With a third of the abbreviated 2020 season behind them, the Orioles surprisingly sit in a playoff position. It’s fair to say that they have exceed expectations in every facet of the game. But while the pitching and defense have mostly been passable with brief moments of brilliance, the offense has consistently carried the Birds to victory.
As of this writing, the O’s rank fourth in the AL in runs scored (112), fourth in on-base percentage (.331), second in slugging percentage (.467), and they are scoring 5.33 runs per game. Those are contender-type numbers. Camden Chat’s own Andrea SK took a look at some of these numbers last week.