The Orioles managed to get the tying runner into scoring position, but failed to bring him home after a late rally. Baltimore tallied only four hits all night, and fell 2-1 to Cleveland in the first game of a three game series.
Cleveland took an early two-run lead in the bottom of the first, and the score remained the same until the eighth inning. Baltimore trimmed the lead in half with a Trey Mancini RBI single. After a few scoreless innings by the bullpen, the Orioles had a chance to tie.
Chris Davis kicked off the ninth inning with a strike out looking, but Renato Nunez worked a one-out walk to give the Orioles life.