If all you knew about tonight’s Orioles-Reds matchup in Great American Ball Park was that one of these teams was surging and the other one was throwing in the towel for the season, you’d be plenty confused about which one was which.
Here in Baltimore, we’ve been spoiled with good pitching all year. Tonight, Dean Kremer and Beau Sulser combined to give us a most unpleasant throwback to the awful pitching staffs of the last five years. Meanwhile, with the trade rumors swirling, Reds’ right-hander Tyler Mahle came out, stumbled badly in the first inning, and then proceeded to silence the Orioles’ offense, retiring thirteen O’s hitters in a row over six innings.