Save for a rocky first inning, veteran Orioles starter Matt Harvey was nearly perfect Friday night, retiring the final 16 batters he faced.
The three first-inning runs he allowed, however, were enough to do in Harvey and the Orioles in a 6-3 loss before an announced 7,155 at Camden Yards, ending their brief winning run of two straight after a season-high 19-game losing streak.
Harvey, who has been the team’s best starter since the All-Star break, largely looked like that pitcher Friday. He struck out the first two batters he faced before a two-out walk, then allowed four straight hits, including a run-scoring single by Yandy Diaz and a single by Joey Wendle that scored two more.