Sad or Pathetic, You Choose

The Orioles have a god-awful 5.27 team ERA, and that’s after holding the White Sox to five runs in three games over the weekend. Did I mention the Sox lost all three games, including yesterday, 3-2? As May turns to June, the Sox rank 27/30 in runs scored (201); 29th in batting average (.221); and 27th in on-base percentage (293). For this they have a director of hitting? Yup, and he played all of one year in the minors. The Sox also have a hitting coach, though you’d be hard-pressed to see any evidence of his handiwork looking at the six-through-eight hitters in tonight’s lineup against the Tigers. That would be Joshua Palacios (.211); Luis Robert Jr. (.180); and Josh Rojas (.164). Detroit starter Jack Flaherty has a 3.94 ERA. What are the odds for it going down some?