One baseball thing that I believe in even though I know it’s nonsense is “due.” It makes me think of my late grandmother, who, any time she was observing a game where someone was 0-3 and batting for a fourth time, would say, “He’s due.” There’s a certain magic to it. Due is due! It applies to pitchers too. If a player hasn’t given up runs in a long time, he’s due. You can’t argue with due. The Orioles had a problem on Tuesday night: Several pitchers were due, and their turn all came up. They lost to the Twins, 7-2.
Orioles pitchers experience long-overdue misfortune in 7-2 loss to Twins
