JULY 31, 2020•BIRDSWATCHER.COM
Baltimore Orioles: John Means Struggles in His Season OpenerThe Baltimore Orioles took to the field on Thursday night to face the New York Yankees under the lights at Camden Yards. And, in a strange t...
Gleyber Torres exits Yankees game with apparent injuryTorres was hit by a pitch in the first inning.
JULY 31, 2020•PINSTRIPEALLEY.COM
Continues power surgeRuiz went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Thursday against the Yankees.
ImpactRuiz drew the start against southpaw J.A. Happ and delivered with a home run in the second inning. It was Ruiz's third homer of the season, and he's now gone deep in three of his four starts. While the power production is positive, Ruiz has collected just one additional hit and is striking out at a 35 percent rate.
JULY 31, 2020•ROTOWIRE
Connects for first homerAlberto went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Thursday against the Yankees.
ImpactAlberto got the offense rolling for the Orioles, launching his home run in the first inning off J.A. Happ. It was Alberto's first long ball of the season. He's shown plenty of ability to get on base early on, collecting eight hits and walking once in his first 22 plate appearances this season.
JULY 31, 2020•ROTOWIRE
Launches late home runSeverino went 1-for-3 with a walk and two-run home run Thursday against the Yankees.
ImpactSeverino hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning off Jonathan Loaisiga. It was his first home run of the season. Severino has gotten the majority of the playing time behind the dish for the Orioles to start the campaign, and he's now reached base in five of his first 15 plate appearances.
JULY 31, 2020•ROTOWIRE
Struggles in debutMeans allowed five earned runs on two hits and a walk while striking out two across 2.1 innings Thursday against the Yankees. He did not factor into the decision.
ImpactMeans showed signs of rush early, hitting two batters and walking one among the first five hitters he faced. However, he ran into real trouble when Luke Voit -- the sixth batter of the first inning -- came to the plate with the bases loaded and belted a grand slam. More positively, Means rebounded to retire the final four batters he faced, including a swinging strikeout of Aaron Judge. Means threw only 51 pitches, so it's unclear how deep the Orioles will let him work in his second start of the campaign. He currently lines up for a rematch with the Yankees on Tuesday.
JULY 31, 2020•ROTOWIRE
Struggles against OriolesHapp allowed four earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out two across four innings Thursday against the Orioles. He did not factor into the decision.
ImpactHapp was hit hard early in the game, as he allowed a pair of two-run home runs in the first two innings. He did settle in from there, retiring six of the last seven batters he faced. Notably, Happ threw 69 pitches, so if he can work more effectively, he may be able to work deeper into his next start. He currently lines up for another outing against the Orioles on Tuesday.
JULY 31, 2020•ROTOWIRE
