Rodrigo Lopez collected an Opening Day victory over the Devil Rays yesterday. Lopez threw 7 innings giving up 7 hits, 6 runs (5 earned) and 1 walk on 90 pitches. It was by no measure a "good" start. It was, however, a good "bad start". Considering the number of bad starts the O's rotation might reasonably be expected to turn in, credit Lopez for showing the way to pitch poorly.Yesterday was the first time I'd ever seen Ramon Hernandez (O's catcher acquired from San Diego via free agency in the offseason) play. He's been described as one of the "premiere" backstops in the Major Leagues. He looked it in yesterday's game. He has a cannon. An accurate cannon. Given the Orioles pitching staffs' weakness in holding runners close, he has a shot a the record for "runners caught stealing" in a season. I don't know if they even keep such a statistic (I couldn't find it).
The Orioles homered 4 times on Opening Day for the first time since 1982.
| Team | W | L | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Orioles | 94 | 68 | 2nd |
| 2006 Orioles | 1 | 0 | 4th |
Luis Matos became the first Oriole since Frank Robinson ('69, '70) to homer on consecutive Opening Days.
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson | 2808 | 10006 | 1829 | 2943 | 528 | 72 | 586 | 1812 | .294 |
| Matos | 440 | 1473 | 198 | 383 | 75 | 8 | 29 | 136 | .260 |
1 comment:
I have to learn how to make the Tiger smile and frown.
Quit showing off.
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