A familiar Orioles game was played last night: shaky pitching start, but an incredible offense brought us back. Unfortunately, the Indians got the last word.
Starter Dennis Sarfate allowed seven runs (six earned) in four-plus innings. He surrendered five hits and walked five. But there was light at the end of the tunnel in the seventh, when Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona issued back-to-back walks and then a single to Alex Cintron. Then Brian Roberts hit an RBI single to right, making it 7-4. Nick Markakis got a triple to tie the game and Mora got a sac fly, bringing the O's to an 8-7 lead.
But reliever Rocky Cherry (which sounds more like a Ben & Jerry's flavor than a pitcher) allowed a leadoff double and a single. Then a pinch hitter followed with a ground ball to Melvin Mora, but Hernandez didn't play the ball correctly and nobody was out. The next hitter tied the game at 8 with a sac-fly.
Jamie Walker then got Asdurbal Cabrera to hit into a routine double play, but it hit off Mora's glove and trickled into shallow left field, and the Indians took the lead. One last mistake: Kevin Millar opted to take the out at first on Grady Sizemore's ground ball before throwing home. Final score: 13-8.
The embarrassing triple-threat of defensive mistakes towards the end cost us the game. Without a doubt. As Dave Trembley said: "Obviously, there was probably lapses in concentration."
It is certainly one thing when AAA players come up and look like they've been in the majors forever. It is quite another when MLB players make minor league mistakes.
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