Baltimore Orioles: Three Things to do in June

May 30, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen (16) pitches during the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Wei-Yin Chen has a 3.18 ERA with 7.54 strikeouts per nine innings. He’s averaging just over six innings per start, which comes out to a quality start with this ERA below four.

Chen consistently gives the Orioles quality starts, but the offense cannot score him runs.

In his 11 starts on the season, he has an average of 3.09 runs scored for him per game. He consistently gives the Orioles quality starts, but the offense cannot score him runs. Seven of his 11 starts have been quality starts this season, but the O’s rarely give him any runs.

Even in the O’s win against the Houston Astros June 4, Chen only received two runs of support. Adam Jones’ game-winning home run wasn’t until he had left the game.

He has only allowed more than three runs twice this season and gone less than six innings only three times. The Orioles are 6-5 in his 11 starts, but Chen is 1-4 on the season. The most runs he has received in support is six, which was against the Rays, and he did not receive the win.

The most runs Chen has received in support is six.

A few more runs for the O’s starter and not only could his record be better, but the Birds’ record in his starts would be better. They could have easily been 10-1 or 9-2 in those games.

Chen consistently gives the Orioles a chance to win, but the offense rarely shows up. They need to give him more run support in June, because they cannot afford to be losing the starts of their most consistent pitcher.