It was one of those “other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln” kind of nights for the Orioles on Saturday.
Opening Day starter Alex Cobb left his final exhibition start after one inning with a groin injury and the first two relievers who followed him to the mound each gave up four runs in an 8-7 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Ed Smith Stadium.
Reliever Jimmy Yacabonis took over in the second and retired the side in short order, but allowed a two-run home run to Jason Castro and two more run-scoring hits before being replaced by minor league pitcher Tanner Chleborad with two outs in the third.