Tuesday Bird Droppings: Orioles pitching had a rough day

Bruce Zimmermann was one of four O’s pitchers to give up multiple runs yesterday.Good morning, Camden Chatters.

The dreams of an undefeated Orioles season are shattered. The O’s took a lopsided 14-2 loss at the hands of the Rays in Sarasota yesterday, dropping them to 2-1 in Grapefruit League play.

Oh well. We’ll just have to settle for an undefeated regular season.

It was a rough afternoon for a few pitchers battling to make the Orioles roster. Baltimore’s own Bruce Zimmermann, who’s on the outside looking in for a rotation spot, gave up a pair of runs on a Wander Franco first-inning homer. Joey Krehbiel, one of a crowded field of candidates for the bullpen, coughed up three runs in an inning…