Peter Schmuck's Orioles grades for the week of July 2-8

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Still waiting for the offense to sustain an upturn in production, which certainly did not happen last week. O’s hitters were on their worst behavior, scoring two runs or fewer in five of the six games and averaging just two runs per game. Jonathan Schoop and Manny Machado were really the only exceptions. Schoop, hoping to turn his season around in the second half, had a strong week that included a .417 average and a couple of home runs. Machado just keeps smiling amid all the trade talk and showing why so many teams want to acquire him. He had another multi-hit game Sunday and batted .350 for the week. The rest of the team batted a combined .171.

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When Manny Machado made a bad throw in the sixth inning on Sunday, it gave the Orioles an error in every game of the week, something I cannot remember happening during the Buck Showalter era. The Orioles quickly dropped back out of the top half of the majors in fielding percentage, going from 14th to 17th after a truly dismal week on all fronts.

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Peter Schmuck's Orioles grades for the week of July 2-8

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