Opponent: New York Yankees
Outcome: W
Score: 5-3
Streak: W1
Record: 15-43
Rank: 7th
GB: 21.5
It was a surprisingly easy win for the Orioles tonight over the first place Yankees. They capitalized on a two out rally that consisted of two hits, a couple walks and an error to score three runs in the top of the first off of New York's starter Rick Rhoden. The Yankees cut the lead to only one run with a couple RBI singles (one by Dave Winfield in the second and the other by Wayne Tolleson in the fourth) before Eddie Murray (who was playing first again after three games at DH) hit a two run home run in the top of the fifth to push the Birds' lead back to three runs. Orioles starter Mike Boddicker gave up a solo home run to Winfield in the bottom of the eighth to make the score 5-3. Boddicker ended up going the full nine innings, giving up seven hits and three walks while striking nine. It was the first complete game victory for an Orioles pitcher this season, the third straight decision that Boddicker had won (after breaking his streak of losing 13 straight decisions) and the fourth straight Boddicker start that the team had won.
With the loss the Yankees were actually in danger of falling into a tie for first with the surprising Cleveland Indians who started the day only a game out of first. Cleveland lost in Detroit however so the Yankees remained in first for now. The Orioles picked up a game in the standings and were 21.5 games out of first - the closest they'd been for two weeks (closest obviously being a relative term here). Sadly they'd never be that close again the rest of the season.
On a personal note - this was my last day working for the government. I had spent much of the spring looking around for a new job. I'd spent a lot of the year so far being unhappy about my home and job situations. I had resolved the home situation a few weeks earlier and now I'd resolved the job situation. I left the government to go work for a consulting firm - I basically became a Beltway Bandit.
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