The O’s started their road trip with a disappointing 5-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox last night. Despite a strong start from Jason Hammel – who should have been lifted for a lefty before giving up the two-run moonshot to Adam Dunn that pushed Chicago’s lead to 5-1 in the bottom of the seventh – the O’s bats just couldn’t get anything going against the Sox’s John Danks.
However, before it became apparent that Danks would own the Birds all night, the recently-returned Brian Roberts gave the O’s an early 1-0 lead in the top of the third. Roberts took a Danks fastball deep over the left field wall for his first home run in over two years – since April 13, 2011.
In the bottom half of the same inning, Roberts made a great defensive play, robbing Sox shortstop Alexi Ramirez of what looked to be an infield hit with a barehanded grab/snap throw to first.
GIF of both:
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It was great to see B.Rob contributing with the bat and with the glove. The cynics among us will point to the fact that he’s now pushed his “healthy” streak to a whopping two games – I just know that watching Brian last night brought a smile to my face.
Here’s hoping B.Rob can continue to be a contributing member of a very successful 2013 Baltimore Orioles baseball team.
