Zack Britton, a 23-year old rookie pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, stopped the Red Sox offense in its tracks for a 4-1 win by the O's last night at Camden Yards.
Perhaps the biggest out of the night by the rookie was a weak ground ball by Adrian Gonzalez with the bases loaded & 2 outs in the 5th. Britton also wiggled out of a 2nd & 3rd situation in the 6th by getting Carl Crawford for the final out.
Clay Buchholz pitched well enough to win, but did not help his own cause when he overran 1st base on an easy double play which led to the O's scoring a 3rd run at the time. Buck's control is still not as sharp as in the past with too many balls left over the hitting part of the plate.
However, it's a moot conversation when your offense only scores 1 run. You can't win many games with 1 run. With Beckett & Lester going the final 2 games of the series, though, maybe 1 or 2 runs is all we will need for another series win & a chance to hit the elusive .500 mark.
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