The star of the O's third game against the Los Angeles Angels was, unfortunately, Vladimir Guerrero, who homered and drove in four runs as the Angels beat the Orioles 9-4.
The Angels were up 9-1 after four innings against Garrett Olson (8-6) and Lance Cormier. The Angels had a three-run first with Guerrero's two-run homer, and Garret Anderson's RBI double. Then Jeff Mathis made it 4-zip in the second with a homer. Teixeira led off the third with a triple (on Lou Montanez's error) and then scored on a wild pitch. Anderson had an RBI single later in the inning. The Angels got three more in the fourth on Guerrero's two-run single and Torii Hunter's sac-fly.
But it wasn't all bad news at Angels stadium! Montanez homered on the second pitch he ever saw in the major leagues. (The only other player in Orioles history to homer in his first big league at-bat was relief pitcher Les "Buster" Narum on May 3, 1963). Another Triple-A success story!! And recent powerhouse Nick Markakis hit a three-run shot in the fifth, which was his 16th homer of the season. Markakis was 5-for-12 with seven RBI's against the Halos this series.
But it was our dismal pitching, as usual, that cost us the game. Olson lasted only 2 2/3 innings, allowing six runs and seven hits. Then the Angels scored three runs off "reliever" Cormier in the fourth.
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