This has been an unpredictable series in many ways. Against an underperforming Mariners team, the Orioles suffered their worst loss of the season on Friday night, then on Saturday they pulled out an extra-innings win in a game they probably deserved to lose—on a walk-off home run by the light-hitting Ryan McKenna, of all people!
The randomness of the last two games will feel a lot less concerning if the Orioles can lock down a series win today. To do so, they’ll have to make something happen against Seattle righty George Kirby (6-6, 3.24 ERA, 3.17 FIP).
As our own Mark Brown explained in his series preview, there are two statistics that stand out right now for Kirby.