Pitching and defense win championships….and then there’s whatever happened in Camden Yards on Wednesday afternoon. Looking for a series sweep—and spotted four quick runs by his offense, Kyle Gibson gave up seven runs in 4 1/3 innings, one of his worst outings of the year. Even the defense sagged: after one Orioles error in their last eight games, Cedric Mullins had one today, plus a second error that, despite being erased by the official scorers, allowed the Sox to blow the game open against Austin Voth in relief.
The Orioles have 40 comeback wins on the year, but even they couldn’t climb out of the 10-5 hole that Voth and Gibson dug for them.