That was about as good of an Opening Day as you could hope for if you’re the Orioles. Their newly-acquired ace looked like a guy that will compete for a Cy Young, the entire offense was humming, and the defending AL East champs beat up on an inferior opponent. In the end, that added up to an 11-3 win over the Angels on Thursday afternoon in a somewhat rainy Baltimore.
The good vibes started well before first pitch. David Rubenstein and the new ownership group were introduced to the press after their acquisition of the team was finalized earlier in the week.