Wednesday June 22 at the Blue Jays

Opponent: Toronto Blue Jays
Outcome: L
Score: 2-4
Streak: L1
Record: 19-51
Rank: 7th
GB: 24.5

If you got to the ballpark late tonight you missed everything.  Pete Stanicek hit John Cerutti's first pitch of the evening over the fence for his first home run of the season and gave the Orioles an early 1-0 lead.  It wouldn't hold long however as the Blue Jays got an RBI single from George Bell to tie up the game in the bottom of the first.  It could have been worse as the Jays left the bases loaded when Jeff Ballard got Jesse Barfield to fly out to end the inning.

Rene Gonzales got the Birds back on top with an RBI double in the top of the second but again the lead was short lived.  Cecil Fielder hit a two out double that brought in Tony Fernandez and Lloyd Moseby and gave Toronto their first lead of the night.  They would tack on a fourth run in the bottom of the third when Manny Lee singled to knock in Barfield.

And that was pretty much the end of the offense this night for both teams.  After the third inning both teams combined for only five hits (3 by the Orioles including two by Mickey Tettleton) - all singles - and no runs.  Only one runner got beyond first - Fernandez made it all the way to third in the bottom of the sixth.