Orioles Lose In Dramatic Fashion, 6-4

This is getting old… Chris Ray blows the save badly to lose his 3rd game of the season.

Erik Bedard put us in a great position to win. Chris Britton kept our 2 run lead alive into the 9th inning for our flawless closer. And then Chris Ray gives up a grand slam in the 9th and we lose 6-4. I am just not in the mood to say too much after this one. Bedard went 7, gave up 2 runs and 2 walks, and struck out 7. Continued quality pitching from our ace. Britton continues to be good. He pitched the 8th inning without allowing a baserunner. And then, Ray came in. He gave up 3 hits, a walk, and that unfortunate grand slam. His ERA jumped up to 3.40… its just one game, but theres been alot of just one games with this team. I just hope this doesnt go to his head and ruin him like Brad Lidge.

The offense was adequate and should have been good enough to win, but not tonight… again. Miguel Tejada and Kevin Millar each had doubles, and Brian Roberts hit his 2nd homerun of the season. Those 3 also had the only RBIs. Brandon Fahey, Corey Patterson, and Nick Markakis had the other hits, a single each. Patterson also stole his 33rd base. I’m going to stick with my team until the end, but this isn’t fun to watch right now. The only reason to watch now is to see the youngsters develop, bring them on by the way, and the continued success of our new ace.

Markakis watch: 1-3 (.281)

Tomorrow is the debut of one of those youngsters, James Johnson (0-0, 0.00), against Jon Garland (10-3, 4.78) of the White Sox. Gotta love the kid getting a chance. The trade rumors are flowing like a fine white wine, should be a fun flurry before the trade deadline. I’m gonna go out on a limb and say we trade Rodrigo Lopez, LaTroy Hawkins, Jeff Conine, Miguel Tejada (yes, I said it), and Javy Lopez. Kevin Millar will pass through waivers and we’ll trade him next month. Go O’s.