O's 1, Sox 3: Three losses in a row
The O's came out on the wrong end of a pitchers' duel today as Clay Buchholz outlasted Wei-Yin Chen.
The O's came out on the wrong end of a pitchers' duel today as Clay Buchholz outlasted Wei-Yin Chen.
In Game 1, Durham beat Norfolk 3-2. Zach Britton was the story, but not in a good way. He went 2 innings, giving up 1 ER on 2 hits and 4 walks, striking out 1 with a GB/FB of 3/1 and of his 54...
The Baltimore Orioles fell to the Minnesota Twins tonight by a score of 6-5.
Chris Davis became the fourth player in MLB history to hit a home run in each of the first four games of a season with a tie-breaking grand slam in the 8th inning as the Orioles beat the Twins, 9-5, in the home opener on April 5, 2013 in Baltimore.
Norfolk's opener against Durham was postponed. So that's a bummer. The Baysox lost to Harriburg, 4-3. Xavier Avery starts down a level in Bowie and went 0-4 with 2 strikeouts. Ty Kelly...
The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-3, on April 4, 2013 in Tampa. Chris Davis had 4 RBI, including a two-run home run, his third in the first three games, to power the Orioles to victory.
If this is what the whole season is going to be like, I might need to start drinking again.
Big days at the plate by Adam Jones, Matt Wieters, and Chris Davis helped the Orioles get off to a 1-0 start in 2013.
The game doesn't count. Buck Showalter said he hasn't looked at a stat sheet all spring. But Wilson Betemit hurt his knee, possibly badly, and that definitely counts.
The Orioles triumphed over the Pirates in a four-hour spring training game that may have eroded a piece of Mark's soul. But that's just the price I pay - destiny is calling.