Finally, some wins for the O's!

It's been a strange start to the season for the Orioles. After going 6-1 to begin the season, they went on an 8-game losing streak, but never fear, the Minnesota Twins came to town and the O's are ready to bust out the brooms tonight!

I didn't catch either game in it's entirety, but the O's shelled Carl Pavano and got to Nick Blackburn early. Then they got good starting pitching from Jake Arrieta and Zach Britton. Looking at the first 17 games for the Orioles, whom are 8-9, there's a few things that stick out.
Pitching
-In the Orioles wins, they had 7 quality starts, in losses, they only had 3.
-The Orioles have also given up the sixth fewest hits in the league, but they've also given up the sixth most home-runs and 8th most doubles
-Of the 20 home runs given up, 14 have been solo home runs, second most in the AL
-With nobody on base, the Orioles have the sixth best BAA at .222
-With runners on, it climbs to .258
-With RISP, it becomes .275
-And... with the bases loaded it becomes .444
-However, with RISP and 2 outs, it's .197

Interestingly, the Orioles have a .132 BAA while playing on turf...

Hitting
-Baltimore has the seventh worst batting average in baseball
-Baltimore has the third worst on base percentage in baseball


Runners in scoring position
-The Orioles have the best second best batting average in baseball with RISP
-they also have the second best batting average in baseball with RISP with two outs
-Matt Wieters is 6-for-6 with RISP
-Orioles' OPS is .951 with RISP
-Derrek Lee has had 0 hits in 12 chances with RISP. He's also struck out 8 times as well.
Against lefties, the Orioles are batting .205 with 12 runs and 4 homers.
The Orioles are 1-3 against lefties, all three losses coinciding with their losing streak.

Orioles are tied for the league lead in stolen bases against

Just from those stats alone, you can determine the following:
1. The Orioles will most likely win if their starters give them a quality start
2. The Orioles are hitting with runners is scoring position
3. Problem is getting runners on base
4. The Orioles need to start hitting if they want to go anywhere this year
5. I also expect at some point Vladdy and Lee to start hitting

More thoughts to come on the O's as the season progresses!