So....I WAS excited to see Bedard again, but only if we were able to knock him around and force his early departure (take Mike Mussina last season). Unfortunately for the Birds, Bedard dominated his former team and even smirked when he handed the ball over in the seventh...
The smirk came with good reason...Bedard (4-2) went 6 1/3 innings and allowed just one run off four hits. He walked three and struck out seven...looked just like the old Bedard we knew and loved.
O's starter David Hernandez didn't even compare in his second start in the Majors...Hernandez (1-1) allowed five runs on 10 hits in just 5 1/3 innings. The relief pitching didn't help...Jamie Walker allowed two homers in the eighth, which basically sealed the win for Seattle.
This is why I love baseball...the two teams go at it again Wednesday night in the rubber-match...Brad Bergesen takes the mound for the Birds...Go O's!
O' Yeah...
- The Birds managed just six hits in the game, two coming off the bat of Adam Jones
- Matt Wieters hit his first single of the season, and went 1-for-3 with a walk
- As if we needed any more conformation, the O's play in the toughest division in all of baseball
i was looking at the O's Minor league recent games and the Minor league afflite page and Jake Arrieta (SP) has 65 strikeouts over 10 starts for Double-A Bowie this season
ReplyDeletei think they should should move him up to AAA Norfolk cuz he is dominating at Bowie
Jake Arrieta is a beast...I think he just turned 23 though...either way I agree with you and would imagine he'll be in Norfolk before the end of the season...
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the last couple of games on TV, so I'm glad you have your blog going...first time writing this year...voted for the Oakland series for MW going deep...good to see Reimold up and playing...watched him in the minors with the Aberdeen IronBirds...the team seems rejuvenated with MW up and playing...thanks for the root beer...
ReplyDeletemost of our rookie pitchers that we have up in the majors are around 23-25
ReplyDeleteArrieta is a beast..
i'm just waiting for MW to get something going with his bat, his average is low for 4-5 games, and he isnt hitting the ball to well, but his defense is outstanding
You're welcome, Spike! Keep reading! And Matthew, we definetely need Wieters to step-up with his bat...hopefully sooner rather than later...
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