BALTIMORE -- Much has been made of the Orioles' inability to score runs and -- with three or fewer in 12 of 13 games entering Saturday -- it was deserved. And while the offense didn't break out by any means, it was the defense that really let Baltimore down in an 8-5 loss to the Yankees at Camden Yards.
The afternoon started with a nearly two-hour rainless delay, as the O's held out for showers that didn't really begin until the tarp was peeled off. It rained mostly Yankees hits the rest of the night, as New York totaled 13 of them -- including five doubles and two homers -- and used three consecutive Orioles errors to cruise to a win.