Captain Obvious checked in with me again this weekend. To his credit, he first asked me how I was feeling and then discussed the O’s offense. He told me they were really struggling. This call came before Sunday’s game, when the Orioles scored a season-high nine runs.
It was obvious they had a good day and we didn’t need any Captains to notice that.
But they had scored just three runs combined in the first two games of the Boston series and, as always, the Captain had a valid point.
Here is the good news: Before Sunday, they were struggling so much that the stat sheet and history tell us they will get better, at least to some degree. And then we can look at several key Baltimore hitters and see how they are performing and how when they get it going - and they likely will - that should help too.
First, here is a look at the lowest scoring teams in the majors the last three years in runs per game, and where the Orioles were in those seasons.