The Birds prevailed over the Braves, 8-4, on Saturday night at Camden Yards.
You knew something was special in the first inning, when after Brian Roberts singled to lead-off, Adam Jones followed with a 2-run blast to center field. It was the first time in over two weeks that someone other than Luke Scott or Nolan Reimold had homered for the Birds, and it was a positive sign of things to come...the Birds actually loaded the bases in the first inning before Matt Wieters struck out swinging...
Starter Rich Hill looked sharp until the fourth inning, when he allowed four runs to cross the plate...Hill was charged with four runs off five hits and three walks while striking out one.
Relief pitcher Brian Bass (4-1) continued to impress, and pitched a scoreless three innings before giving way to Danys Baez. George Sherrill completed the relief shutout with a scoreless ninth inning.
Of course, the pitching has been solid as of late...on Saturday night, the Birds' bats finally broke out...The O's batted around in the seventh inning, scoring six times to take an 8-4 lead that thankfully held up.
Some highlights...Brian Roberts went 4-for-5 with a run scored and a 2-run double, Melvin Mora went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Adam Jones finished the game with a homer and 3 RBIs.
We all knew that the offense was capable of piling on the runs...hopefully this was the breakout game that the O's needed to get back on track...
Brad Bergesen (3-2) takes the mound for the Birds Sunday afternoon in the rubber-match...let's keep the streak alive and win a series...Go O's!!
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