At 1:15, 20 minutes before the scheduled first pitch, I was driving like a maniac in an attempt to make the first inning. The skies had cleared, which turned out to be unfortunate for the O's, as they were unable to sweep the Yanks at home for the first time in three years, losing 7-1.
O's starter Steve Trachsel pitched well, but the Yankees' Andy Pettitte pitched better. Pettitte had a no-hitter through four innings, and left after seven with a 4-0 lead.
Joba Chamberlain came in to start the eighth, and the momentum changed in favor of the birds. Back-up catcher Guillermo Quiroz led-off with a double, and Luis Hernandez followed with a single. With runners on the corners and none out, Brian Roberts stepped to the plate. Suddenly, the faint drizzle transformed abruptly to a soaking downpour, and the game was delayed.
About 40 minutes later, Roberts was back at the plate, but Chamberlain had been replaced by Brian Bruney. Roberts' sacrifice fly accounted for the O's first, and only, run of the game. The O's seemed primed to score a few runs...rain killed the rally.
Derek Jeter had a clutch 3-run-double in the ninth, virtually ensuring the road team's victory. After Mariano Rivera took the mound, another burst of rain hit Baltimore, and it would be another 37 minutes until the players took the field. The weather had no effect on Rivera, and the O's were unable to rally.
Notes: Nick Markakis, a Yankee-killer, went 0/3 with a walk and 3 strikeouts...
The O's don't play tomorrow, their first day off this month since April 1
The team visits Seattle next...MAYBE we'll see Bedard...
(photos courtesy of MLB.com)
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