Trevor Rogers suffered his first loss of the season this evening at Camden Yards against Arizona. Also a game which snapped the Birds’ three-game winning streak. But you know what that means; time to start a new streak tomorrow. Rogers’ line: 4.2 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 6 K.
The Orioles seemed to pick right up where they left off last night. Samuel Basallo smacked a solo homer in the second to give the O’s a 1-0 lead. The Orioles would also load the bases in the third, and tacked on a second run when Leody Taveras walked.
However that was all they got out of that inning. When you load the bases you need to yield more than one run. Only getting the one is a win for the defense.
Rogers would surrender a three-run homer to Vargas in the fifth, putting Arizona in the lead, 3-2. Fernandez would tack on an RBI-double, and Arizona extended their lead to 4-2. That stemmed from a single and a walk. Remember folks, nothing good happens after a walk.
The O’s did try to battle back. Leody Taveras’ RBI-single in the eighth cut the lead to 4-3. But Arizona closed out the Birds the rest of the way, ending their winning streak.
You have to take advantage of opportunities with runners on base. Arizona did tonight. The O’s didn’t. That’s the story of this game. But again, there’s always tomorrow, and a chance to win the series.
The series concludes tomorrow at Camden Yards. Kyle Bradish gets the start for the O’s, and he’ll be opposed by Arizona’s Eduardo Rodriguez. Game time is set for just after 12:30 PM.
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