The Orioles were unable to take advantage of a day in which all of the teams around them in the standings sat idle, falling 4-3 to the scuffling Red Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday night.
The existence of the game itself was a scheduling oddity, brought about by the CBA negotiations that delayed the start of the season. The only other MLB game occurring at the same moment was the nationally televised Field of Dreams matchup in Iowa.
It was one of the those frustrating nights for the Orioles’ offense. They faced 24-year-old righty Josh Winckowski, a rookie that entered the game with a 4.