It was back to reality tonight as the Orioles lost the first game of the series to the Detroit Tigers. Cade Povich struggled again, the offense couldn’t get in a groove, and the Tigers took advantage to win the game, 5-3.
With Cedric Mullins and Jordan Westburg back with the team, tonight’s lineup looked as close to complete as it has in a long time. I almost felt optimistic about it. That was dumb of me. Westburg did get on base twice, including with a 9th-inning home run, but one decent night by one player won’t solve this team.