The O's rallied in the ninth before allowing nine runs in the 13th inning, falling 17-8 to the Angels on Sunday afternoon.
Don't call it a comeback.
The O's trailed multiple times throughout the game, but managed to keep it close and eventually tied the game at eight a piece in the bottom of the ninth inning...Brian Roberts led off with a double, stole third (he's now 13-for-13 stealing third for the season) and crossed the plate on Adam Jones' sac fly.
The game remained knotted until the 13th inning, when Brian Bass and Matt Albers imploded and allowed the Angels to score nine runs (Albers was demoted to Triple-A the following day).
After the ninth inning, I had a sad feeling that the Birds were going to lose this one...they allowed the Angels to load the bases in the 11th and 12th innings but escaped without a run scoring thanks to the double play ball. You can't allow a team too many bases-loaded opportunities before they make you pay, and after the Angels loaded the bases with none out in the 13th, they hit everything the Birds threw at them. Wow...nine runs in one inning...more than they scored in the first 12...sad.
The Birds can split the 4-game series on Monday night...David Hernandez takes the mound...Go O's!
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