| 15 April 2009
Just bad. Plain bad. It was bad for the Orioles as they lost 19-6 to the Rangers
. It goes without saying the Orioles were bad in the field -- two errors in total -- and Mark Hendrickson paid for it as he only lasted 3 2/3 innings and gave up nine runs -- only TWO earned -- my lord.
Radhames Liz, who was just called from Norfolk looked bad as he gave up four runs on five hits in only an inning of work; thereafter, Brian Bass and Matt Albers came in as sacrifical lambs giving up seven more runs -- six earned -- in the final three innings.
Former Oriole Kris Benson -- a real nice guy who until last week had not pitched in a big league game since 2006 -- got the win, while Hendrickson took the loss.
Ian Kinsler hits for the cycle, drives in four runs and has six hits on the night. Marlon Byrd went for 5-for-6 and drove in three runs, and Nelson Cruz drove in six.
For Baltimore, Adam Jones went 2-for-4 with a homer, Luke Scott was 2-for-4 and Chad Moeller hit his first home runs as an Oriole.
It was Jackie Robinson Day and all personnel on the field -- player and umpires -- wore the number '42' to honor a legend and a person who helped to integrate baseball as well, importantly -- change American history. Really, aside from that fact, there was nothing else to say about Wednesday's trashing.
Let's not complain too much, the Orioles took two out of three from the Rangers; alas, the arse whipping tonight is never good in any circumstance. Next for Baltimore, a tough customer in the Boston Red Sox -- this time a four game set.
Finally, about Alfredo Simon: There's real bad news -- he apparently has a degenerative issue with his right elbow according to Dave Trembley. He was placed on the disabled list; however, the assessment does not sound good. I expect him to be out a long, long time, unless a miracle happens.
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