It feels like every Orioles game you watch, the announcers are talking about it: the Orioles have turned a Major League-leading 61 double plays in 57 games, equating to 1.07 a game. It’s a statistical oddity for sure, and it’s still unclear what to make of it: it is a bad thing because it means the Orioles are allowing lots of baserunners? Or a sign that their infielders may be … good? It feels like when you walk away from a conversation and aren’t sure if somebody just gave you a backhanded compliment or not.
Backhanded or not, I was curious what explains it.