Garrett Olson pitched well enough (5.1 IP, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K) and the bullpen held it down just enough for a Kevin Millar-led offense to hold off the Royals over nine rain-delayed innings, putting the O's back over .500 and continuing our utter domination of the hapless Kansas City Royals.

Millar had three hits, including a first-inning three-run homer. Luis Hernandez (who subbed for an injured Brian Roberts) was 2-for-4, and Melvin Mora had two hits, as well.

Let's all hope that Roberts isn't out for long, because we'd be glaringly lacking anything approaching a leadoff hitter, unless Diamond Dave put Markakis there instead of Freddie Bynum or something, which he would not.

	Today's Starting Pitchers	GS	IP	ERA	WHIP	BAA	BB	K	W-L
	Garrett Olson - LH	2	13.0	2.08	1.08	.174	6	13	1-0
	Brett Tomko - RH	6 (7)	34.1	4.98	1.46	.285	11	21	1-3

Brett Tomko is a pro-fessional. He's pitched for the Reds, Mariners, Padres (two occasions), Giants, Dodgers, and now the Royals. He has never been good. Past 126 innings as a rookie in 1997, Tomko's best season was 2004 with the Giants, when he posted a 108 adjusted ERA+ over 194 innings. He's had a bunch of seasons where he hovers just below league average, and then a bunch where he's quite well below league average. The best you're getting out of Tomko, ever, is him not absolutely killing you.

I've always liked Brett Tomko, for some reason. How could you root against this guy?

What a dude. He still seems very hopeful, as if any year now, it'll really all come together. Of course, he's a millionaire baseball player with a decade's worth of big league experience, and I'm in my mother's basement in my underpants with Fruity Pebbles resting on my fat gut and barbecue sauce stains on my shorts.

One part of that is true! Game time is 7:10 on MASN.