Some games you go into feeling it’s going to be a loss. There’s just too much working against them, the pitcher they are facing is just too good. That’s how it felt tonight with the Orioles facing Shane McClanahan. He leads the league in ERA and several other categories. He just started the All Star game last week. No way they were gonna beat this guy.
And you know what? They didn’t beat that guy. But they still won the game. Because after seven innings and 81 pitches of McClanahan almost completely shutting down the Orioles, he came out of the game.