Jeremy Guthrie's 3.00 ERA is the only number that can give him any solace after the Birds fell to the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Monday night.
Guthrie (1-4) hasn't won since Opening Day despite a string of quality starts, due to the fact that the offense has been unable to support him when he takes the mound. On Monday night, Guthrie wasn't at his best, allowing four runs on five hits (two were solo homers) and two walks in seven innings, striking out four.
Even if Guthrie had pitched a shutout, he still would have been tagged with a no-decision, as the Birds were held scoreless until the ninth inning. The O's out-hit Chicago 11-9, but couldn't come up with a clutch hit throughout the game, going 0-10 with runners in scoring position and stranding 13 men on base.
Derrek Lee's two-run shot put the Birds on the board in the ninth, but it was too little, too late as the O's fell to 13-14 and let a four-game sweep of the White Sox blow away in the Windy City.
On the bright side, the Orioles took three of four games and briefly were playing .500 ball for the first time since mid-April. They now head to Kansas City to take on the Royals, and need just one victory in the next three games to secure a winning road trip...I'm hoping for more than that! Brad Bergesen leads the charge on Tuesday night...
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