It was just over a week ago that I was here, recapping an Andrew Cashner-Ivan Nova matchup, but after the Orioles’ recent stretch, those feel like halcyon days. That game, if you remember, was a 9-1 blowout for the Orioles in which four batters went deep and Cashner pitched seven innings, looking every inch the staff ace.
Today’s Cashner-Nova matchup was, shall we say, a little rockier. The O’s starter never seemed to be on the same page with his catcher, the rookie Austin Wynns, and the defense sputtered at several critical moments (they racked up 5 errors and 4 unearned runs in today’s doubleheader).