Everything was going right. The festivities of Opening Day at Camden Yards, a beautiful first pitch moment from Joe Angel, and a solid return for starting pitcher Alex Cobb. Things were clicking for the Baltimore Orioles and the early season magic appeared to remain at peak performance.
Then Mike Wright entered the ballgame and things quickly unraveled. Unable to climb out of the hole created by Wright, the Orioles dropped their home opener 8-4 on Thursday afternoon.
A 402-foot opposite field solo shot by Jonathan Villar and bases loaded balk and wild pitch by Yankees’ starter James Paxton gave the Orioles a quick 3-0 in the bottom of the first inning, giving Alex Cobb plenty of breathing room to work with in his 2019 debut.