The no-hitter warning was in early effect against the Rays tonight. Of course, considering Cobb’s struggles this year, even the most die-hard Oriole fan would not have suspected that Cobb would go the distance against even a team like the Royals. Still, it’s always disconcerting to check into the game after three innings and see a big ol’ goose egg in the “hits” column. That box score did deceive, as a couple hard hit Rays balls found their ways into the mitts of O’s fielders. But still.
Opener Hunter Wood pitched fine in his inning of work, eventually ceding control of the game to Ryan Yarbrough.