Tigers and Orioles Face Off: Unexpected Strategies Could Change the Game Tonight

Likewise, if you thought that the Orioles would be this bad this season, you would be more accurate than me. The Orioles are the opposite of Detroit with their season probably over already. They are 26-39 for the season which doesn’t seem like I should be counting them out, but very little has gone right for Baltimore this year. The team that had a very good offense for multiple seasons now seems to be allergic to scoring runs. They have the 25th most runs scored this season. The offense has been bad, but the pitching staff has been bad as well. They have a 5.08 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. Tonight they have Zach Eflin with a 5-2 record, 4.47 ERA, and a 1.12 WHIP. Those aren’t terrible numbers and he has been one of the better pitchers for Baltimore. He is just 1-2 at home with a 5.40 ERA. He is in good form, posting back-to-back quality starts, but he allowed 14 earned runs in 15 innings prior to that. Eflin has been pretty good against the Tigers, holding them to just a .210 batting average in 62 at-bats. 

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