Brian Roberts slapped a lead-off double to start the game, and scored on a sac fly to give the O's an early 1-0 lead in the first inning...the Birds didn't get another hit until the eighth...
Meanwhile, O's starter Koji Uehara cruised until the fifth, when he allowed a solo shot that tied the game at one. Uehara ended up going six innings, allowing just the one run on seven hits while walking none and striking out two. Uehara definitely is living up to his billing as an "extreme strike thrower," as 59 of his 76 pitches were in the zone...still, it looks as if he can go five, maybe six innings tops, and would more than likely be better used as a long reliever in the bullpen.
Things unraveled for the Birds in the seventh inning...Danys Baez had his second straight bad outing, allowing five runs to cross the plate...Baez gave up four hits, one a grand slam, in just 1/3 of an inning...
On the plus-side, Chris Ray returned to the team from Norfolk and looked great, allowing just one hit in 1 2/3 innings, while walking none and recording a strikeout.
Down 6-1 in the eighth, Matt Wieters went deep for the second time this season, and the Birds pushed one more across the plate to make it a 6-3 ballgame. With two outs in the ninth inning, the O's struck for five straight singles, tying the game at six. It was truly unbelievable...
Jim Johnson and Brian Bass pitched the final frames, but the O's were unable to score again (due in part to a base-running blunder from Ty Wigginton, who tried to stretch a single into a double and was called out at second for the second out of the 11th inning...Gregg Zaun was stranded at third base after a fly ball from pinch-hitter Rich Hill, but may have been able to tag-up and give the Birds the lead, and the win).
Bass (4-2) walked the first batter he faced in the 12th, and the runner advanced on a wild pitch...an intentional walk and a single later, and the Marlins walked-off with a 7-6 victory.
The O's still showed a lot of heart in the game...down by three with one out left and tying the game...I really thought they had this one and would have won a season-high six straight. The Birds and Marlins go at it again Wednesday night...Jason Berken (1-3) takes the mound...Go O's!
O' Yeah...
- The O's #1-5 hitters (Roberts, Markakis, Jones, Huff and Mora) went a combined 3-for 24, with four walks and three strikeouts, and left eight men on base...what has happened to the top of the lineup???
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