Orioles Take Second Game Against White Sox, 3-2

The Orioles improved to 7-4 with another win last night against the AL Central's White Sox.  Nolan Reimold continued his hot streak, hitting his 4th home run in as many days.  Another homer was added by J. J. Hardy.  Home runs accounted for all the O's scoring on Tuesday, but that was all that was needed as Wei-Yin Chen plus the Orioles bullpen held the Sox to two runs.  Chen recorded his first win in the majors, going five innings with two earned runs, two walks, and four strikeouts.

Jim Johnson came on to record his 5th save of the year, after a shaky 9th inning, where he walked two to get the bases loaded.  A ground ball was hit to Wilson Betemit at 3rd base to get the final out.  Last night's game also featured Mark Reynolds in the DH spot.  The error-prone Reynolds would benefit from some more time to just focus on hitting and not having to play on the defensive side of the ball.

The third game out of four in this series will be tonight at 8:10 pm.  The pitching matchup tonight is Tommy Hunter against former San Diego ace, Jake Peavy.

Orioles Comeback In GRAND Fashion Against The White Sox

The Orioles had a comeback win last night against the Chicago White Sox to propel them into sole possession of 1st place in the AL East!  With six runs in the top of the 10th inning, capped off by a Matt Wieters grand slam, the Orioles improved their record to 6-4 on the young season.  Wieters came to play last night, as the switch hitter blasted two home runs with five runs batted in.

It was also the second great start for  young ace, Jake Arrieta, who only gave up two runs while striking out seven.  Matt Lindstrom and Pedro Strop both came in and neither allowed any earned runs.  The Orioles are also coming off a good series in Toronto, where they took two out of three from the Blue Jays.  Nolan Reimold has caught fire at the right  time.  We are showing good power early on in the year, with a balanced offensive output.  Our pitching, Matusz aside, has been quite good as well, keeping us in ballgames.

It feels good to be an Orioles fan right now, especially when we are STILL above those pesky Yankees in the standings.  Hopefully, the Birds can keep this good run going.  Best of luck to them and keep supporting and watching our team!