Peter Schmuck's Orioles grades for June 27

Though the Orioles struggled with RISP in Monday night’s rain-makeup road game, the offense produced consistently through the rest of the week, scoring at least five runs in six of the seven games and averaging nearly seven runs per game. The club obviously is known for its top-to-bottom power, but the emergence of contact hitters Hyun Soo Kim and Joey Rickard – as well as Adam Jones’ success in the leadoff role – has changed the chemistry of the offense. Who would have thought at the start of the season that the Orioles would be closing out June ranked second in the American League in on-base percentage. Didn’t see that coming. (Nick Wass / AP)