In his return to the Baltimore Orioles from the DL, Yovani Gallardo provided the Birds with exactly the type of start for which they were looking. Granted he didn’t go deep into the game, however he set the table and the tone for the Birds by how he pitched. Gallardo’s line: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 5 K.
Manny Machado‘s RBI-double in the last of the first set the tone for the day, as the O’s took an early 1-0 lead. Machado would later score on a passed ball, and the BIrds were ahead 2-0.