Monday, April 13 - Wednesday, April 15Baltimore Orioles (4-2) at Texas Rangers (3-3)
Pitching Matchups
Monday: BAL - Koji Uehara (1-0, 1.80)
TEX - Vicente Padilla (1-0, 4.76)
Tuesday: BAL - Alfredo Simon (0-1, 7.20)
TEX - Brandon McCarthy (1-0, 5.40)
Wednesday: BAL - Mark Hendrickson (1-0, 1.69)
TEX - Kris Benson (0-1, 12.60)
The Orioles, despite getting shellacked by the Tampa Bay Rays 11-3 yesterday, completed a successful opening week. They sit at 4-2, 1/2 game behind the Toronto Blue Jays for first place in the AL East. Of course, standings don't really mean anything this early in the season but as an O's fan you will take what you can get.
The Orioles travel to Texas for their first road series of the young season. The Rangers are 3-3, but are losers of three in a row after getting swept at Detroit. The Rangers have always been trying to solve their pitching problems while consistently having one of the top offenses in baseball. 2B Ian Kinsler leads team with a .348 average and 8 RBIs, while CF Nelson Cruz has gotten off to a hot start and leads the team with 3 HRs.
The Orioles showed that their top 3 hitters could be the most dangerous top 3 in all of baseball as Brian Roberts, Nick Markakis, and Adam Jones have all gotten off to scorching starts. Markakis currently leads the team in HRs (1) and RBIs (7), while Jones leads the team with a .409 average. Jones was the centerpiece of the trade that sent Erik Bedard to Seattle last season and it is very encouraging to see him off to such a hot start.
The Orioles would seem to have the edge in two of the three pitching matchups. Koji Uehara makes his second start tonight, and looks to build off of his promising first start against the Yankees. On Wednesday, the O's get to face former teammate Kris Benson, who got shelled in his first start.
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