This season so far is very tough to stomach. So much promise to start the year is down the drain.
Friday night, Baltimore lost to Oakland, 4-2, for their eighth loss in a row. Aside from Ty Wigginton’s long two run homer in the fifth and Kevin Millwood keeping his team in the game on the mound despite a rough start, it was the same old story again – the offense couldn’t get anything done.
Again.
The 1-thru-4 hitters only went 2-for-16 on the night … and Nick Markakis had both of them. Despite the lineup change – sans the performace of Nick Markakis and Ty Wigginton – nothing came of it.
As for the A’s — they got their offense going early, scoring once in the second and third innings, and twice in the fourth. That’s all they needed.
The Orioles were 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and made A’s starting pitcher Dallas Braden look like a Cy Young Award candidate. Braden kept the Orioles hitless until the fifth, and overall he went seven innings and gave up two runs for the win. Andrew Bailey pitched a scoreless ninth for the save.
Kevin Millwood took the loss. He went six innings and gave up four runs – three earned – on nine hits. He struck out nine and walked one.
Who would have thought after 11 games with a revamped roster, plus a plethora of young talent, the Orioles would be 1-10?
