In a season when Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop has failed to replicate his All-Star form from 2017, his home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Miami Marlins came in concurrence with something that was also lacking — plate discipline.
While Schoop has never been one to let many pitches go past him, his breakout last season was as notable for his career-high walk rate as it was his career-high 32 home runs. There's some hope that as one comes back — he walked in each of the past two games and three of four — that the rest of his production will, too.