The Orioles beat the A's again today behind a wild ninth inning rally capped by a Wilson Betemit homer. I gotta admit that I love Betemit at third base. This is one of the best additions the Orioles have made in a while, well other than Wei Yin Chen. Betemit was able to hit the 3 run walk off today and give the Orioles the 5-2 victory. Man I would have loved to be at that game. The guy is a gamer and he mashes, lets keep him. If we can somehow move Reynolds now I'd be down to have Betemit at third. Betemit is better than Reynolds defensively and offensively. Sure he has less power, but as we saw today he has enough. Video of the walk off and full story here.
Matt Wieters had a 2 RBI double right before the Betemit homer. Wieters is constantly proving that he is the best catcher in baseball. The guy does all this while still calling a heck of a game behind the plate. Oh and he is referred to as the best defensive catcher in baseball. This guy has to be an all-star.Only one Oriole had multiple hits, and it was none other than the great Andino. Robert Andino was 2 for 3 and raised his average to .324. Does anyone still doubt that this guy is an everyday player?
The pitching was again spectacular and Pedro Strop got the win after a great relief effort. Strop now has 3 wins for the season. It looks as though Strop is establishing himself as Showalter's go to guy.
-Noland
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