Seven games into this young but already unsettling Orioles season, the breakout inning at the plate finally came on a night when it seemed like it never would.
Beginning with a bloop single by second baseman Jonathan Schoop, continuing with a a line-drive home run to left-center field by center fielder Adam Jones, and punctuated by a two-run single by freshly christened leadoff man Trey Mancini, the Orioles' five-run seventh inning provided enough offense for a second win of the season Thursday night and a dash of hope for the team's bats long term.