O's starters have tossed more than six innings only 7 out of the last 35 starts, and only 17 times all season. The starters are 12th in the AL with a 5.84 ERA.

The O's are 31 for 37 in stolen bases, the second best percentage in the AL.

You can turn off the TV if the O's are trailing after six innings. They have lost 24 of 26 such games.

The O's are third in the AL in fielding percentage. They just don't get to enough balls in the first place.

The bullpen has actually pitched to a 3.20 ERA over the last 21 games entering last night's debacle, allowing only 43 hits over 76 innings.

Jay Gibbons has hit only .215 in May.

Ramon Hernandez is leading the league in baserunners erased, nailing 12 of 23.

Javy Lopez is hitting .293 since coming off the DL.

Luis Matos is hitting .156 since coming off the DL.

Kevin Millar is hitting .205 over his last 28 games.

Corey Patterson is hitting .318 over his last 28 games.

Miggy is 4 for his last 26.

The second, fourth, and sixth innings are the bad ones for the Birds. They have been outscored by 23, 13, and 21 runs in those innings, respectively.

Gibbons and Tejada are tied for the team lead for home runs with runners aboard with five each, though only one between them had more than one runner aboard, a two-run shot by Gibbons. Ramon Hernadez has the team's only grand slam.