Saturday Bird Droppings: Opening the second half with a bang

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty ImagesGood morning, Birdland!

Oh yeah, that felt good! The O’s opened the “second half” with a 5-2 win over the visiting Miami Marlins, and they looked good while doing it.

Dean Kremer had his good stuff, piling up eight strikeouts over six innings. The righty had the Marlins lineup constantly off balance, chasing changeups below the zone, and swinging under fastballs up in the zone. The bullpen was pretty good behind him too with scoreless outings from Bryan Baker and Félix Bautista. Their only blemish was a solo homer from Jorge Soler off of all-star Yennier Cano.

There was plenty to like on offense as well, but the clear standout was Adam Frazier. The veteran…