It has been a frustrating stretch of baseball for the Orioles. First they looked great for a stretch after the All-Star Break, and then the bullpen said, “We’re having none of this,” proceeding to give up an incredible 37 runs in five games. Now fans in the Twitterverse seem to be asking for Brandon Hyde’s head, and even Mike Elias’.
Today would be a great day for the Orioles to break the schneid and calm the angry hordes. But with an 0-5 and 7.66 ERA’d-Keegan Akin making a start out of necessity to shore up an injury-ridden, thin rotation, the odds are against us.