The Orioles are on a roll. They earned their fifth win in seven games, beating the Nationals 2-0 in Washington D.C. on Tuesday night. The O’s pitchers stole the show by shutting down one of the hottest offenses in the league while the Birds bats struck early.
Aaron Brooks gets a lot of (deserved) criticism for what has largely been an underwhelming tenure with the Orioles organization. Coming into Tuesday night’s action, the righty owned an 8.07 ERA, 58 ERA+ and 1.732 WHIP in 32.1 innings with the team, and yet he has continued to get opportunities on the mound because he is, in fact, their best available option.