The game just kept getting better after my update last night! The Orioles crushed the Yankees 13-4 thanks to a powerhouse offense (every Oriole got a hit last night) and a solid start from Jeremy Guthrie. The Orioles set a season high for runs and matched its top hit total with 17.
To pick up where I left off: To start off the fifth, Brian Roberts hit a double, then Adam Jones tripled and scored on Aubrey Huff's sac fly. Mike "Moose" Mussina was pulled after allowing six runs and eight hits in five innings. Mussina continues to falter against his former team -- a phenomenon that is oh-so-fun to watch.
David Robertson comes into pitch and what follows is the highlight of the game: Jones hits his first career grand slam to left in the sixth. It was the first home run allowed by Robertson in his professional career, which began last year. Ouch.
Guthrie was shutting the Yankees down until the bottom of the seventh when Xavier Nady hit a solo shot for his first base hit as a member of the team. The Yanks also got pumped up when Johnny Damon (always hits us well) hit a three-run homer down the right field line, making the score 11-4. But the O's responded in the top of the eight when Aubrey Huff hit his 21st homer (a two-runner), bringing his RBI count to three for the game.
Adam "total domination" Jones also singled in the eighth and scored three runs. He (almost!) hit for the cycle in the ninth, but he flied out with the bases loaded. Hey, we're not complaining! And I've got to mention Jamie Walker, just off the disabled list, who worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings to close it out.
The gold medal definitely goes to Adam Jones, who hit a grand slam, an RBI triple and single to almost clinch the cycle. Also, in the bottom of the fifth, Jones made a nice play on a fly ball to center by Robinson Cano. During last night's game, you could hear chants of "AJ!" from across the Baltimore metro area.
Silver's for Kevin "Morale" Millar. He hit a three-run drive in the second (his 15th HR of the season) and finished a triple shy of the cycle. Bronze to Guthrie (7-8) for his awesome start: he shut out New York on two hits through six innings, giving the Orioles offense his second consecutive solid outing.
The Orioles improved 6-4 against New York for the season...I guess we just have them down!
