rosters is that Houston fielded a lineup on Monday night where seven of their nine hitters brought an OPS of .