Good morning, Birdland!
Well, that game was getting ugly until Ryan Mountcastle made it absolutely beautiful. The Orioles beat the Athletics 12-8 in a game that most of the pitchers that toed the rubber would like to pretend never happened.
Grayson Rodriguez got his first Camden Yards start, and the rookie looked amped up. His velocity was great! But he had trouble locating just about everything, elevating breaking balls that often turned into hits and issuing four walks in just 4.1 innings. The righty got a no decision and his ERA ballooned in his second career start, but there were certainly some positives to build on.