Orioles lose season opener to Tampa Bay

Posted by Jeff Quinton on March 31, 2008

The Baltimore Orioles lost the season opener this afternoon to the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 6-2. Jeremy Guthrie pitched 5 and 1/3 innings while giving up 9 hits and all 6 Rays runs (5 of them earned.) He also gave up a home run while striking out 2 batters and walking 1. Albers pitched 2 and 2/3 innings without giving up a hit and with one strikeout. Brian Burres pitched the 9th and gave up 1 hit.

Brian Roberts was 2 for 2 with 1 run. Nick Markakis was 1 for 3 with a run. Kevin Millar had both RBIs in the game.

The Rays were 1-9 in season openers going into today, with their last win coming 8 years ago. In other news, infielder Alex Cintron signed a minor league contract with the Os and was sent to Norfolk. New Ravens’ coach Jon Harbaugh will throw out the first pitch for the upcoming Yankees series.

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