O's Errors Lead to Loss

The O's were beat by bad defense on their part today. Brian Bass would have gotten out of an inning allowing one run but that would have been all as he swung a throw to home on a possible inning ending double play wide left and he threw it too hard for such a short distance like he was throwing a pitch and not a soft toss to start the double play that error let in 3 extra runs for the Yanks. Then Ryan Freel bobbled a ball that he should have made but didin't i guess he didn't squeeze the ba;ll at the right time he squeezed early but that let in another two runs when the inning would have been over so real bad defense and costrly ones to bvoot. One positive uke Scott blasted a deep ball over out in left cneter and that ball ewas hit real well. Pie got caught stealing and just after that Moeller doubled so that cost the O's a run also Huff came to bat with the bases packed and swung at ball four so vam 2 runs the O's could have had as they manged only 7 hits and scored twice with 7 hits four runs is managable but 2 will lose u a lot of games. trexiera went deep off starter ALfredo SImon who did p[itch well early but ran into trouble pitched 5 innings and allowd 4 runs and 2 long balls one which Markakis would have caughyt had a fan not gotten to it first and one Jonmes had a chance if he had leaped over the wall but got theer just late it is hard toi judge where exactly the fly ball is going. Bass the 2 innings with the 5 runs given up 3 eraned. Albers a scorless inning and ray got ytouched up in the ninth for 2. Pie got a steakl his fuirst and Roberts a srteal his first Moeller the only double and Scott the dinger so 5 sibngles a double and a homer. SO the Birds win the series and move on tommorow to face Tampa at Camden which should be a good series with Mark hendrickson getting the nod for the opener than i belive Guthrie will pitch because the O's had an off day after the opner so we''ll get a chance to see if Hendisckson can make a good opening impression like Guthriw and Uehara did Simon not bad but certanly not good as he gace up the three than started the six allowing a hit wghich scored.

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