The Baltimore Orioles got lucky last night — literally. They scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth, thanks to RBI’s by Adam Jones, Nick Markakis, and two by Ty Wigginton along with two assists — er, errors — by Mariners’ second Jose Lopez helped the Orioles win, 5-3.
Baltimore with the win on Wednesday afternoon, took two out of three from Seattle, and ended their West Coast excursion with a 3-4 record after a shockingly bad series in Anaheim. Brian Bass got the win in relief, and George Sherrill got the win in relief. I don’t know if the win on was one of the better comebacks I have seen this season, but they sure got a huge, huge gift.
David Aardsma — who pitched in relief — took the loss, though it took a combined effort by the Mariners to lose on the aftermoon.
The Orioles got another strong start from a young pitcher — David Hernandez — that got the no-decision, went six innings and gave up two runs. Hernandez was on point for much of the game, but his only mistake came in the first inning as he gave up a two-run homer to Jose Lopez (the same guy who would be the goat for Seattle). Jason Vargas — who started for Seattle — went five scoreless innings and got the no-decision.
In life sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good, and that statement was nothing short of true on Wednesday.
Finally, on Tuesday, July 28, help OriolesREACH support the Maryland Food Bank and find out if your favorite O’s have what it takes in the kitchen at the Orioles Cook-Off. Join Orioles players including Brian Roberts, Jeremy Guthrie and Gregg Zaun at the Baltimore ESPN Zone from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. as they compete in the team’s first ever cooking competition.
Tickets are $50 for adults and $30 for kids (includes a donation to the Maryland Food Bank). For more information or for tickets, call 410-685-3776, extension 223.
