If the Orioles proved anything on Thursday afternoon it’s that 3pm starts are not for them. A day after the offense never got going in an afternoon game in Toronto, the Birds bats were once again quieted in an afternoon loss to the Cubs. Three Chicago solo shots, including two from catcher Willson Contreras, were enough to ground the Orioles in a 3-2 defeat.
Football is often referred to as a game of inches, but many times on Thursday the Orioles seemed to say “move over Ravens, it’s still baseball season” in proving that the national pastime could also be a game of inches.