Ty not enough

Ty Wigginton knocked in four runs, and Adam Jones hit an inside-the-park homer, but the O's lost to the Nationals 7-6 on Saturday afternoon.

Wigginton smacked his team-leading 13th homer of the season, and the Birds provided plenty of offense for starter Brad Bergesen , but it just wasn't enough.

Bergesen struggled to get through five innings, allowing six runs off 11 hits. With the bullpen thinned due to poor outings from starters earlier in the week, Mark Hendrickson was called upon to finish out the game, and was tagged for the loss after allowing the eventual winning run to cross the plate in the bottom of the sixth.

If the O's score six runs, they allow seven.

If they score only two runs, the pitchers allow just three.

And so the story continues...

Kevin Millwood, winless due to a lack of run support, takes the mound for the O's in the series finale Sunday afternoon...let's hope he pitches a shut-out.