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 牛棚渐入佳境 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. 牛棚的表现渐入佳境。 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. 开季的头一个月，金莺队投手群的表现不尽理想，团队ERA 5.89是 美联最差的。但到了五月，投手群的ERA降至5.11，在联盟排名第十。 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从四月的6.14降到五月的3.96。ERA下降的部分原因是球 队将Liz放到3A。如果不计Liz的成绩，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. 五月分的牛棚没有Liz、Albers和Sarfate的参与。 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，牛棚的阵容大致不变。Sherrill的回神给予球队助力。 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在四月和五月的表现都很稳定、而Bass则有显着的进步。 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则被期待有更好的表现。 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上季都因为手术及其後的复健而错过了大多数的比赛，本 季球团将会谨慎地观察两人的疲劳徵兆。 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. 整体而言，牛棚面对了令人费解的趋势。牛棚至今已经工作了133局， 这是美联球队第二多。同时，金莺的牛棚有三项数据领先其他美联 球队的牛棚：三振(112)、被安打数(154)与被打击率(.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. 即便有着快速的成长，金莺队在五月的战绩只有七胜九败，二分差 以内的战绩是三胜四败。不过球团把Hendrickson移到牛棚还是多少 为牛棚带来一点乐观的空间。 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. 金莺的先发投手群的ERA在美联只排名第十三(5.76)，表现不太稳定； 而牛棚必须弥补这种劣势。现在有了Bass和Hendrickson担任长中继 的角色，牛棚的任务分配便更明确了。 --

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