Sorry for no blogs yesterday, but I had to work all day. The Orioles dropped their second straight game last night to the Tampa Bay Rays, and again the score was 4-3. That makes them 0-2 in one run games to start the season, not a good start.
Once again the Orioles struggled to hit with runners in scoring position, this time going 2 for 9. That leaves them at a combined 3 for 21 so far this year. Imagine what a couple of more hits in those situations could have done. We could be talking about a 2-0 start rather than an 0-2 start.
Enough of that bad, let's take a look at the good. Matt Wieters had another good game at the plate going 2 for 4. Jeremy Guthrie seemd to put his rough spring training behind him, and while he got the loss he pitched into the seventh and only gave up three runs. He was able to pitch out of some rough spots, particualrly in the fourth inning.
I am excited to see Brain Matusz pitch tonight. He is the future of this pitching staff, and so it will be interesting to see how 2010 begins for him, especially against this tough Tampa Bay Rays lineup. I will have a preview of tonight's game as we get closer to game time.
Finally, I saw that Robert Andino passed through waivers and will start the year at Triple-A Norfolk. This pushes Scott Moore out of the starting role at SS for the Tide.
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