A highly inconsistent, highly electric first year in Major League Baseball for the fireballer. We don’t need to dwell on the stats…
McCormick swings through that he has to keep Otani would be to keep him through the trade deadline going to get bigger the brights the lights are going to get brighter how does a young inning two to one a lead first pitch is a strike that little pause in the motion
And Pitch mainly the seventh or the eighth inning and another splitter and there’s the splitter of the ace pitching staff in some way shape or form hitting streak in the minor league something ridiculous like as the slider chased him is I got there you go there a good piss here
Cuz I’m I’m hacked off doing the majority of the work slider for a strike oh one pitch swung on a Miss could not hold up he throw strikes in a certain location he can’t stay healthy comes across so here’s randone with the bases here’s Diaz with with interesting
About that is talk about the command for Fuji swing and a [Applause] miss breaking ball and again it’s smoked fair and game two of this 2023 season is underway and it’s a fast ball for a strike 98 milph athletic frame and it’s hard to TW and a miss he struck him [Applause]
Out trout goes after the first pitch swing to miss struck him out decent draft class so there’s hit hard agular has it and it’s a very nice first inning for shanto fujinami three up three down randone o0 for three with a walking opening night it’s a high pop plot Seth Brown Waits and
He’s it was January 13th has already started to shine through and you understand that get him in struck him out perfectly located certainly wish both of those guys a speedy Rec feels better soon but with W being the and he’s struck him [Applause] out 3-1 pitch is hit high in the air to
Right field laurano drifts back still going back just enough room and he makes the catch pitcher friendly Louise toward left Center grabs it two away shallow right field Ramone hustling in and he’s got it and that’s a nice first inning for shanto he not the
Fleetest of foot was a good play by the Rays Franco lost one to shallow Center High popup Peterson the third basem Allen the short stop it’s going to be Peterson never able to really reel it back in appearances for Fuji talked about that and that’s a swing and a miss and a ball
That 3-1 pitch reach for popped up toward Nick Allen and Nick he’s got can move around the Outfield in the air shallow right and laurano comes in he grabs it and that’s out number two Nick Allen’s got it little flip to second and that’ll do it a walk nothing
Else we’re laow the runner at first and Ros Arena rips one toward lurana who hustles to his right grabs [Applause] it hit toward first agilar will get the out at first check swing and that’s a strike right there first strike and that’s a swing in a miss and
That’s how the ball game start starts Zone to right-handed hitters Marte drives one toward left field C back he’s going to have room and he makes the catch so Pete Alonzo hits and he takes a first pitch strike and a quick 02 count and he got him [Applause]
Swinging highfly ball hit fairly well the left Center but room for Ruiz who grabs it good years with the Athletics after being a little bit banged up and it didn’t and you have to make an adjustment there in your approach swings over top that one and that’s strike out number three for
Because of that well-located fast ball hit hard Aguilar’s got it and a flipped the first and that’ll do it nice Duke is absolutely the Harvard of the South or they are the 60 um high school students who receive the scholarship every single year Career Development um Financial Empowerment uh business etiquette
Pivotal times in our country right so so how were you made aware that again this is something that is within your graphs you can attain this right she was there like and she was boots on the ground um present at all times so I’m I’m I’m only grateful to have been able to
Participate uji can’t get it kep does his throw is in time so hits this one well the center but Ruiz looks like he’s going to have a play and he [Applause] does this one is fair ailar will hustle to the bag two away Oats roll to the left side Peterson Scoops throws one away unmatched and just see TV and it’s not even Television TW and a miss struck him out fast ball up and [Applause] in that one is smoked toward right laurian hustling back Ron makes a nice over the shoulder [Applause] catch grounds this one toward second K and that is infield in for the a first pitch to Alonzo is bounced toward short
Nice play by Diaz he gets up throws in time two [Applause] outs rolled over toward first agilar to Fuji and janami gets out of it JS stop Kevin Smith shaded up the middle I’m going bounce toward Smith to Second for one that’s all they get so they get the
Lead runner in Simeon throwing a wrinkle in it with that slider there’s the was asking for it in here’s the one-w strike three called on the outside edge a four seamer at 100 esaw Battles Kevin Smith on a couple of hops and the inning is over Seager
Back Jordan Diaz throws low on one hop to agular and there Rooker there he grabs it man being hunted in oh what a play on the dive Diaz throws one hop got him really a whole lot of I was talking to SD this afternoon during BP and I just said I said
Hey not that time as he swings and misses swing to miss good fast ball there good high fast ball and that’s a swing in a Miss for that pitch to pop first pitch strike to one for three what this one a good collection of talent strike three call the facing
Spencer steer who takes a fast ball first Drive and he got him with a splitter as the lack of command couple of walks tonight for Cal righ and takes another one got him The Swinging first pitch to Hernandez is nasty pitch there it is Hagerty hits a high popup it’s going to be a long run for everybody in
Involved who’s going to get it Tony K hang on Tony there’s not going anywhere and it’s popped up Sky High infield fly rule is called and that’s out number one and yeah see something there is the 10 will pop up Nota in foul territory and there is one away Le can really
Help that’s bounced down to Kevin Smith and they’re two away here the 3-1 that’s lifted to left Brent Rooker moving over toward the line and makes the catch now first pitch fastball foul back what was your favorite Mound the idea of it 2 two got him swinging lui’s
2-2 the pop up at the Shell left might be trouble coming up forward as Kemp to make the catch in the nine back in 2019 83 hits 21 homers this one lifted to Center and Ruiz will take care of it enough to have that confidence in
Himself one one hit the left Kemp going back and the inning is over so belongs the 2-1 ball left field Tony Kemp coming up make the sliding catch nice play there is one away there’s the one-1 pitch that swing on and popped up third baseman Jace Peterson called
Off by Nota Nota makes the catch by the 1-1 that’s in their first strike onew pitch got him swinging good ending for Fuji drini didn’t go that well taken out of the rotation then and make it three in a row that’s on the outside [Applause] corner that’s sent toward blay and JJ is
There and the inning is over one hit foul grind Dy one two got him the two two got him goria strikes out with tonight one1 B back one two got him looking on the outside edge you’re comfortable with that’s good point one and one on the pitches fell back actually I’m
Sorry that was actually got [Applause] him tries to Jack rro to the United States but he just wot me a message just said Fuji Nami big Ruiz tracking this into the Gap the ace center fielder makes the catch oo first pitch strike You know I wouldn’t say that we’ve seen but I thought that was a a good answer as the one pitch that’s Diaz nice play on the second Hop On The Run he throws him out the organization feels the ready they’ll be up as the 2-1 that’s it to right field Morano on
The Move two down a long time he’s swung on this two two strike three [Applause] called and that is wrap to left but back on a nice play by JJ bade fourth home run fui has aoud on the [Applause] mound that might hook foul down the line
Giving Chase blay and it is out of play Man and he’s down on strikes see if not’s got a chance high in the air near the side wall Back Spin bringing it back Ryan reaches up Let it eat langelier coming back spin’s going to keep it in play throws the mask and makes the [Applause]
Catch one two that’s lift a little pop up in foul territory drifting over Jonah bride has some room and makes the catch here’s a one it’s popped up drifting out Kemp and Diaz here’ll be Kemp to he can finish him off and there’s a high fly ball it’s shallow Brown in
Position hedge is getting ready to tag he’ll come home the throw’s going to go to third base and they’re going to get the runner between second and third that’s going to be a cutch in the surprise if no one he has a walk in this game teams and out ahead of analytic that
Might be his best year and it still wasn’t good enough backhanded nice play there at second by Peterson and Allen completes one for 17 Peterson one away on one oh and two got him Fuji’s 02 that’s popped up great job by Fuji as bride is under it and he makes the catch
And we’re going to Extra Innings Kemp one away so Fuji getting the [Applause] call Harrison fortunate called the strike andone he strikes him out [Applause] anyway coming over for it is Bay think that beats buford’s too with as small a town as Buford is but it’s closed here’s a [Applause]
2-1 great inning for Fuji going and two going and two got him looking inside [Applause] corner and first pitch there’s just run back Fuji’s onew swing and a miss 102 another two2 to Steven Quan that it’s G to Center and ESD will glide back and make the catch and
There’s one out a long ball threat so you can just kind of go after him and he gets him to chase a little slider behind second base Tony is there and we are going to Extra Innings with a couple of hits in this game tonight that foul back made the first
Half of the Season be tough to catch them 32 got him that’ll help him out big swinging Miss from Donaldson onew got him swinging through was robbed by Ruiz in the first inning dri caught by bride up for is brownie he will make the catch for the out and holding it third
Is fulia the 3-w pitch that’s popped up Jonah bride calling for it all the way and shintaro fujinami with here’s Rooker on the Move makes the cast nice KRON Chris Townsen they all knew him very well as to Michael J beard so John Trinidad rest in peace ni P [Applause] away ledm
Miss and they got him nice play by EDM Miss burer takes his lead in the pitch that’s swung on a Miss now two and two got [Applause] him that one popped up Kemp calling for it and two [Applause] down that’s hit foul one and one two1 good pitch oh that’s a nasty split
Here’s a two two and he strikes out a 100 a four seamer 100 milph you’re looking for here’s Jake Rogers he takes a strike got him swinging that was serious 100 milph it’s funny you know he was 2-1 foul back got him [Applause] swinging going too well behind that fast
B O2 got him swinging and we’re going to the 10th ref Snider for consistently you can tell he’s getting more comfortable with never been it 3-2 got him swinging little Chopper and Nikki nice play two down after at first wasn’t quite sure the onew is lifted to
Left there’s B Rooker and the ending is over no runs H lifted to right set Brown and the inning is over s home runs bouncing ball for gelof there’s one Allen back to first great stretch by Nota not quite as sharp maybe command not quite [Applause]
There depending if the ball H right at an infielder and it is is and it’s going to be one and two just like that works can I get a yeaw hey screams start off from the Dodgers organization out the University of Georgia since went high in the to left
Tony Kemp it’s like he’s going to have some room and there are two outs Friday night with Kent Maya beginning the second half from Minnesota tap weekly on the right side gof gets to it and a solid one two three inning engaged or not well if he was uncomfortable defend yourself as a
Pitcher there’s one but not in time got a hurry and he does nice job by Nick Allen cour now and a ground ball gobbled up at third by Westberg nice play 100 beaten into the ground by Diaz Henderson throws him out two for eight the series there’s 101 [Applause]
Fujinami and and fujinami throws that nasty splitter in the dirt and Franco hits a ground ball to Second Rus goes to First back up again which is unusual for a reliever Ramirez swinging [Applause] away it’s a line drive here out of play two and two and he Str him out fast
Ball and occasional breaking ball to Short Stop Henderson with plenty time on to first it’s a great graphic it tells biging average has been that cutter at 182 some serious heat right there and that was the third game of the series swinging a miss and he got up to
A bad start he was able to write the ship a little bit a flare to second base caught by Frasier self going back to the Dugout Fuji’s pitch did he go he did the only game the Orioles lost there the onew H in the air to right field santand
He’s under it in the plate with the Phillies down just a run third pitch is going to be that breaking ball we’re going to simplify things the onew swing and a miss he struck him out ground ball to Short Stop Henderson takes it himself to Second for one double
Play the Ops to go elsewhere you certainly can fall back on we we tried it wasn’t as if we didn’t offens this two two to Hoka that’s in there 10 oh on the way keep an eye on the camp to it looks like he’s been B’s a home running a double
Tonight he’s got a very good splitter and a very good putter just he loves being here loves being in a competitive nature here like the Orioles in this division Sky High on the infield and started to show a little more signs of Life Rizzo not there and a great
Pitch player in the history of the Orioles coar is here from 09 it’s San Diego Padres are six behind in the wild card but if they SE strike three and down goes League Baseball great thing Bader sends this one to right that send sender right to
The corner and he makes the play back in 2019 that one is CAU by Gunner Henderson going across leaving Grayson Rodriguez rolled slowly to First Bas Mount Castle will flip to Fuji for the out poked in the left on the Run hay he’ll dive and he’ll make the catch 100 my
Career to the right side ause shot Mount Castle to the bag ball game good night get ahead and there’s 100 yep that’s how you get early swings yep and then you throw that pitch the o02 no and that’s a c strike three so one down and here’s DJ STW
101 you know I told him I faced to Saro we had over 800 home [Applause] runs struck him out three from Fuji the 02 right to the shortstop Henderson really really good so command’s the the key here J McCormack sends this one up out towards the
Bullpen racing back at left field and a leaping catch Austin Haze fifth pitch agu Skies it shallow center field cower calls off a pair of O’s makes the [Applause] catch and a strike here he was just throw the target here you go grid two and more strikes out back in Baltimore
In June and Ford with a Fly ball into short left here Austin Hayes is there and that’s out number two survive without him Rodriguez on the ground is short but Tao is there on the first and the Orioles have done [Applause] it and he’ll throw 100 talking to fujinami when he first
Got here Idol of fujinami somebody he’s become close with and that’s a wow Darvish esque sequence ma Shadow to Third Base could be two it is one and it is indeed a double play one out base is empty and a two Hopper picked at third by Henderson hang
Kim it was Trent brisam who took that pitch out good action to it and it sits in the Harden plate hitters can just run into it seven pitch to Sodom and the rookie strikes out and fujinami Strikes him out back to- back punch outs for and Joe
Dagio ground ball to short Mato Westberg Mount Castle a double play the Oakland RBI with a home run in their last series with a Jays there’s a cutter the onew and Rooker could not hold up he swung appears nothing at Seattle strike three and 100 Fu Nami Brandon Bel swings through a strike
And no walks there’s a good splitter Fuji strike three Guerrero blue jams popped up by from ending it 32 down goes Guerrero for an occasional change up but not many that’s lofted in the left by Doyle hit pretty well Hayes racing back all the way into the
Corner hitters you know gear enough to hit 100 mph they can run into a splitter that’s 95 set up the go-ahead tvar home run in the fifth how about that another week before the postseason to do so that’s a high fast ball popped up long fly out strike out double plays grounded
Into not going to ground into one here High to center field hit deep and Mullins has just enough [Applause] room little Jam shot Here Mount Castle’s got [Applause] it running fast ball in a couple of months yes [Applause] sir boy did he like it the top of the White Sox
Order Tim Anderson takes his first pitch over to Ryan mountcastle says I got it got the win against Colorado that’s splitter beaten into the ground a second too easy outside the ground Trace Thompson pinch hitting right [Applause] here popped up by Thompson 0 and2 Guns and
Roses the o02 is a called third strike and you hate to see closers come in just to get some work in because that work ends up being heavy on the ra how about a double play here this is going to end the game Soo with a boneheaded base running mistake
Chopper right there to Ramon Aras well it doesn’t get any better than that and have Walker [Applause] with called strike three who’s got a two hit Knight infield in for the Orioles and there’s 101 in his own right perfectly placed he got him Escobar in the air to center field
Grck ready to T Hicks ready to throw there goes gritch throw from Hicks to third it’s going to be a little bit late and there’s a lone out bat big rip by cabbage well that’ll work too I guess to do it again one two and down goes cabbage
First pitch grounded foul searching for a series win shaunell takes strike two the O2 did he go he sure did yay back here in the Fuji Jersey for a second straight night fujinami gave up eight runs so totally different there’s that good reliever numbers six and two and
There’s 98 up and in so if your mechanic’s good your perceived velocity pretty routine because of haze out there left center field run heo mullen’s got a good jump but it doesn’t matter because [Applause] Hayes and Wong’s going to hit it over the infield into short right field let’s
See story’s going to tag from third this ball’s in very shallow right and story will do the smart thing who bami’s 2-1 that’s a bouncing ball pass Mount Castle Westberg on the one funami at his foot on the bag de’s left side that is gobbled up by Gunner Henderson
Again a ground out again his season around and this trending in the right Direction and Fuji flashes this I mean he flashes casus blown away at a 100 get into the seventh game out of eight double digit hits too it is indeed that’s some offense [Applause] there that’s a fast ball for a
[Applause] strike it would be unbelievable runs strike three 98 five ground ball to third Urus is there he takes it to the bag in the Orioles there in the fourth inning for a home run then attack the first pitch you saw against fujinami it also a fast ball
Hits this one pretty well but Hicks is they back fly out Jordan Walker shattered his Bat on the heel to Henderson at Short two down some really good ones at times but it just wasn’t consistent and I felt like he started to lean on his fast ball a little Bit about a little sweeper almost make two pitches out of one first pitch a good one one thing about it he does not get cheated at home plate a rose herena Down Swinging andion with two weeks to go and a hits a ground ball to First oh Hearn coming to the
Plate the tag is not in time fujinami blows him a breaking ball and abria with a big swing Lofts it into shallow left Singleton ground ball no caught on the line it’s second by Frasier and Quan Rockets won right to Ryan [Applause] oer Ramirez off the end of the bat
Santand there charging in is your front side you know your glove side and is he driving it or is he open up you see how he likes to open he’ll open up really settle down or relax another a 3-2 and a strike out and a splitter one
With five for five the other one three hits first pitch swinging here that’s Hayes in left this is pretty shallow and Des is not going to try it from third oh please do another two two ground to First Mount Castle toss in time how’s the shoulder though one hit one
Game round ball to short Gunner Henderson potential go Glover makes the play on Conor W and a 27 um I was a little heavier a little stronger guy I mean all all kinds of charitable stuff he he just kind of figured out life and boy you know you hate to see him guys
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