A 21-inning scoreless streak was swept under the rug without much comment Thursday night after the run that snapped it. That the streak ended as feebly as the throw from center field on a Pedro Alvarez sacrifice fly doesn’t matter when the end result is a well-earned, 1-0 win over the New York Yankees.
While alarming, the second streak of 20 innings or more without scoring for these Orioles in less than two weeks is only a real issue if the underlying performance doesn’t support run scoring. With the Orioles, there are plenty of little reasons why it seems like a team that gets more than enough chances can go so long without scoring.