Wednesday, July 27, 2011

O's Offense Awakens Against Toronto

The Orioles started the road trip with a bang, mashing four home runs and scoring a season-high in runs as they cruised to a 12-4 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

Every starter picked up at least one hit, and five had multi-hit performances as the O's slapped 16 hits, eight for extra-bases (another season-high). J.J. Hardy homered twice and drove in four runs, Derrek Lee went 4-for-5 with a double, a homer and five RBIs and Nolan Reimold doubled and homered in the offensive outburst.

The Birds never trailed in the game, giving starter Jake Arrieta more than enough support. Arrieta lasted just five innings, giving up all four of Toronto's runs via the long ball, but became the O's first 10-game winner this season. Jason Berken shut down the Jays for three innings, and Mark Hendrickson pitched a perfect ninth inning to seal the Orioles second straight win at Rogers Centre after dropping 16 straight over the past three seasons...

Alfredo Simon looks to keep things rolling as he takes the mound Wednesday night.

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