Brad Bergesen allowed five runs in the first inning, and the O's were slaughtered by the New York Yankees 13-2 on Thursday night at Camden Yards.
I can't say I'm surprised, but this was much worse than I ever expected.
Bergesen, fresh off a complete-game victory, was making the start for Jeremy Guthrie, who pitched the fifteenth inning of Wednesday's loss after Michael Gonzalez was ejected for beaning a batter in the head.
It already seems more complicated than it should be. It gets even worse...
Bergesen (1-5) knew he had to go deep against New York, but turned in his shortest outing of the year, allowing eight runs on five hits and three walks in just 3 1/3 innings.
The O's called up relief pitchers Chris Jakubauskas and Troy Patton just in case Bergesen struggled...and both were needed almost immediately. The two pitchers gave up another five runs on nine hits over the final frames before being demoted.
As expected, Derrek Lee was placed on the 15-day DL. Brian Roberts was placed on the newly-enacted 7-day DL while he recovers from headache-like symptoms. The offense was even less potent without them...
The Birds were held scoreless through the first eight innings on Thursday night, and didn't score until the bottom of the ninth after Yankees' ace CC Sabathia was pulled in favor of rookie Amauri Sanit. Sanit allowed two runs on three hits and almost gave up a grand slam to Nick Markakis, but the O's were pretty much finished before the game even started...
The Orioles have now dropped three straight and are 0-6 against New York this season. The Birds (19-23) are still dwelling in the cellar in the competitive AL East, but have a chance to climb back as they take on the Washington Nationals over the weekend. Interleague play begins on Friday night at Camden Yards...Jake Arrieta takes the mound for the O's.
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