Orioles pitching coach Doug Brocail offered a prediction Friday afternoon of what was to come that evening at Oriole Park.
On the side of the Tampa Bay Rays, such a prognostication was sensible: Right-hander Tyler Glasnow struck out 13 batters when he last faced the Orioles and seemed primed for another high whiff total against a team that has scuffled offensively as of late.
The Orioles started right-hander Alex Cobb, the lone veteran standing after a wave of youth has overtaken their rotation. Cobb, less than a month from his 33rd birthday, had given up at least five runs in three of his past four starts, with a cold also disrupting his schedule.