The O's were two outs away from their first sweep of the Yankees in New York since 1986. They'll have to wait until next season to reach that goal, as the Yankees won 3-2 after a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth.
Koji Uehara blew his first save in eight tries, allowing a two-run bomb to Nick Swisher to give the Yanks the win and deny the O's the sweep. Brad Bergesen was incredible, allowing just one run over 6 1/3 innings, but took the no-decision after Koji took the loss and his first blown save of the season.
Matt Wieters provided all the O's offense with a two-run blast in the fifth inning...Wieters was given the green light with a 3-0 count and sent the predicted fastball into the left field stands to give the Birds a 2-1 lead they would hold onto until the fateful ninth.
It would have been nice to sweep the Yankees in New York. Honestly, it would have been more than nice; it would have been unbelievable. But taking two of three from the best team in all of baseball, in September, is still a thrill. I hope the players feel it as much as the fans, because this past month has been one of the best months to be an O's fan in the past decade...
In a brutal nine-game stretch against AL rivals, the Orioles went 5-4 and showed that they are the team to beat this year if you want to make it to the playoffs. I don't think I've ever been prouder of this team since I started this blog three years ago...
The O's take Thursday off before beginning a three-game series against the Tigers in Detroit. Kevin Millwood takes the mound Friday night...hopefully he's learned something from the young Orioles' rotation...
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