Deja Vu

I thought I watched this game last night...

The Birds fell to the Yankees 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Same two teams. Same exact score. Same outcome.

This time, Brian Matusz took the loss. He pitched a solid game, allowing just three runs (one earned) over six innings. Matusz (2-2) was out-pitched by A.J. Burnett...both of his losses have come against Burnett and the Yanks.

Once again, the O's couldn't get anything going offensively. They scored in the third inning on a throwing error by Burnett, but stranded runners on second and third with none out in the inning...Adam Jones, Nick Markakis and Matt Wieters all struck out to end the threat. Overall, the Birds went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, and struck out 11 times.

Like I said before, the only way you can win a game where you only score one run is to shut out the other team. The pitching has been good this year, but not THAT good.

The reigning Oriole-killer, Andy Pettitte (26-6 against the Birds), takes the mound Wednesday afternoon in the series finale. David Hernandez and the O's need to find a way to beat Pettitte and the Yanks or get swept out of New York...