“Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.” Casey Stengel
Well sports fans it is yet another day and another loss for the Baltimore Orioles. This time it was close, the O’s despite a persistent lack of hitting had the lead until the bottom of the ninth when closer Jim Johnson blew the save giving up 2 runs to the A’s who came from behind to win 4-3.
The O’s got 2 runs in the sixth and 1 in the 8th and had nine hits but were unable to seal the deal. Jeremy Guthrie gave up 2 runs and 6 hits but got a no decision for his work. Will Ohman, Matt Albers and Cla Meredith held the A’s to no runs in a combined 2.1 innings work, but when it came down to the clutch the O’s again could not keep the lead. Ryan Sweeney of the A’s had 3 of the 4 RBIs for the A’s including the walk off 2 run single in the bottom of the ninth off of Johnson. Johnson contributed to the O’s demise with two wild pitches in the bottom of the ninth one on a strike out to Rejai Davis who reached first and scored the winning run.
The O’s experienced another injury when in when Miguel Tejada slid headfirst into first base in the sixth and had to leave the game. As of yet the extent of the injury and any impact that it will have on Tejada has not been announced.
With the loss the O’s record drops to 1-11. The teams play again Sunday with the O’s sending Brian Matusz against Brian Anderson. Having now lost 10 in a row can the Orioles turn things around before the season slips away before it even gets going?
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