The Birds battled back numerous times but eventually fell 6-5 in ten innings to the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
Brad Bergesen put the O's in an early hole after allowing three runs to cross the plate in the second inning, but settled down to pitch five innings, allowing only one more run (unearned) in the fifth. Bergesen allowed six hits, walked one and struck out two in the no-decision.
The Orioles got on the board in the fourth inning...Derrek Lee singled but was thrown out trying to extend it into a double. After Vladimir Guerrero and Adam Jones both singled, Luke Scott launched a three-run bomb to right field to tie the game at three.
The Royals took the lead in the fifth before Baltimore answered right back in the sixth...Vladimir Guerrero led off with a walk (his first free pass as an Oriole in his 116th at-bat), and Mark Reynolds followed with a four-pitch free pass of his own. Adam Jones knocked Guerrero in with a bloop single to shallow right field, and Matt Wieters' gave the Birds their first lead of the game with a long sac fly...
The lead was short-lived. Jeremy Accardo came on in relief of Bergesen and allowed a solo homer to the very first batter he faced. With the game tied at five, the bullpens battled until the tenth, when Jason Berken allowed a lead-off walk, a single and a walk-off sac fly to give the Royals the win and the O's their second straight defeat...
The Birds (13-15) dropped to fourth in the AL East, ahead of only the Toronto Blue Jays in the standings. The O's send Jake Arrieta to the mound Wednesday night...
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