Bud Norris’ return from the DL was a disappointing one as the Nationals touched him up for five runs in just four innings in a 5-2 victory last night. Now the Birds will try to take this “series” from the Nats tonight before the New York Yankees come to town for a key three-game set prior to next week’s All-Star Break.
LINEUPS
Orioles
RF Nick Markakis
LF Steve Pearce
CF Adam Jones
DH Nelson Cruz
1B Chris Davis
SS J.J. Hardy
3B Manny Machado
C Caleb Joseph
2B Jonathan Schoop
P Wei-Yin Chen (8-3 4.12)
Nationals
CF Denard Span
3B Anthony Rendon
RF Jayson Werth
1B Adam LaRoche
DH Ryan Zimmerman
LF Bryce Harper
SS Ian Desmond
C Wilson Ramos
2B Kevin Frandsen
P Gio Gonzalez (6-4 3.52)
CURRENT STREAK
Orioles Lost 1
Nationals Won 1
LAST 10
Orioles 7-3
Nationals 8-2
TIDBITS
The Oriole with the best numbers off Gonzalez is, unfortunately, Matt Wieters, who is 8/14 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Other notables: Markakis 5/16 Jones 4/19 Hardy 2/10 Pearce 2/6 Machado 2/3 Cruz 0/10 Davis 1/6.
Gonzalez’s ERA peaked at 4.85 on June 18, but he’s since lowered it to 3.52 by pitching scoreless outings of 6, 7, and 8 innings.
Buck is a mad man:
Buck said #Orioles still deciding among 8 post-ASG break rotations. "We've done all the homework on the history & the teams we're playing"
— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) July 10, 2014
