For seven and two-thirds innings, this game felt like a trip to the dentist, or the MVA, or a really long, lame graduation ceremony, where the best one can say is, “Well, at least it’ll be over quickly.” Then one late rally flipped the game on its head, giving the Orioles a heroic 4-3 win, and reminding us that there are still reasons to watch this team.
I’m sure none of us felt great about Saturday’s matchup, and for seven and two-thirds innings, you’d have been right. A trade-ravaged Orioles lineup had looked flat as heck on Friday, and now they’d have to face a hot lefty in Chicago’s Matthew Boyd (with Tyler O’Neill out sick, no less).