When the Orioles only scored two runs in five innings off of the ghost of Carlos Carrasco, I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. Carrasco has been terrible this year and Cleveland’s bullpen is the best in baseball. But late-inning home runs supported a strong start by Grayson Rodriguez. The five-game losing streak was snapped with a 4-2 Orioles victory.
After the latest stretch of starting pitching, Rodriguez tonight was just what the doctor ordered. He began with a nine-pitch first inning and closed out his night by striking out the side in the seventh.