The Orioles jumped out to another big lead Monday night, but that has not been a source of great comfort for the team or its fans.
Apparently, it’s a lot easier to get way ahead than to stay there, as starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez proved again after a three-run home run by Adam Jones gave the Orioles a five-run advantage in the second inning of their series opener against the Minnesota Twins at Camden Yards.
The Twins answered by scoring in each of the next three innings and knocking Jimenez out of the game with a four-run fifth that tied the score and left room to wonder whether any early-inning advantage would be big enough at the moment.