The Orioles lost to the Los Angeles California Angels of Anaheim via Hollywood and Beverly Hills (if you’re in Brentwood you’ve gone too far) by a score of 7 – 5 on Tuesday night. It might just seem like another game in late April, but it was just another clear sign to me that the season is slipping away from the Orioles. We can say that it’s early all we want, but the fact remains that by the time August rolls around we’ll probably be behind the pack by at least 10 games and the playoffs will no longer be a consideration. It’s these early season games that have so much more importance than we realize. This is not the division where a team will be able to charge hard at the end and take the crown.
Adam Jones had his 5th home run of the season and Melvin Mora added 3 hits, but Orioles starting pitching continues to have trouble. Adam Eaton gave up 5 earned runs in 6 innings of work.
After a good start to the season, it looks like the O’s are heading down the path of mediocrity once again. Oh, how I long for the good ol’ days.
