So I watched two out of the three Mariners games this weekend (maybe or maybe not in bars -- hey, they were on the West Coast) and apparently they were the right two to watch.
Friday's game was just a whole lot of fun. Starter Garrett Olson threw eight scoreless innings and the O's scored six early runs off Jarrod Washburn in a 10-5 victory over Seattle.
We scored a season-best eight runs in the fifth when 12 Orioles went to bat. After Roberts singled, Jones grounded into a double play. Then Markakis, Huff, and Mora all hit singles to bring in a run. Hernandez got an RBI double and Millar walked to load the bases. Ray Corcoran jogged out of the bullpen and Payton got a bases-clearing triple. Then Juan Castro singled him in, Roberts doubled, and Jones got a two-run single for a 9-0 lead. Whew, that was a mouthful!
As Payton said, "It was a good inning." You can say that again, Jay.
Olson was incredible until the ninth when Seattle loaded the bases and Trembley brought in Lance Cormier. Kenji Johjima and Jeremy Reed had RBI singles, Ichiro Suzuki drove in a run with a groundout and Willie Bloomquist and Bryan LaHair had RBI's before Adrian Beltre (finally!) flied out to end the game.
Still, gold to the Orioles offense for that incredible fifth inning and silver to Olson for going eight scoreless innings. Before this game he had never gone longer than seven. No bronze necessary.
Saturday's 3-1 victory was of a whole different caliber. I just love it when Jeremy Guthrie's on the mound because I know I don't have to be nervous for a while (if ever). While he had a rough start, Guthrie retired 26 of the final 28 batters and got his first career complete game! This is his sixth win in his last seven decisions.
But Guthrie gave up one-out doubles to Jeremy Reed and Raul Ibanez, as well as walked Adrian Beltre in the first. After that he was near perfect except he allowed an infield single to Jose Vidro in the fourth and he got an error in the eighth. But still, gold to him for an amazing performance.
The offense worked too: Huff got a pair of singles, Jones had three hits and scored twice, Mora had an RBI double, and Hernandez singled in a run. Huff gets the silver for extending his hit streak to 11 games. Keep 'em coming!
Bronze to Jay Payton, who finished the game with a leaping catch against the left-field wall to rob Jose Lopez of a home run. Was the number one web gem! Watch it here.
Another bad Sunday for the O's as the Mariners avoided being swept in an 8-4 victory over Baltimore. The Mariners can thank Daniel Cabrera in the seventh inning, as he allowed walks to Brian LaHair and Yuniesky Betancourt and an infield single to Jeff Clement. Then Jamie Walker came in and Ichiro Suzuki got a grounder that Roberts fielded well, but Alex Cintron at second never caught the ball and it hit him in the stomach. Pinch-runner Miguel Cairo scored to break the 4-4 tie. Then Raul Ibanez got a two-run single and Jeff Clement got an RBI in the eighth. Jose Lopez got a home run and Jeremy Reed got two RBI's.
Carlos Silva pitched well for Seattle, but Daniel Cabrera kept losing the lead every time an Orioles would get it back. He allowed six earned runs and struck out six.
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