The Baltimore Orioles will open the second half of the season this evening at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. Needless to say, there are a lot of things the Birds hope are different than the first half. Beginning and ending with injuries.
Perhaps this season was cursed last year when the Orioles had three pitchers undergo Tommy John’s. I would put that thought forward, along with an obtuse over-reliance on analytics. This to the point of opposing teams actually using that to their own advantage. If the computer says you’re going to do this, you know your opponent is prepared for it. So instead you work on doing that and you catch them off guard.
Nevertheless, there are still games to be played. That begins tonight. If the Orioles feel they can somehow make a run back into the playoff race, that effort does as well.
The series with Tampa begins this evening at Steinbrenner Field. Charlie Morton gets the start for the O’s, and he’ll be opposed by Tampa’s Taj Bradley. Game time is set for just after 7:30 PM.
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