For seven innings, this was a tightly pitched starters’ duel between Cincinnati’s Andrew Abbott and our own Tyler Wells. Both pitchers brought their sharpest stuff, going six innings with seven-plus strikeouts and four or fewer hits allowed.
Then, a 1 hr. 43-minute rain delay. The game resumed close to 11 pm, Bryan Baker allowed a solo homer to put the Orioles down 3-1, and that was enough to sew up the game. Sorry if you sat through the rain delay to see that ending.
The headliner here was rookie left-hander Andrew Abbott and his commanding performance. Abbott looks like Breaking Bad’s Todd Alquist, and also like a mighty tough at-bat.