Albert Suarez and the Baltimore Orioles left fans wondering if this was who they really were tonight, or if it’s just a gross overcorrection. End of the day folks, you can’t win every game; sometimes you’re going to have an off day. Despite how good or bad the opponent is. That was today for the Birds. Suarez’s line: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 2 K.
Suarez was put on notice early on that it was going to be a night for the O’s, Lopez’s solo homer to lead off the game gave the ChiSox a 1-0 lead. However the O’s evened the score right away, with Gunnar Henderson smacking a solo homer on the flip side in the leadoff hole.
Incidentally, Henderson broke a franchise record with that home run. It was his 35th homer of the season, all as a shortstop. He broke Cal Ripken Jr. and Miguel Tejada’s record of 34. Unfortunately for the O’s, it was the only run they scored.
Oriole bats couldn’t muster anything more in the game, however Chicago’s did. Vaughn’s solo homer in the fourth gave them the lead back at 2-1. That was followed by Fletcher’s two-homer later in the inning, putting the Orioles behind 4-1.
Chicago would get an RBI-double by Robert and a sac fly-RBI by Sosa in the fifth. They would put across two nominal runs in the ninth, to beat the O’s 8-1. They also snapped a twelve-game losing streak.
All steaks come to an end, including long losing streaks for bad teams. You can’t lose them all. Just like you can’t win them all if you’re the Orioles. Chicago squared up a lot of pitches early in counts in the early innings. They didn’t work counts or plaster the bases with runners; they just hit early and often.
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