It’s not how you start, they say. It’s how you finish.
That’s fortunate for the Tampa Bay Rays. And quite unfortunate for the Baltimore Orioles.
One night after allowing a nice early lead to vanish in defeat, the Orioles were at it again Saturday, taking a one-run advantage in the third, only to see their bats go silent and Tampa Bay’s wake up in what became an 12-3 Rays win.
The Orioles went ahead 5-2 on Friday and Saturday’s start wasn’t quite as good, but they still found themselves ahead 3-2 after Cedric Mullins hit a two-run homer to center field in the bottom of the third.