Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Olson Hit Hard as O's Sink Below .500

The O's lost their fourth straight tonight, as they fell to Toronto 9-8.

Garrett Olson looked good until the fourth inning, when the Jays tagged him for seven runs. It was just the second time the O's allowed seven runs in an inning this season; the first came just six days ago. That spells bad news to any die-hard Orioles fan.

Down 8-1 in the sixth, the O's rallied with a big inning of their own, capped by a 3-run blast from Adam Jones. The Birds were down 8-7, and another comeback seemed immanent...

Aubrey Huff was called out at the plate to end the seventh, though replays show he was never tagged...I can't wait until MLB starts using replays instead of blind faith...

Former Oriole B.J. Ryan picked up his 17th save, but not before Nick Markakis took him deep with two out in the ninth to make it a one-run game.

The O's are now a game under .500 for the first time since early June, and are now 17-16 in one-run games (still a huge improvement over last season).

The Blue Jays go for a sweep tomorrow night, and have actually switched starters to further humiliate the O's...Roy Halladay was scheduled to start the game, but the Jays are letting former Oriole John Parrish take the mound (saving Halladay for the Yankees)...the O's counter with Jeremy Guthrie. Here's hoping the move pays off...GO O'S!

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