The Birds again got completely dominated by Drew Hutchison. His ERA is 0.98 against the Birds in five starts, but 5.30 against the rest of baseball. Section 336’s Matt Sroka says Hutchison, not David Price or Jon Lester, should have been the trade target. LINK
Joseph Adequately Replacing Wieters
Baltimore Sports and Life’s Patrick Dougherty looks in-depth at the many ways in which Caleb Joseph is exceeding expectations and helping to replace the injured Matt Wieters. LINK
Chris Davis has homered two straight nights, but unless he really goes on a tear and shows that he can be consistently good again, the O’s will have an extremely tough decision to make this winter. CSNBaltimore’s Rich Dubroff explains. LINK
A more pressing decision involves what to do with Ubaldo Jimenez. He is due to come off the DL, but the O’s have five pitchers who are doing pretty well at the moment. MASN’s Steve Melewski examines. LINK
The New York ballclub has now beaten Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, and it took the Tigers extra innings to win on Tuesday, when David Price made his debut for them. The Yankees have the chance to take three of four from Detroit as they nip at Toronto’s heels. ANNOYING. LINK
