In a post-Trey Mancini world (by the way, this happened in Mancini’s second game as an Astro), the Orioles will have days like today where they’re hard-pressed to score runs. Especially when you’re facing Martín Pérez, an AL Cy Young contender who’s 9-2 with a 2.47 ERA in 21 starts.
“How do you beat a guy who’s won nine in a row?” asked Jim Palmer rhetorically at one point.
Answer: You don’t. You just hang in there until he leaves.
After six dominant innings from Pérez, and with the score tied at one, Texas brought in live-armed lefty reliever Matt Moore to face Robinson Chirinos, hitting every bit of .