Orioles' Wright: Encarnacion gets 'too much credit'

Mike Wright thinks there's too much hype surrounding Edwin Encarnacion.

The Baltimore Orioles' starter was skeptical about all the attention the Toronto Blue Jays' slugger was getting, and although he praises his bat, he doesn't think he's as good as everyone says he is.

"He’s one of the best hitters I think I’ve faced," Wright told the Baltimore Sun's Eduardo A. Encina after the Blue Jays' 11-6 win Saturday. "He’s really good but he’s also got holes. There’s a reason he’s batting .240. I think we give him too much credit."

The timing of his comments are odd, as they come on the heels of Encarnacion hitting an RBI double off Wright in the win. He also blasted two home runs, a day after he hit a walk-off shot in the 10th inning.

This season, Encarnacion is batting .243 with 15 home runs. In minimal appearances off Wright, he's 2-for-6 with one double and one RBI.

As for the right-hander, he owns a sky-high 5.31 ERA in 61 innings.