Bergesen Brilliant as O's Cruise

It doesn't get much better than this.

The O's shut out the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Thursday night.

It was the first time this season the Orioles shut out any opponent, and the first time they actually won a game when scoring just two runs.

Starter Brad Bergesen won his second straight decision after being recalled from Triple-A Norfolk...and he looked good doing it. Bergesen went 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just six hits, before being lifted with two on and two out in the bottom of the seventh.

The bullpen was spectacular...Will Ohman loaded the bases with a walk but struck out Jim Thome swinging. Koji Uehara posted a scoreless eighth in his 2010 debut. And Alfredo Simon recorded his third save in as many tries in the ninth. Overall, the 'pen didn't allow a single hit, while walking one (Ohman) and fanning one (Uehara).

The offense? Ty Wigginton. Who would've guessed, right?

Wigginton smashed his team-leading 10th homer of the season in the second inning, plating Miguel Tejada, who had slid head-first into first base the play earlier.

I'm going to be honest with you...I called Wiggy's home run. First time this season. And that was before they put the stats up on-screen...Wigginton was 2-for-3 off Carl Pavano before his game-winning at-bat, and both of his hits were home runs...

Seriously.

And Pavano decided it would be wise to throw one down the middle. New stat: 3-for-4, all three hits cleared the fences...

After that, the Birds stayed off the scoreboard. Amazingly, that was all they would need, as the pitching was the best I've seen all season. It seems as if Bergesen is back on track, and the addition of Koji to the bullpen may be what the O's have needed, and missed, so far this year.

The same two teams go at it again on Saturday night...Kevin Millwood is looking for his first win as an Oriole...Go O's!