With a lefty-lefty matchup in Trevor Rogers versus Ranger Suárez, Wednesday’s game seemed scripted to be a pitcher’s duel, and also a terrible matchup for the Orioles. Philadelphia’s Suárez is a lefty who mixes speeds, hits his spots, and allows some of the weakest contact in the game. Put that before a reshuffled, young and untested Baltimore lineup that hadn’t scored a run since Monday, and you had some pretty steep odds.

Well, one of the best things about baseball is its capacity to surprise. With a big fourth-inning rally capped off by a Coby Mayo three-run home run, the Orioles made it a 4-0 game off Suárez, to the shock of the home crowd. They’d add one more on a rally started by catcher Alex Jackson. As for Trevor Rogers, the Phillies never made it easy, but six innings of one-run

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