[外電] Orioles' bullpen finding its way in May

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http://tinyurl.com/qvgjrh Orioles' bullpen finding its way in May Club's relief corps settling in after tough start to '09 season By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com 05/18/09 4:12 PM ET 牛棚漸入佳境 NEW YORK -- It may still prove to be an area of strength, albeit one that took a month to assert itself. Baltimore's bullpen has seen a mild resurgence of late, a two-week span of pitching that has helped to anchor the team and put its April struggles in better perspective. 牛棚的表現漸入佳境。 The Orioles didn't pitch well out of the rotation or in relief during the opening month, jumping out to the worst collective ERA (5.89) of any American League team. Baltimore's ERA for May (5.11) ranks 10th in the league, and the bullpen has provided most of the fuel for the turnaround. 開季的頭一個月，金鶯隊投手群的表現不盡理想，團隊ERA 5.89是美聯最差的。但到了五月，投手群的ERA降至5.11，在聯盟排名第十。 Baltimore's relief staff carried a 6.14 ERA through 22 games in April and has improved to 3.96 through 16 games in May. Part of that discrepancy comes from the absence of Radhames Liz, who allowed 10 earned runs in two appearances. Baltimore's relief ERA for April drops to 5.10 if you exclude Liz. 牛棚的ERA從四月的6.14降到五月的3.96。ERA下降的部分原因是球隊將Liz放到3A。如果不計Liz的成績，牛棚四月的ERA便降到5.10。 From there, the case gets a little bit murkier. The bullpen cast has remained relatively stable in May, save for some minor changes around the edges. For instance, relievers Liz and Matt Albers are now pitching in Triple-A Norfolk and Dennis Sarfate has gone on the 15-day disabled list. 五月分的牛棚沒有Liz、Albers和Sarfate的參與。 Otherwise, the roles remain largely the same. Baltimore underwent a brief crisis in confidence regarding late-game relief, but has pressed on with closer George Sherrill during the last two weeks. And Sherrill has responded, pitching to a 1.50 ERA in May and converting his past three save opportunities. 除此之外，牛棚的陣容大致不變。Sherrill的回神給予球隊助力。 Danys Baez, who was solid in April, has been fairly unhittable in May. The veteran has a 0.96 ERA in six appearances, allowing five hits in 9 1/3 innings. Long reliever Brian Bass has also improved markedly, notching a 2.25 ERA in eight innings after leaving April with a 6.35 mark. Baez在四月和五月的表現都很穩定、而Bass則有顯著的進步。 The Orioles also have two relievers who were expected to thrive and have struggled thus far. Setup man Jim Johnson got off to a decent start in April, but has a 5.79 ERA in May. And Chris Ray, long thought of as next in line for the closer's role, logged 6.14 ERA in April and a 5.06 ERA in May. Johnson和Ray則被期待有更好的表現。 Ray, like Baez, missed all of last season while recovering from ligament replacement surgery on their respective elbows. And despite their divergent results for the year thus far, both Ray and Baez will be watched carefully for signs of fatigue as the season progresses. Ray和Baez上季都因為手術及其後的復健而錯過了大多數的比賽，本季球團將會謹慎地觀察兩人的疲勞徵兆。 Overall, Baltimore's bullpen has worked through some perplexing trends. The Orioles' relief staff has thrown 133 innings, which ranks second among AL teams. It has also struck out more batters (112) than any AL bullpen and allowed more hits (154) and a higher average (.291) than all but one. 整體而言，牛棚面對了令人費解的趨勢。牛棚至今已經工作了133局，這是美聯球隊第二多。同時，金鶯的牛棚有三項數據領先其他美聯球隊的牛棚：三振(112)、被安打數(154)與被打擊率(.291)。 Even with the rapid improvement, Baltimore is 7-9 in May and has gone 3-4 in games decided by two runs or less. Still, a recent organizational move provides room for optimism: The Orioles will now slot Mark Hendrickson among the relievers, better fitting the team's preseason blueprint. 即便有著快速的成長，金鶯隊在五月的戰績只有七勝九敗，二分差以內的戰績是三勝四敗。不過球團把Hendrickson移到牛棚還是多少為牛棚帶來一點樂觀的空間。 Baltimore's starting staff -- which has logged a 5.76 ERA, good for 13th in the AL -- was expected to be a tad unsettled, and the 'pen was supposed to compensate for that. Now, with Hendrickson and Bass splitting the long relief duties, the bullpen's roles appear to be properly defined. 金鶯的先發投手群的ERA在美聯只排名第十三(5.76)，表現不太穩定；而牛棚必須彌補這種劣勢。現在有了Bass和Hendrickson擔任長中繼的角色，牛棚的任務分配便更明確了。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.115.147.241