Is the Chris Smith magic over? Will he never win as a starter? Quite possibly, unfortunately.
Tim Beckham led off the game with a triple, and immediately scored on a Manny Machado groundout. 1-0 Orioles.
The A’s retaliated with a run of their own in the bottom of the first. Rajai Davis singled to lead off, then stole second and was able to advance to third on an errant throw. He scored on a Jed Lowrie sac fly, and probably touched the plate but he might have lucked out that the O’s didn’t care to review it.