Well it's official. The Orioles are no longer undefeated. The Yankees handed it to us tonight. It was nice while it lasted. It was evident tonight that Brian Matusz did not have his best stuff. His pitch count was high, he wasn't getting first pitch strikes, too many walks, and overall inconsistency plagued him tonight.
The offense was held in check by Ivan Nova, other than a solo HR by Matt Wieters. Wieters did have a 4 for 4 day at the plate which was the one bright spot. The Orioles totaled five pitchers in todays game, with Matusz getting hit the hardest. His four free passes certainly did not help things. When you face the Yankees, having 13 hits but only 2 runs is unacceptable. You CANNOT expect to win a game with two runs against them.
With all that said, tomorrow is a new day. Wei-Yin Chen will take the mound in his MLB debut. The Orioles may have that as an advantage since none of their players have faced the Taiwanese import. All we can hope for is that the Orioles learned from today's mistakes and are able to salvage what is left of this big series with the Bronx Bombers.
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