The Orioles tonight appeared to overcome their starting pitching when they tied the game at 4-4 in the seventh inning. It gave the team new life, but only for a brief moment. The top of the eighth was an embarrassment as the A’s stormed back to score three runs in the eighth on bunts and a defensive brain fart. The offense looked defeated after that as they went quietly in the eighth and ninth, leading to an 8-4 loss.
Dean Kremer came into this game looking to improve on his first two disappointing starts of the year. It didn’t really work out that way, starting right away.