Rays 4, Orioles 3: Second Verse, Same as the First
by Stacey on Apr 7, 2010 10:40 PM EDT
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PrintThe Orioles wasted a pretty good effort by Jeremy Guthrie this evening as they were completely dominated by Matt Garza, who pitched 8 innings and allowed just 2 runs (one earned) while striking out nine.
With one out in the first inning, Adam Jones hit a nice opposite field single and Nick Markakis walked for the third time this season. Miguel Tejada followed that with a single to that scored Adam Jones and the O's looked to be in business. Unfortunately Luke Scott had a really rough day and followed Tejada with the first of his three strikeouts on the night. Matt Wieters followed that with a ground ball that should have ended the inning but Carlos Pena couldn't handle the throw at first. Markakis scored from third to give the O's a 2-0 lead, but that was all they'd get. After the first inning the O's bats went quiet and they wouldn't score again until the 9th inning.
Matt Garza is just a beast of a pitcher. I'm not making excuses for the Orioles because they were pretty pathetic at the plate tonight, but Matt Garza is just ridiculous. He was good last year and he might just be great this year. I don't look forward to seeing him face the Orioles again next week.
Jeremy Guthrie had a good start himself. He kept his pitch count down for much of his outing, he didn't allow too many runners, and he pitched 6.1 innings. He allowed one run in the 5th inning on three singles, and two runs in the fifth inning, both scoring on an RBI double by Evan Longoria to left center. It looked like a ball that Felix Pie or a healthy Nolan Reimold would have caught, but with Pie out with his bum shoulder it was up to gimpy Nolan and he couldn't quite get there.
Will Ohman pitched another good inning for the O's and Cla Meredith made his first appearance of the year as well. He probably wishes he didn't as Longoria, the first batter he faced, crushed his second home run in as many days. That gave the Rays a valuable insurance run as the O's came back to score one in the 9th on a Matt Wieters single and Garrett Atkins double. Pie ran for Atkins with one out and moved to third on a ground out by pinch hitter Ty Wigginton, but Brian Roberts couldn't knock him in and the O's lost their second game in a row.
The opening series concludes tomorrow night and mark your calendars because it's Brian Matusz night. He'll be facing Jeff Niemann as the O's look for avoid the sweep.
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that thing looks disturbing ya ask me.
In one game as a freshman at Miami, Wieters hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to put the Yellow Jackets ahead, then pitched the bottom of the ninth for the save. On that day, the God nickname was bestowed. - Sports Illustrated
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Apr 7, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
matusz will get it done
he’s john the baptist to matt wieter’s jesus
"nicely done."
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we're back in business
i doubt we see wieters tomorrow..
What up?
by snakethejake on Apr 7, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
He better DH
On some of the days where he doesnt catch. That bat needs to be out there.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Apr 8, 2010 7:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree 110%.
In one game as a freshman at Miami, Wieters hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to put the Yellow Jackets ahead, then pitched the bottom of the ninth for the save. On that day, the God nickname was bestowed. - Sports Illustrated
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Apr 8, 2010 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Voted for Guthrie
If this game happens in July, I’m voting no one. But i’ll give Guts an early MBP vote as a show of confidence that this was the first decent start of his bounceback season.
yah.. no kiddin..
cmon all, guts pitched well.
show our bro some love.
by Y Not on Apr 7, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I vote no one until we win a fucking game.
Поклон перед вашим капитаном!
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 7, 2010 11:17 PM EDT reply actions
I voted Weiters
Because he is god.
My comments aren't random, you just can't think as fast as me....
lol
All hail Wieters.
My comments aren't random, you just can't think as fast as me....
by Zachary Beard on Apr 8, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
This just in: Guts QS, Orioles lose.
Let’s see here: go to online charts, line up stats columns, pull starts, carry the two, add pathos factor, OK, here we go: That’s the 117th time I’ve used that headline.
Wrap-up? What the #$%@ wrap-up could there be to a game we’ve seen 117 times already?!?
Matusz tonite. Get 8 runs, we still sweep 1 outta 3. $%&@ it. Go O’s.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Y'know, I was thinking about it last night
It’s not so much the individual losses that are painful, it’s the losing streaks, for me at least, if that makes any sense. Last night sucked because we blew a lead in the ninth, but in alot of ways, tonight sucks worse because we didn’t stop the bleeding there.
And who else is with me in thinking Tampa is the best team in baseball?
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
I think the Yankees are still the best team in baseball.....
by tmoneyttime1 on Apr 8, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Na I think th Phillies are the best team in baseball
Matt Wieters Was Drafted 5th Overall Because The First 4 Teams Thought That Harnessing The Power Of Ten-thousand Suns Was Playing God.
Or the Red Sox
With Lackey added in
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Apr 8, 2010 7:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I still think the first game's loss was worse than this.
It’s tough to swallow a game like that. Leading the ENTIRE game until the closer you’ve paid 12mil/2yr comes in and quickly blows it.
That’s as bad as it gets.
In trying to glean the positives I would say
Guthrie was decent, and Will Ohman has looked good so far.
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, I think there’s sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. I’d rather impress the chicks with my technique than with my brute strength. Then, every now and then, just to show I can do that, too, I might flirt a little by hitting one out."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Apr 8, 2010 12:54 AM EDT reply actions
Yup--all about silver linings at this point
And it ain’t getting easier. But a QS from Guts is a fine thing.
One more silver lining
The experiment to move Tejeda to 3rd base looks like it’s going to work. He’s made all the plays, and he has an amazing arm. Now if the experiment to put in the cleanup slot would just end…
Miggi's defense
has been one of the more pleasant things about the first two games. He actually looks like he knows what’s going on.
This just in: adorableness on the rise, family copes with child getting schooled. Film at 11. -daveh873
He was mentored,
not by Millwood, but by Brooksie. Thus he will win a gold golve this year.
In one game as a freshman at Miami, Wieters hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to put the Yellow Jackets ahead, then pitched the bottom of the ninth for the save. On that day, the God nickname was bestowed. - Sports Illustrated
Unofficial Leader of the Brain Matusz For ROY Campaign
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Apr 8, 2010 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Another Disappointing Loss
Please O’s, turn this around!
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Apr 8, 2010 3:25 AM EDT reply actions
We could still go 160-2
My comments aren't random, you just can't think as fast as me....
by Zachary Beard on Apr 8, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Scott was Garza's bitch
That was pretty evident. I wonder what he wrote in his diary about those AB’s.
Dear Diary,
Next time you face Matt Garza, ask for the day off.
Luke
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Apr 8, 2010 7:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Garza got nastier as the game went on...
Luke was owned all night.
At one point, later in the game, Adam Jones swung at pitch that was a good 12 inches off the plate for strike 3. He just looked silly…
My vote goes for Atkins...
he’s like the little kid at school that gets picked on at school by all those fearsome bloggers but one day nails a kickball to help his class lose by only run instead of 2 and people dont hate him as much for a couple minutes.
2 doubles in two games .... he's off to a good start
now if only he could catch pop ups and not get picked off third base
I just wanna win the "Take Zobrist to School" contest
That alone would make these last two nights bearable!
Hey Smails, you scratched my anchor!
i voted for guthrie
i was really suprised that he pithced as well as he did. guthrie was good but garza was nasty. cla meridith pitches underhand like a girl. it gets me pretty pissed that these orioles make there debuts with the club and come out and suck(meredith, gonzalez). i cant wait to see matusz tonight. b rob better get his head out of his ass.
So, pitching like a girl is a bad thing?
65 mph from 43 feet is like 91 from 66 feet.
"How's that s---house of an Eastern Shore?" - William Donald Schaefer
Cla Meredith was on the team last year and did just fine. It was not his debut with the club.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
IIRC, Cla was only reliever that didn't have a game were he just blew up last year.
In one game as a freshman at Miami, Wieters hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to put the Yellow Jackets ahead, then pitched the bottom of the ninth for the save. On that day, the God nickname was bestowed. - Sports Illustrated
Unofficial Leader of the Brain Matusz For ROY Campaign
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Apr 8, 2010 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
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