The Orioles may have ended the 1st half with a bang, sweeping the Rangers in Arlington in a 4 game series, but they got right back to their 2010 style this past Friday. Losing all 3 in the weekend series against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards, the Birds are regressing back to the ways of bad pitching and lack of hitting.
Here are the numbers behind the heartbreakers:
0-9 – Orioles record vs. the Blue Jays this season
48-16 – Number of runs scored by the Blue Jays and Orioles respectively in the 9 meetings
1 – Game under Trembley in which the O’s allowed 10+ runs (in 54 games)
7 – Games under Samuel in which the O’s have allowed 10+ runs (in 37 games)
10 – Losses for Jeremy Guthrie and Brian Matusz, tied for lead in AL
Infinity – Jeremy Guthrie’s Game ERA Saturday after his first pitch
2 1/3 – Number of innings pitched Brian Matusz has averaged over his last two starts
22,905 – Oriole Park average attendance this season (broke the 1,000,000 mark Sunday)
.164 – Ty Wigginton’s average in his last 73 at-bats (12 hits, 2-12 in this series)
9 – Points Julio Lugo’s average (.261) is over All-Star Ty Wigginton’s (.252)
The Lovely Total
.429 – Nick Markakis’ average lifetime vs. Shaun Marcum (12-28, 5 HR, 6 BB)