The Orioles have notoriously kept it close in almost every game so far this year. The resilient Birds have deserved plenty of praise, but Baltimore failed to live up to its reputation today.
Logan Allen lulled Baltimore to sleep over seven innings, and Cleveland utilized a four-run seventh inning to put the Orioles away. Baltimore fell 5-0 in the first of a three-game series at Camden Yards.
The inning began innocently enough with a one-out Baltimore chop by Myles Straw against Cionel Pérez. Will Brennan followed with a seeing-eye single, and Cam Gallagher drove in Cleveland’s second run of the day with another grounder that snuck through the infield.