Orioles' Hitting Shines

To the Editor: Rob Esposito's column "AL East: Yankees, Red Sox and Orioles all in the hunt" (July 28) inaccurately portrays the Orioles as a weak-hitting team and Sammy Sosa as the O's "lone shining star." This could not be further from the truth: as of July 28th, the Orioles are tied for the second best batting average in baseball, possess the second best slugging percentage in the majors, and have hit more home runs than the Yankess or Red Sox.