Good morning, Birdland!
OK, this Adley Rutschman guy is pretty good. He was on base four more times on Friday night, including a massive seventh inning double that came with the bases loaded to pull the Orioles from down by two to up by one. That single swing of the bat increased the Orioles’ win probability by 46.2%!
Rutschman probably won’t continue to hit .377 all year, but he also doesn’t look susceptible to the dreaded sophomore slump either. He’s walking more than he’s striking out, seems to be in complete control of the strike zone, and has seen his power production explode in the season’s early stages.