After his second straight tough start this spring in three appearances, Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez said Sunday that baseball was all mental and momentum. And with maybe three or four more starts left before the games start to count, Gonzalez has to get both in order to be the reliable member of the rotation the team needs.
Gonzalez’s rocky spring continued Sunday against the Minnesota Twins; he allowed six earned runs on seven hits and three walks while retiring just five batters, bringing his spring training ERA to 22.24 in 6 2/3 innings.