When Orioles first baseman Chris Davis slammed a three-run homer over the right field scoreboard in the first inning Wednesday afternoon, there was no wild cheering within Camden Yards.
There was virtual silence. Crickets, with light typing in a hushed press box mixed in.
MASN broadcaster Gary Thorne’s call from the third-floor press box, "Goodbye, home run," resonated some in the empty seating bowls. And there were muffled shouts from behind the stadium gates beyond left-center field and the balcony of the Hilton Baltimore where another group of fans had congregated.