Just kidding...I love the Luke Scott tee...but seriously, the Orioles dropped their second straight game to Boston last night, falling 7-2 in front of nearly 50 thousand fans.To make matters even worse, my fiance and I just missed out on becoming Camden Yard's 50 Millionth Fan. We picked the right day, and even the right gate...we arrived at Gate H on Eutaw Street at 5:15, and just minutes after passing through the turnstiles saw the Oriole Bird and a camera crew running frantically toward us...and then right past us...we were so close!
An Orioles win would certainly be the one thing in the world that could make things right...
Unfortunately, we had no such luck. Daniel Cabrera was shaky early, and the O's were down 3-0 after two innings. The Birds scored twice in the third to cut the lead to one, and had the bases loaded with one out in the fourth with the big bats coming up...Melvin Mora struck out swinging and Aubrey Huff grounded out. The dynamic duo went a combined 1 for 9 with a walk and five strikeouts, while stranding seven base runners a piece.
Cabrera (8-8) took the loss, and was charged with six runs in 4 1/3 innings. The bullpen held its own, but the damage was done...the O's were held scoreless for the final six frames...
The Birds (60-65) are now 17 games out of first and seem destined to finish last in the division...closer George Sherrill was placed on the 15-day DL, and the starting rotation is in shambles...don't be surprised to see a Double-A starter join the rotation later this week...
Rookie Chris Waters will make his third MLB start later this evening...here's hoping he can get the O's going...the Birds are off Thursday and then host the Yankees over the weekend...
(photos courtesy of MLB.com)
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