Unbelievable. That’s all that can be said about this game. The O’s offense did a wonderful job of staying in this one, and eventually taking the lead late in the game to give the team a chance to take 3 of 4 from Boston. Unfortunately, the formidable David Ortiz came to the plate for Boston in the bottom of the ninth, with runners on first and second, and with 2 outs in the inning. B.J. Ryan was on the mound, and Ortiz had worked the count to 3 balls and 2 strikes. On the 7th pitch, Ortiz belted the ball to deep center for a game winning home run.
Another great outting for the young Hayden Penn, though, who threw 5 and 1/3 strong innings, giving up 3 earned runs. The normally solid B.J. Ryan just threw the wrong pitch in the wrong spot to the wrong hitter. I’m happy we at least split the series, especially against a great team like Boston, and on their turf.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| BAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
The O’s split the series with Boston, 2-2, and now have a record of 32-21.
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