Cade Povich had one bad inning for the Baltimore Orioles tonight. Other than that, he actually pitched fairly well. And it didn’t help him that just about every borderline pitch went against him. Povich’s line: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 4 K.
As I’ve said in the past about other pitchers, if there’s one criticism I could make about Povich it would be that he pitched-to-contact too much, he got too much of the strike zone. And when he did throw the ball on the black of the plate, he didn’t get the call.
Povich allowed an RBI-double to Buxton in the third, and a two-RBI single to Jeffers later in the inning. He later gave up a three-run homer to Correa, and the O’s trailed 5-0.
The O’s did get an RBI-double from Ryan Mountcastle in the fourth. But that wasn’t enough. Boston would add a two-run homer, and Correa an additional run-scoring single in the eighth. And the O’s fell, 9-1.
One of those additional runs at the end were unearned. Coby Mayo actually committed two errors at third base in the game, one of which led to an unearned run. Remember, Mayo openly criticized the organization coming out of spring training for sending him down.
To be clear, Mayo did have a good spring. He’s also performed in a stellar manner at triple-A. However he hasn’t cut it at the major league level. A lot of guys over the years have fallen into that category. Now I would also submit that Mayo still has a shot to be a big leaguer, but he needs to get it together. Needless to say, two errors in a game don’t help.
I would still say however that you don’t criticize the organization the way he did. How many people think it’s acceptable to speak out about their employer in such a manner? It’s bad enough when someone does it and it’s deserved. STILL…not a good idea. But in my view the Orioles have handled Mayo properly. Two errors in a game won’t cut it.
End of the day, you have to keep grinding. Win or lose, your job is to have an almost machinistic outlook coming in the next day. You shrug it off and you try not to look back. Similar to what they did in 2023, never allowing big losing streaks.
The series continues tomorrow at Target Field. Charlie Morton gets the start for the O’s, and he’ll be opposed by Minnesota’s Simeon Richardson. Game time is set for just after 7:30 PM.
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