It was good to see the Orioles get a resounding win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 8-3 on Friday night.
They mainly used the longball – home runs by Nolan Reimold and Mark Reynolds – to knock around pitcher Dan Haren and the Anaheim bullpen.
Tommy Hunter, who started for Baltimore last night on the mound, perhaps put together his best start as a member of the Orioles by going seven shutout innings for his fourth win of the season.
Naturally, reliever Kevin Gregg made things interesting as he gave up three runs in the ninth inning; however, overall, it’s a good thing to see the Orioles finishing strong, winning their third in a row.
Then again, it was amazing to see Gregg just not have it on Friday night. It was a painful frame to witness as he could not get an Angels’ lineup full of farmhands out and the Baltimore faithful let him have it for sure.
Would it be safe to call him a bust? Certainly not in Mike Gonzalez territory, but he’s just not been good at all this season.
Gregg seems to have little command at all right now, and if the opposing batters connect with his pitches – they hit it and do so well.
Other than that, the Orioles are just simply trying to close out the season on a high note. After the Angels, they have the Red Sox coming up on the road — then, the Tigers.
With the way Boston is going as of late, they might need all the wins they can get to hold off Tampa. It looked as if the Red Sox were going to cruise into the playoffs; however, they have blown a huge lead and have made baseball interesting this September.
