Tejada Topples Sox

A win like this sticks with you for a while...

Thanks to Miguel Tejada, the O's prevailed on Friday night, beating the visiting Boston Red Sox 5-4 in 10 innings.

Tejada tied the game at four with a two out, solo shot in the eighth inning. He came up with two on and two outs in the tenth, and slapped a game-winning RBI single right up the middle to give the Birds the win.

What a game...it was a stark reminder that the O's can still battle and make baseball fun to watch.

The Birds took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, and never trailed until the top of the eighth, when J.D. Drew launched his second solo homer of the game. Things looked bleak, considering how the Red Sox have basically owned the Orioles over the past few seasons.

But Tejada took matters into his own hands, tying the game in the bottom of the inning and eventually winning it in extras. He went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, and now leads the team with 13 ribbies.

The Birds have now won two straight against Boston, both one-run victories in extra innings. Brad Bergesen was called up from Triple-A to start tonight's game...let's see if the O's can build on this win and keep the streak alive.