Good morning, Birdland!
Remember when these Orioles were winning the first game of every series they played ? They don’t do that too often anymore. Their 4-3 loss on Tuesday was the fourth time they have lost the series opener in their last five attempts.
It felt like the offense could have done more with the cards they were dealt. But instead they went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and struck out 16 times. Anthony Santander and Ramón Urías had particularly bad nights: 0-for-8, seven strikeouts.
It’s tough to see how that improves tonight with Corbin Burnes on the mound, but the righty has not been as strikeout-oriented this season, and there is the possibility that on-base machine Gunnar Henderson gets back into the lineup.