"A Wasted Effort"

O's skipper Dave Trembley said it best.

Starter David Hernandez pitched a good game, but once again the Birds' bats went cold.

Nolan Reimold knocked in a run in the first inning, but after that it was all zeroes on the scoreboard. The O's finished with a season-low four hits on Tuesday night, falling to the Seattle Mariners 3-1.

The stats are alarming. In the past six games (five losses) the O's have scored just 18 runs, with eight of them coming in the lone victory. Not including the victory, the Birds are averaging just two runs a game on this current road trip (and hey, if you count the win, they average three runs a game). Add it up...the O's have scored just 45 runs this season in 15 games. Five games have been decided by just one run.

Not pretty. If anyone is still wondering why the O's are 2-13 to start the season, the lack of run support should be high up on the list...

Miguel Tejada is expected to start Wednesday night. Here's hoping the bats heat up with Miggy back in the lineup...