Andrew Cashner did exactly what he was supposed to do tonight for the Baltimore Orioles. He put the Birds in a great position to win, and to split a doubleheader with New York. Only problem was that New York’s starter German pitched an equally good start. And Oriole bates just couldn’t get what they needed in the way of a clutch hit. Cashner’s line: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K.
Cashner of course is credited with a quality start. However both he and the Orioles would trade that for a victory. However to the victors go the spoils.
Voit’s RBI-double in the third inning gave New York a 1-0 lead. One inning later the Orioles’ bugaboo reared it’s ugly head: the home run ball. And after hitting two homers in the first game this afternoon, it was once again Torres (with a solo shot).
The Orioles did threaten in the fifth, and got on the board on a sac fly-RBI by Hanser Alberto. That fifth inning was shaping up nicely for the Birds, and it could have been even bigger. However Pedro Severino took a called third strike that should have been ball four.
That didn’t end the inning, but it changed the momentum of the inning. Replays backed up the fact that the ball was way outside. However that one blown call turned the inning, and allowed New York to reign itself in. Voit would add an additional RBI-single in the last of the seventh, and New York took the night cap as well from the Orioles by the score of 3-1.
The O’s will be happy to get out of NYC, where they sat through a lengthy rain delay on Monday, had another rainout on Tuesday, and then dropped both ends of a doubleheader today. They probably feel that it’s time to move on. Next stop: Cleveland.
The Birds will open a four-game set with the Tribe tomorrow evening at Progressive Field. Dan Straily gets the start for the Orioles, and he’ll be opposed by Cleveland’s Trevor Bauer. Game time is set for just after 6 PM.
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