Orioles Update
The bad news first. The Orioles have now lost four consecutive games and are 11-11. Back on the verge of dipping below .500, where they spent almost all of last season, it is extremely important that they win tonight's game against Cleveland.
Chris Ray gave up his second grand-slam home run of the season. After the first one I read about how Perlozzo was impressed at how quickly he rebounded and got his confidence back. Let's hope he does the same thing tonight.
Now to the optimistic news. Traschel is on the mound for the O's, he is 1-1 with a 4.37 ERA and looked really great last Sunday against the Jays. His curveball was fooling hitters left and right. Jake Westbrook is pitching for the Tribe. He is 0-2 with a 9.15 ERA. Ramon Hernandez is back and he doubled in his first at bat. Adam Loewen looked like a veteran on the mound. He also sounded like a veteran after the game saying, "There's really no panic." I agree. The O's seem to be hitting again, except for Corey Patterson, who is hitless in the last two, and (I can't believe I'm saying this) at least they're not as bad as the Yankees.
Here's hoping we see the O's as happy as they were in that picture. Actually, even happier, since Bruce Chen and Luis Matos are no longer collecting dust on our payroll.
Chris Ray gave up his second grand-slam home run of the season. After the first one I read about how Perlozzo was impressed at how quickly he rebounded and got his confidence back. Let's hope he does the same thing tonight.
Now to the optimistic news. Traschel is on the mound for the O's, he is 1-1 with a 4.37 ERA and looked really great last Sunday against the Jays. His curveball was fooling hitters left and right. Jake Westbrook is pitching for the Tribe. He is 0-2 with a 9.15 ERA. Ramon Hernandez is back and he doubled in his first at bat. Adam Loewen looked like a veteran on the mound. He also sounded like a veteran after the game saying, "There's really no panic." I agree. The O's seem to be hitting again, except for Corey Patterson, who is hitless in the last two, and (I can't believe I'm saying this) at least they're not as bad as the Yankees.
Here's hoping we see the O's as happy as they were in that picture. Actually, even happier, since Bruce Chen and Luis Matos are no longer collecting dust on our payroll.
