A win on a Sunday!!! For the first time since April 6th, the Orioles are in the WIN column on a Sunday!
On the pitching side, this was an exact script of what you want to do to win ballgames, something the club hasn't been able to do at all recently. Garrett Olson was very solid through 6+ innings, although it was clear he ran out of gas in the 7th. However, with a lead, they turned to their 1-2-3 bullpen punch of Chad Bradford, Jim Johnson, and George Sherrill to get them to victory lane.
How exciting was this win? Manager Dave Trembley lit up a victory cigar at the press conference, and revealed it was his first cigar EVER! How about that? Really good to not set an all-time record in one-day futility, the less that happens, the better (that's an understatement).
Who would have thought that the key to a Sunday victory would be 5 hits combined between Guillermo Quiroz and Brandon Fahey?
Sherrill picked up save #30, and more and more trade rumors are flying about the Birds left-hander. I'll post the interview I had with George's brother Sid later on today.
The Orioles now head to New York for 3 games with the Yankees, with tonight's match-up featuring Jeremy Guthrie against former Bird Mike Mussina.
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