I tried...
On my first day back behind the board at WBAL, I willed Brad Bergesen and the Orioles to avoid a sweep in Cleveland and come home with a .500 record and some momentum heading into a grueling ten-game homestand.
I failed.
The Orioles lost their seventh straight game on Sunday afternoon, falling to the Indians 4-2.
I'm sorry.
Brad Bergesen was brilliant when he was commanding his signature sinker, but it seemed like every ball hit into the air sailed over the fence. Bergesen went five innings, surrendering three runs (two earned) on six hits (two sailed over the fence) while walking none and fanning three. Bergy (0-2) pitched well enough to win...the offense sabotaged yet another starter.
I wanted to do this yesterday, but it seemed like a 14-game stretch would be better to comment on, especially since the O's went 6-1 though seven games before dropping the next seven...
Baseball is a game of numbers...and momentum. There's really no way to calculate what a a team is feeling when riding a high or a low. But when you hit that low, you feel it...and so do the fans.
Through the first seven games, the O's scored 37 runs and allowed just 16 to cross the plate...over the past seven contests, the Birds have scored just 17 times while giving up 49 runs. Any questions?
The Birds are 6-8. That's a fact. They were swept in Cleveland and New York. There's no denying that the Orioles have hit a new low, at least for this season under Buck Showalter.
There is still hope...the season is young, and the O's open up a 10-game homestand on Monday night.
My prediction? The Birds fly out of Baltimore after going 7-3 against the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox...
I'm taking bets...any takers? Let's Go O's!
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