O's Drop Another in NY

The O's lost 6-4 to the Yankees on Tuesday night.

The title for this post could have been, "The Woefully Inadequate Orioles Propelled the Hated Yankees into First Place in the AL East," but that may have been too harsh (and WAY too long).

Enough is enough.

The Birds have now outhit their opponents in ALL FIVE GAMES since the All-Star Break, and they hold a 1-4 record in that span.

Is it the pitching? Nope. Three quality starts...

The base running? Too many blunders to count...

The management? Ding, ding! We have a winner!

If the O's can't beat the AL East, they will never amount to anything. Dave Trembley seems content to talk about the Yankees as winners...I guess that makes the Orioles losers.

So far this season, that pretty much describes the Birds when they face the two top teams in their division...

Rich Hill (3-3) lasted just three innings on Tuesday night, giving up five runs on four walks and three hits...his ERA is now a staggering 7.64. No matter how potent an offense you have behind you, you can't win games when you give up nearly a run each inning.

As usual, the bullpen stepped up and kept the O's in the game, giving up just a run in the final five frames...and again, the damage had been done. Same old story...O's lose.

It gets worse. Jason Berken (1-7) is slated to start Wednesday afternoon. No big secret...this could be his last start of the season as an Oriole.

Sorry for the rant; I'm usually pretty good on reporting the facts and not letting my feelings out, but with a three-game set against the Red Sox in Fenway set to start on Friday, I felt it was time to raise some heck!

The O's need a spark. That's all I'm saying. At least avoid the sweep...Go O's!