Done deal. End of story. It's Baltimore, guys. Sure, we may have lost 3 of 4 to them a week ago, but it's Baltimore. Beckett, Bedard, and Lester. (Editor's Note: Shit...who the hell do we have to start Game 1 of the ALDS? Beckett on three days' rest? Lackey and his inflating ERA? Old Man Wakefield?) We're winning at least two of these games, if not all three of them. To be as nice as a person with a huge man crush on Jon Lester can be, Lester...kinda sucks this month. And by kinda, I mean REALLY sucked in his last three starts. It's the walks, the hits, the pitches thrown, the lack of innings. But it's Baltimore. He owns Baltimore.
By the time this Orioles series is over, we will have played a member of the AL East in 27 of our last 30 games (the exception coming with the Rangers series from September 2-4). Everyone has seen the Red Sox pitching a gazillion times in the division by now, so sure, maybe our pitching will blow up a little. The team ERA is 5.82, which is the highest since April. Walks and WHIP are the highest they've been this season, K/BB is the lowest it's been all year. Our starters are 4-12 with a 7.17 ERA. They haven't even averaged 5 innings per start in September.
But this team can win. We saw it last night with the extra-inning defeat of the Yankees. The magic number is 3, guys. All we have to do is break even with Tampa Bay after they play New York three times, and we're in the playoffs. Then we get to face Detroit or Texas on the road, who we're 5-1 and 4-3 against, respectively. WE'RE FINE. We just need to take it one game at a time.
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