A member of the grounds crew finishes adding rain absorbant material in the batters box before the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Oakland Athletics at Oriole Park at Camden Yards Sat., April 24, 2021. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff) (Karl Merton Ferron/The Baltimore Sun)
As the occupants of practically every spot in the Orioles’ lineup have struggled through the season’s first 20 games, manager Brandon Hyde has continually said those players are “pressing,” putting too much pressure on themselves to overcome their slow starts.
Hyde said the offense’s pre-series meeting before matching up for three games with the red-hot Oakland Athletics focused on “strike-zone discipline, management, taking one at-bat at a time, one pitch at a time.