O's Can't Cash-In, Fall To Tigers

All good things must eventually come to an end, and the Tigers snapped the O's winning streak at five games on Saturday night, beating the Birds 6-3.

Of course, some good things just keep going...Luke Scott hit yet another home run, a 2-run bomb in the sixth inning that tied the game at three and took O's starter Jeremy Guthrie off the hook for the (eventual) loss. In the four games since Scott returned from the DL, he's gone 8-for-15 (.533 average) with six home runs and 14 RBIs.

Guthrie certainly didn't have a bad outing...he went six innings and allowed three runs (two off solo homers) on seven hits while walking one and striking out ten. Guthrie either matched or set a career high in strikeouts, depending on which source you want to believe...I'll try to research that one on my own! Matt Albers came on to start the seventh and allowed a solo shot to the first batter he faced, giving Detroit a 4-3 lead that they would never relinquish. Albers (0-2) took the loss, and was charged with three runs (two earned) in just 1 1/3 innings.

Matt Wieters collected his first Major League hits in the game...a triple in the fifth inning and a double in the sixth...hopefully with the anxiety of his first game behind him, Wieters will show the nation just what all the commotion is about!

Offensively, though, the Birds wasted too many scoring opportunities to win this game....with the bases loaded and none out in the fifth inning, Adam Jones grounded back to the mound and into a double play before Nick Markakis struck out swinging. Later, in the seventh inning, the Birds had runners at second and third with one out...Aubrey Huff popped-out in foul territory before Melvin Mora struck out swinging to end the threat. The O's went just 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine on base...

Today is a new day, and the Birds will try to start a new winning streak on Sunday afternoon...Jason Berken (1-0) is scheduled to make his second start of the season...Go O's!