An outstanding performance from the Orioles bullpen and a nice showing from the entire lineup got the Birds back into the win column on Saturday night in Sacramento.

If you watched the first inning of this game and then went to bed, you are likely shocked by the result. That first frame had disaster written all over it, and yet the Orioles pulled it off.

Charlie Morton reverted back to his early-season form in this game, although he did avoid the complete implosion that tended to soil his starts back in April. Over 2.1 innings the veteran righty allowed four runs on six hits, four walks, and five strikeouts. It is a miracle that Morton’s final line did not end up far worse than that.

The 41-year-old was brutal to begin the game. Before he even recorded an out, he allowed a run on three

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