Friday, July 31, 2009

Guthrie = Home Run King

The Birds battled back but eventually fell to the Red Sox 6-5 on Friday night at Camden Yards.

Jeremy Guthrie (7-10) just can't figure it out this season...Guthrie gave up another three homers on Friday night, increasing his season total to 26, the most homers allowed by an AL pitcher...

Guthrie put the O's in an early hole (David Ortiz slapped a 2-run tater in the second), but it looked like the Birds would climb out of it...Nolan Reimold tied the game up with a 2-run shot in the third inning before Guthrie allowed a solo shot in the fifth. Aubrey Huff slapped a 2-run bomb to straight center field in the sixth...it was Huff's 200th career home run and gave the O's a 5-4 lead.

Guthrie came on to pitch the seventh and gave up ANOTHER 2-run homer, this time to Kevin Youkilis, and the offense sputtered after that...the Birds showed some life, but lost to Boston once again...

David Hernandez (3-2) beat Boston at Fenway in his last start...let's hope he can do it again...Go O's!

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