One magic inning wasn’t enough as the Orioles bats were largely silent and their defense was putrid in a 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Rangers on Tuesday night.
This game was largely unwatchable from an Orioles fan perspective for much of the evening. The lineup was limp. The defense was gross. And the pitching was, well, OK.
The starting pitcher, Charlie Morton, was not bad in this game. In fact, given the circumstances—extremely hot weather and some shoddy defense behind him—he did quite well. The veteran righty seemed to have a little extra juice on his fastball, getting it up to 96 mph, and was competitive in the strike zone, although he struggled to put hitters away.