Manny Machado is really starting to turn into the player that the Baltimore Orioles hoped he would be. His bat is now a “presence” in the Orioles’ lineup, and one with which teams have to contend at that. Albeit it in a loss, he smacked another homer last night against Toronto.
Mike Wright picked up the loss, although he turned in a quality start. Wright’s line: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 4 K. Wright pitched well, he just turned into a hard-luck loser. These things even out over the course of the season, however; keep in mind that Wright hung onto win a game in which he might not have been 100% at his best last week at Fenway.