Orioles strike first, hold on for 5-3 win over Athletics

The old baseball adage states that every team will win 60 games, and will lose 60 games. It’s the other 42 that will determine a team’s fate.

Unfortunately for Baltimore, the 60 wins is far from a given this season. But every dog has its day, and every blind squirrel finds a nut. The Orioles found that nut in the final game of a three game series against the Athletics. The Birds managed a 5-3 victory against the A’s Thursday night.

The Orioles did not waste any time, jumping out to a two run lead in the bottom of the first. Rookie Cedric Mullins led off with an infield single, and Jonathan Villar reached on a bunt single to put two on with one out. Tim Beckham was the designated hitter…