The Orioles will play the most crucial series of the regular season later this week against Tampa Bay. Baltimore must resist the temptation to look ahead during a three-game set against the Cardinals. This team has done nothing to suggest they are anything but focused on the present, but they will have an opportunity to prove that tonight against St. Louis.
Dean Kremer gets the ball as the Birds look to kickoff the homestead on a high note. Kremer failed to complete five innings but did not allow a run his last time out against the Angels. Brandon Hyde would love to see his starters get back into the habit of pitching into the sixth inning tonight against the Cardinals.