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Art Deco · 03-27-2021, 05:43 PM

Game 1: What a bizarre game. Baltimore's Zach Farese no-hit the Rays for 7 1/3 innings despite not striking out anyone, and then Victor de Jesus took him deep for his first homer of the year to tie the game at 1. Jon Soranno had kept the game at 1-0, going 6.2 7 1 1 1 3 before Mike Tudor got him out of the 7th. But Tudor gave up a leadoff homer to Tim Steele in the 8th and the Orioles went on to a 2-1 win as the offense continues to struggle out of the gate. Tudor continued his strikeout ways, whiffing all 4 Orioles he retired to give him 8 strikeouts in the 2 2/3 innings he's pitched but that's little consolation tonight. The loss drops them to 2-3, the first time they've been below .500 since they started the season 6-9 in 2028.

Game 2: Another day, another 2-1 loss to Baltimore as the offense remains in offseason hibernation. Today they only managed 5 hits (albeit an improvement on the last game's one) with Connor Kirkley's 7th-inning homer (#2) the only run they scored. Andy Aparicio pitched well - the first 10 in his 7 10 2 2 0 10 line was inflated by a few infield singles - but the offense hung him out to dry as he falls to 1-1 and team loses its third straight. Mike Mooney made his season debut in the 8th and was sharp, striking out 3 Orioles around a walk. They were shut down today by former Ray Steve Givens, Baltimore's return on the Adley Rutschman deal a couple of years back, who went 6 4 0 0 2 6. They did have a couple of opportunities with men in scoring position and less than two out, but in both cases the next two batters struck out, including in once instance Jasson Dominguez who has now whiffed 12 times in 24 at-bats.

Team record: 2-4. Next up: An off-day then we return home to face Cleveland. In the third game, Evan Godwin is tentatively scheduled to start for them.

03-27-2021, 05:43 PM	#783
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,819	April 9-11: at Baltimore (2) Game 1: What a bizarre game. Baltimore's Zach Farese no-hit the Rays for 7 1/3 innings despite not striking out anyone, and then Victor de Jesus took him deep for his first homer of the year to tie the game at 1. Jon Soranno had kept the game at 1-0, going 6.2 7 1 1 1 3 before Mike Tudor got him out of the 7th. But Tudor gave up a leadoff homer to Tim Steele in the 8th and the Orioles went on to a 2-1 win as the offense continues to struggle out of the gate. Tudor continued his strikeout ways, whiffing all 4 Orioles he retired to give him 8 strikeouts in the 2 2/3 innings he's pitched but that's little consolation tonight. The loss drops them to 2-3, the first time they've been below .500 since they started the season 6-9 in 2028. Game 2: Another day, another 2-1 loss to Baltimore as the offense remains in offseason hibernation. Today they only managed 5 hits (albeit an improvement on the last game's one) with Connor Kirkley's 7th-inning homer (#2) the only run they scored. Andy Aparicio pitched well - the first 10 in his 7 10 2 2 0 10 line was inflated by a few infield singles - but the offense hung him out to dry as he falls to 1-1 and team loses its third straight. Mike Mooney made his season debut in the 8th and was sharp, striking out 3 Orioles around a walk. They were shut down today by former Ray Steve Givens, Baltimore's return on the Adley Rutschman deal a couple of years back, who went 6 4 0 0 2 6. They did have a couple of opportunities with men in scoring position and less than two out, but in both cases the next two batters struck out, including in once instance Jasson Dominguez who has now whiffed 12 times in 24 at-bats. Team record: 2-4. Next up: An off-day then we return home to face Cleveland. In the third game, Evan Godwin is tentatively scheduled to start for them. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-27-2021 at 07:19 PM.