Saturday, March 5, 2011

O's Week In Review...

With five Spring Training games in the books, the Birds are a respectable 4-1 and in second place in the Grapefruit League.

Here's a quick recap...

Game One (Monday 2/28/11):

  • The Birds took down the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4. Brad Bergesen pitched two scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while fanning two
  • Vladimir Guerrero slapped an RBI single in his first at-bat, giving the O's a 1-0 lead
  • Nolan Reimold went deep in his first at-bat of Spring Training, a solo shot that put the Birds up 2-0
  • Mark Reynolds went 0-for-3 with one strikeout in his Orioles' debut
  • In the closer's duel, Koji Uehara allowed one run off two hits over one inning; Kevin Gregg walked one and struck out one over an inning of work

Game Two (Tuesday 3/1/11):

  • The O's opened up their new stadium with some offensive fireworks...the Birds went yard five times in the first two innings and defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 12-6
  • Nick Markakis started things off with a 2-run blast in his first at-bat of the season. One batter later, Vladimir Guerrero connected for a solo shot; Adam Jones went deep for his first homer of the spring one out later. Markakis went on to connect yet again in the second inning, and Jake Fox cleared the fences to complete the onslaught.
  • Jeremy Guthrie pitched a perfect two frames, fanning one in his spring debut
  • Mark Reynolds is still hitless as an Oriole after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts

Game Three (Wednesday 3/2/11):

  • The Birds hung on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5
  • Chris Tillman became the third straight starter to earn a win, allowing one run off three hits and a walk over two innings while picking up a strikeout
  • Zach Britton was impressive, allowing just two hits over two frames while fanning one
  • Matt Wieters went 3-for-4 with three singles and 2 RBI

Game Four (Thursday 3/3/11):

  • The Orioles and Minnesota Twins were locked in a scoreless duel until the eighth inning, when the Twins finally broke through to hand the Birds their first loss of Spring Training, 2-0
  • Brian Matusz looked impressive in his debut, allowing just a walk over two innings while fanning two
  • Kevin Gregg worked another scoreless inning, allowing one hit and striking out one
  • The O's were held to just five hits in the loss
  • Mark Reynolds picked up his first hit as an Oriole; Reynolds went 2-for-3 with two singles

Game Five (Friday 3/4/11):

  • The O's are back in the win column after beating the Detroit Tigers 6-2
  • Jake Arrieta looked solid in his debut, allowing one run on two hits and two walks over two innings
  • Nolan Reimold put the Birds on the board with his second homer this week, a 3-run bomb in the sixth inning
  • Jake Fox went long for the second time this season with a two-run blast in the eighth

Bird Bites...

On Deck...

The O's head home to take on the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon...Brad Bergesen (1-0) is slated to take the mound...

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