Quick Hits: O's Down A's 8-3, Pictures

A’s vs. Orioles -- May 26th, 2007

Last night, the Orioles emerged victorious as they whipped the A’s by a score of 8-3. Well, the offense and the bats finally came together as Miguel Tejada homered for the second straight night and Brian Roberts drove in three runs.

Of course, Nick Swisher hit another homer run against the Orioles, but Brian Buress went six strong innings, as he only gave up one run.

There’s a recap of the game from the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, and the Baltimore Examiner.

Rock Kubatko has his thoughts from last night’s game.

Well, in the Baltimore Sun today, there is more talk and speculation of Sam Perlozzo’s job as manager of the team. According to Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun, if the team does decide to terminate Perlozzo, one of the possible replacements may be a face from the past – Davey Johnson.

Rick Maese also has a story on the embattled manager and the Orioles. If Perlozzo gets fired, the next people on the hot seat may be Jim Duquette and Mike Flanagan. It’s a must read as he analyzes the job that the front office has done in acquiring players and building the team in 2007.

Danys Baez came into the game last night, and was, um, shaky. In the same piece Freddie Bynum and Chris Gomez were mentioned.

Nick Markakis has turned into the leader of the Orioles, with his bat doing the talking. There’s more on that topic from Geremy Bass of MLB.com.