The Orioles just can't win.
Back-to-back one run losses to the Boston Red Sox over the weekend have sunk the O's even deeper into last place in the majors. The O's are just 2-16 so far this season...no other MLB team has fewer than six wins this year.
On Friday night, Jeremy Guthrie pitched well enough to win, but the offense stalled yet again, and the bullpen walked in the go-ahead run late in the game. The O's lost 4-3.
On Saturday night, with Brian Matusz on the mound, the Birds had a good chance to break the losing streak and finally win one at Fenway. Leading 3-1, Matusz was pulled with two on and none out in the seventh inning, and the 'pen promptly gave up not one, but two 3-run blasts that gave the Sox a 7-3 lead.
As has become typical when Matusz is on the mound, the O's actually scored some runs, but even a season high in hits (17) wasn't enough. Despite rallying for three runs in the ninth, the Orioles dropped their fifth straight game. Ty Wigginton smacked his team-leading sixth home run in the sixth inning, and Adam Jones went deep for the second consecutive game.
The Birds wrap-up the 10-game road trip later this afternoon, and a victory would allow the team to slink home with two wins over that span. Next up: a 6-game homestand against the New York Yankees and the Red Sox...it may get even worse before it gets better.
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OK...today they finally put together pitching and timely hitting even in the late innings...still had to hold my breath before they made the final out...forgot they could make baseball fun to watch...Spike
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