Comeback Kings

The O's couldn't touch Seattle's starter Felix (the King) Hernandez, but were able to take out all of the King's men in a thrilling 6-5 victory on Thursday afternoon at Camden Yards.

The Birds trailed 5-1 after seven innings, but rallied after the King left the building...or the mound, whichever you prefer.

Corey Patterson (welcome back!) led off the eighth with a solo home run, setting the table for the O's first win this season when trailing after seven innings.

The O's loaded the bases...thanks to heads up base-running from Adam Jones (he struck out but took first on a wild pitch) and Nick Markakis (broke up a double-play with a great slide into second), as well as a good eye from Ty Wigginton (a walk is better than a strikeout), and with a swing of the bat, Luke Scott cleared them. It was the first grand slam of the season for the O's, and gave them a 6-5 lead heading into the ninth.

Scott gets hot...the other headline for this post...after struggling all season, Luke Scott has two home runs and a double in the last two games...

Seattle still had three outs left...let the nail-biting begin...

Alfredo Simon hit a batter, struck out a batter and walked another before giving up a single to Ichiro Suzuki...with two outs and the tying run scrambling towards home, Corey Patterson threw a strike to Matt Wieters, and the game ended on a play at the plate...

The Birds took two of three from Seattle, and now have a chance to take a few more from a struggling Cleveland team...

Jeremy Guthrie takes the mound for the opener on Friday night...Guthrie won his first game last week, and looks to keep it up against the organization that drafted and developed him before letting him slip away...

The Orioles have a chance to win three straight for just the second time this season...Go O's!