O's Lose to the Evil Empire, Something Wrong With Guthrie?

What started off as a competitive game turned into a real ugly night late as the Orioles dropped their second game to the Yankees in their three game set, 11-4. The game displayed lots of power -- six home runs, three by each team -- however, the game was blown wide open as the Yankees jumped all over relievers Danys Baez and Jamie Walker in a six-run eighth inning.

One has to wonder if there's something wrong physically or mechanically with Jeremy Guthrie. Our defacto ace has looked nothing like the pitcher we have seen in the last two years in the past month, and it may be a a cause for concern. Whether he's just not hitting his spots, or what, the results have not been good. He took the loss on Wednesday, as he went seven innings and gave up five runs; however, despite his poor start -- giving up four runs in the first two innings -- he settled in and got his work done.

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