The Orioles should play the NL East often.
Last night, up in the city of Brotherly Love, the Orioles upended the Phillies, 7-2. After giving up two runs in the first inning, Rich Hill settled in and helped out his own cause with the game-deciding RBI. He is now 3-1 on the year, while Antonio Bastardo took the loss for Philadelphia as he lasted seven innings and yielded four runs. Baltimore has won their third game in a row, and 5th out of their last 6.
Hill – the southpaw whose delivery looks like it should hurt – struck out five, and went 6 2/3 innings before being pulled due to injury. On Friday, he showed a lot of promise and why the Orioles seemed to want him for the past few off-seasons.
Baltimore went up 3-2, as Matt Wieters had a 2-RBI double to left center, and then Hill plated in Wieters. They scored once more in the 6th as Aubrey Huff plated in a run.
The Orioles again brought on the pain, and took a 7-2 lead in the ninth as Nolan Reimold homered to left, and then Markakis put the nail in the coffin for the Phillies as he plated two more runs with a RBI-double.
I’m in Atlantic City for the weekend, and while it was beautiful last night, this morning – um, not so good. I wonder if the game is going to be played today, or will be delayed; however, I’m going to head out to Citizens Bank Park later on and catch the Orioles in Philadelphia.
