Orioles manager Brandon Hyde talks about the good pitching, hitting, and defensive play that went into the 9-1 win over the White Sox. (Kenneth K. Lam, Baltimore Sun video)
There won't be many nights when the Orioles' outfield defense is as spectacular as it was Tuesday, with Trey Mancini going back to the warning track in right field for difficult catches to end the first and third innings to fittingly frame left fielder Dwight Smith Jr.'s home-run robbery to end the second.
The high-water mark, however, shouldn't obscure that the baseline performance in the outfield is much better through the first month of the season than the personnel would have led anyone to expect.