Saturday, July 18, 2009

Birds Can't Bounce Back After Error

The O's rallied late but fell short, falling 4-3 to the White Sox on Saturday afternoon.

Birds starter Brad Bergesen looked great in his national debut, taking a 3-hit shutout into the fifth inning. With one out in the fifth, Ty Wiggington made an error on a routine play at first base, and Bergesen unraveled. The next batter up went deep, and Bergesen allowed six straight hits. When the inning ended, the Birds were down 4-1.

The Birds rallied in the ninth inning, scoring twice and threatening to tie the game before Nick Markakis grounded out to end the threat, and the game. Bergesen (6-4) took the loss, and the Birds dropped their second straight...Bergesen ended up allowing four runs (two earned) off 10 hits through six innings.

Jeremy Guthrie returns to the mound Sunday afternoon...Go O's!

O' Yeah...

  • The O's have the worst road record (14-29) in the AL, and third-worst in the Majors
  • The Birds have allowed 110 homers, second-most in the AL and fourth-most in the Majors
  • The O's outhit Chicago for the second straight game (12 hits to 11 Saturday) but have lost both games

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